RF Test System Engineer

Overview

Keysight is on the forefront of technology innovation, delivering breakthroughs and trusted insights in electronic design, simulation, prototyping, test, manufacturing, and optimization. Our ~15,000 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.

Our 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.

Keysight’s Aerospace & Defense Custom Solutions (ADCS) group is a highly talented and passionate team that develops and delivers custom test systems. We work with customers on a wide variety of fascinating technologies many in the Radar, Electronic Warfare & Satellite domains.

We are looking for an RF Test System Engineer to join our team. Chosen candidate may be product or technology focused and will deliver technical expertise for solution implementation to the customer based on Keysight's products and services. This role is a customer facing role and as such, individual will be focused on the implementation/execution of custom solutions and will also contribute technical guidance to the sales process.

The chosen candidate will work to understand customer's problems, recommend test solutions to meet their needs, and ensure customer satisfaction.

• Solution development of custom test systems and solutions for customers in the aerospace and defense industries
• Integrate Keysight's products and services (at the system/solutions level) into the customer's environment
• Concentrate on Subsystem and signal matrices support
• Perform signal conditioning
• Contributes to projects requiring coordination with other functions, customers, third parties
• Solves a broad range of problems of varying scope and complexity
• Ensure the solution functions per specifications
• Provide technical expertise during pre‑sales phase of customer engagements
• May deliver customer training and consulting related to our applications

Candidates must be local or willing to relocate to Loveland, Colorado.

The following skills are required

• Bachelors or Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• Minimum of 3-5+ years relevant experience in Test/Systems engineering (develop, deploy and debug test systems)
• RF test theory and practical experience to solve customer requirements
• Proficient in 1 or more of the following:
  LabVIEW, Test Stand, Matlab, Pathwave, ADS or HPV
• Experience in Test and Measurement instrumentation with PNA, Spectrum analyzers, VNA, Oscilloscopes
• Product development/prototype experience
• Strong Understanding of Electrical Engineering concepts
• Well rounded, systems background with experience in HW, SW, Electrical and Mechanical design (Understands whole product and able to deal with all components)
• Proven Customer interface skills, working closely with customers and has ability to decipher customer needs and translate that into viable products
• Strong communication/impersonal skills, both verbal and written
• Keen problem‑solving ability
• Requires in-depth knowledge and experience in job and ability to work independently
• Based on customer requirements, US Citizenship is required, as is the ability to obtain a security clearance

These additional skills are preferred

• Experience working in Aerospace/Defense market sector
• Working on Custom test solutions
• Active Clearance

This position requires access to certain goods, software, technology, or technical data subject to U.S. export control laws and regulations. Under these laws and regulations, U.S. persons (which includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents, refugees, and asylees) working for Keysight can access export‑controlled items without authorization from the U.S. government. For any individual who is not a U.S. person, Keysight may need authorization from the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Commerce, or other appropriate federal…