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We believe that when people feel a sense of belonging, they can be more creative, innovative, and thrive at all points in their careers.\nWe have an opportunity forAI R&D Engineer for SDLC Acceleration:\nDesign, build, and integrate AI-powered applications and services that accelerate software delivery and developer experience.\nTurn problem statements into production-grade solutions (LLM-assisted features, RAG/agent workflows, AI-augmented test automation)- ensure secure, compliant use of AI across the SDLC.\nEnable Agentic worklows: Use commercial AI tooling for inducting Agentic AI into Keysight’s Software Engineering and R&D functions.\nResponsibilities\nAI Application Development\nPartner with IT to drive delivery of new featuresto internal functionsto accelerate SDLC phases.\nCombine classical ML,retrieval/agent patternsand leverage LLM capabilitiesto deliver robust APIs, microservices, and frontends.\nCreate “golden-path” reference components for common scenarios (code assistance, documentation summarization, knowledge search, test plan generation). \nDemonstrate and produceagentic workflows for security scanning, remediation,and pipeline automation.\nPlatform & Integration\nIntegrate solutions for central tools(Jira, Bitbucket, Confluence, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, VMware, CloudBeesCI/CD etc.).\nCollaborate with Secure Software Factory (SSF) and Product Security Applications teams to fold AI features into standard SDLC workflows.\nEngineering Intelligence & Telemetry (SEI)\nHelp setup telemetry endpoints and build dashboards/reports that gather adoptionandutilizationdata andcapture real-time value benefits of AItools.\nQuality, Test & Reliability\nDesign test strategies for AI features (unit, integration, adversarial, model-in-the-loop); apply Human and AI-assisted testing and demonstrateself-healing approaches where suitable.\nSecurity, Privacy & Compliance\nTranslate corporate AI governance into developer-friendly approaches: data handling, prompt safety, model access tiers, applying vendor usage rules.\nCollaboration & Enablement\nPartner with guilds/forums (NPC, enablement sessions) to share best practices, reusable assets, and developer training content.\nCoordinateon releases with IT to ensure new featuresare tested and enabled for Keysight’s Software Engineering community.\nQualifications\nEducation\nBachelor’sor master's in computer science, electrical/electronic engineering, or related field; advanced ML/AI coursework or certifications preferred.\nMustHave\n Experience: 4-8 years in Computer / Softwareengineering(backend/frontend) with hands-on AI/ML application development or integration; internships/projects count toward demonstrable capability.\nProgramming: Proficiencyin Python and C#/JavaScript/TypeScript; strong API design (REST/GraphQL), microservices.\n AI/ML: Practical experience with LLM tooling (prompting, evaluation, safety), RAG (embeddings/vector stores), and at least one framework (PyTorch, TensorFlow).\nCloud & DevOps: Experience on Azure (preferred) or AWS CI/CD, containers (Docker/K8s), observability (logs/metrics/traces).\nToolchain: Bitbucket, GitHub, Jira/Confluence, Artifactory, Microsoft 365; familiarity with GitHub Copilot and M365 Copilot for developer productivity.\nSecurity & Compliance: Ability to implement secure least-privilege, data minimization, and secure prompt/data flows.\nSoft skills: Clear communication, collaboration across global teams, and a builder’s mindset with ownership of outcomes.\nPreferred\nExposure to NIST SSDF practices (https://csrc.nist.gov/projects/ssdf#ssdf-practices) and integrating AI features into standard Keysight SDLC.\nFrontend skills (Angular/React) to deliver end-to-end AI-augmented workflows.\nExperience contributing to enablement ofguilds or creating internal playbooks/tutorials.\nCareers Privacy Statement\nKeysight Technologies Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other protected categories under all applicable laws.\nThe level of role will be based on applicable experience, education and skills; Most offers will be between the minimum and the midpoint of the Salary Range.\nCalifornia pay range: MIN $129,450 - MAX $215,740\nColorado pay range: MIN $119,850 - MAX $199,750\nNote: For other locations, pay ranges will vary by region\nThis role is eligible for Keysight Results Bonus Program and US Employees may be eligible for the following benefits:\nMedical, dental and vision\nHealth Savings Account\nHealth Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts\nLife, Accident, Disability insurance\nBusiness Travel Accident and Business Travel Health\n401(k) Plan\nFlexible Time Off, Paid Holidays\nPaid Family Leave\nDiscounts, Perks\nTuition Reimbursement\nAdoption Assistance\nESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Plan)\nAI Application Development\nPartner with IT to drive delivery of new featuresto internal functionsto accelerate SDLC phases.\nCombine classical ML,retrieval/agent patternsand leverage LLM capabilitiesto deliver robust APIs, microservices, and frontends.\nCreate “golden-path” reference components for common scenarios (code assistance, documentation summarization, knowledge search, test plan generation). \nDemonstrate and produceagentic workflows for security scanning, remediation,and pipeline automation.\nPlatform & Integration\nIntegrate solutions for central tools(Jira, Bitbucket, Confluence, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, VMware, CloudBeesCI/CD etc.).\nCollaborate with Secure Software Factory (SSF) and Product Security Applications teams to fold AI features into standard SDLC workflows.\nEngineering Intelligence & Telemetry (SEI)\nHelp setup telemetry endpoints and build dashboards/reports that gather adoptionandutilizationdata andcapture real-time value benefits of AItools.\nQuality, Test & Reliability\nDesign test strategies for AI features (unit, integration, adversarial, model-in-the-loop); apply Human and AI-assisted testing and demonstrateself-healing approaches where suitable.\nSecurity, Privacy & Compliance\nTranslate corporate AI governance into developer-friendly approaches: data handling, prompt safety, model access tiers, applying vendor usage rules.\nCollaboration & Enablement\nPartner with guilds/forums (NPC, enablement sessions) to share best practices, reusable assets, and developer training content.\nCoordinateon releases with IT to ensure new featuresare tested and enabled for Keysight’s Software Engineering community.\nEducation\nBachelor’sor master's in computer science, electrical/electronic engineering, or related field; advanced ML/AI coursework or certifications preferred.\nMustHave\n Experience: 4-8 years in Computer / Softwareengineering(backend/frontend) with hands-on AI/ML application development or integration; internships/projects count toward demonstrable capability.\nProgramming: Proficiencyin Python and C#/JavaScript/TypeScript; strong API design (REST/GraphQL), microservices.\n AI/ML: Practical experience with LLM tooling (prompting, evaluation, safety), RAG (embeddings/vector stores), and at least one framework (PyTorch, TensorFlow).\nCloud & DevOps: Experience on Azure (preferred) or AWS CI/CD, containers (Docker/K8s), observability (logs/metrics/traces).\nToolchain: Bitbucket, GitHub, Jira/Confluence, Artifactory, Microsoft 365; familiarity with GitHub Copilot and M365 Copilot for developer productivity.\nSecurity & Compliance: Ability to implement secure least-privilege, data minimization, and secure prompt/data flows.\nSoft skills: Clear communication, collaboration across global teams, and a builder’s mindset with ownership of outcomes.\nPreferred\nExposure to NIST SSDF practices (https://csrc.nist.gov/projects/ssdf#ssdf-practices) and integrating AI features into standard Keysight SDLC.\nFrontend skills (Angular/React) to deliver end-to-end AI-augmented workflows.\nExperience contributing to enablement ofguilds or creating internal playbooks/tutorials.\nCareers Privacy Statement\nKeysight Technologies Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. 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