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Our ~16,800 employees create world-class solutions in communications, 5G, automotive, energy, quantum, aerospace, defense, and semiconductor markets for customers in over 100 countries. Learn more about what we do.\nOur award-winning culture embraces a bold vision of where technology can take us and a passion for tackling challenging problems with industry-first solutions. We believe that when people feel a sense of belonging, they can be more creative, innovative, and thrive at all points in their careers.\nAs a Hardware Design Engineer, you will contribute and drive the design, development, qualification, and life cycle sustaining of PCBA and System level hardware used in high performance Ethernet and Network communication test equipment products.\nResponsibilities\nLead the design and development of board level and system level hardware projects for telecommunications related test platforms. \nCollaborate with managers and architects in setting overall technical direction. \nLead the development of functional, design and test specifications documents. \nPerform high-level design, implementation, hardware bring-up, integration, and validation of PCBA and system level hardware. \nProvide technology leadership and expertise to project management, development managers, cross functional teams, and related design teams. \nCollaborate with CAD, NPI, and Mfg teams to deliver development hardware to production. Provide engineering support over the product lifecycle.\nAssist in developing and defining internal development practices and standards. \nIdentify and track design issues and bugs. Perform troubleshooting best practices, root cause analysis, and deploy corrective actions.\nQualifications\nBSEE+15 yrs or MSEE+10 yrs experience. with board level design and development of digital systems.\nSelf-driven Individual who can own and carry out a hardware development program, with a team player mentality.\nExperience with Cadence Allegro PCB design suite including Orcad Schematic Capture tools.\nExperience implementing designs using; High density FPGAs, Embedded processors, DDR4/5 DRAM, Physical Media Devices. Knowledge of power distribution and thermal management systems. Experience with mechanical design and best practices is desirable.\nStrong Knowledge of digital systems, PCBA level design for signal integrity. General Analog design experience is desirable.\nStrong Knowledge with electronic tests equipment tools and best practices; Digital O-Scope, TDRs, Network analyzer, Logic analyzer, Spectrum analyzer, etc.\nDesired experience with VHDL, C programming, Python, and TCL. Including general knowledge of programming best practices.\nGeneral knowledge of telecommunications standards/network communications protocols, PHY layer, Ethernet, and TCP/IP, among others.\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 and salary will be based on applicable experience, education and skills; Most offers will be between the minimum and the midpoint of the Salary Range listed below.\nCalifornia Pay Range: MIN $114,620 - MAX $191,030\nNote: For other locations, pay ranges will vary by region.\nUS Employees may be eligible for the following benefits:\n- Medical, dental and vision\n- Health Savings Account\n- Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts\n- Life, Accident, Disability insurance\n- Business Travel Accident and Business Travel Health\n- 401(k) Plan\n- Flexible Time Off, Paid Holidays\n- Paid Family Leave\n- Discounts, Perks\n- Tuition Reimbursement\n- Adoption Assistance\n- ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Plan)\nLead the design and development of board level and system level hardware projects for telecommunications related test platforms. \nCollaborate with managers and architects in setting overall technical direction. \nLead the development of functional, design and test specifications documents. \nPerform high-level design, implementation, hardware bring-up, integration, and validation of PCBA and system level hardware. \nProvide technology leadership and expertise to project management, development managers, cross functional teams, and related design teams. \nCollaborate with CAD, NPI, and Mfg teams to deliver development hardware to production. Provide engineering support over the product lifecycle.\nAssist in developing and defining internal development practices and standards. \nIdentify and track design issues and bugs. Perform troubleshooting best practices, root cause analysis, and deploy corrective actions.\nBSEE+15 yrs or MSEE+10 yrs experience. with board level design and development of digital systems.\nSelf-driven Individual who can own and carry out a hardware development program, with a team player mentality.\nExperience with Cadence Allegro PCB design suite including Orcad Schematic Capture tools.\nExperience implementing designs using; High density FPGAs, Embedded processors, DDR4/5 DRAM, Physical Media Devices. Knowledge of power distribution and thermal management systems. Experience with mechanical design and best practices is desirable.\nStrong Knowledge of digital systems, PCBA level design for signal integrity. 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