R&D Technical Project Manager-Vector Network Analysis

R&D Technical Project Manager — Vector Network Analyzer Product Technologies (MMICs, SiPs, Subsystems)

Keysight drives innovation in electronic design, simulation, prototyping, test, manufacturing, and optimization. Our ~15,000 employees build world-class solutions across communications, 5G/6G, automotive, energy, quantum, aerospace, defense, and semiconductor markets in more than 100 countries. Our award-winning culture embraces bold ideas, technical rigor, and a passion for solving hard problems with industry-first solutions. We believe belonging empowers people to innovate and thrive throughout their careers.

This role leads the execution of the Labs technology portfolio that powers Keysight's VNA product roadmap—spanning MMICs, SiPs, and subsystems. You will run a single PLC across Labs technologies (NCI, NSI, Subsystems) from CON to SHP, giving leadership a clear view of investment, schedule, dependencies, and realized ROI into NPIs. You'll align deliverables with Centers of Excellence (CoEs) and Solutions Groups, orchestrate fab priority with the Labs Materials Planner (in concert with PICO and PMTC), and drive resourcing tradeoffs with other TPMs and Technology Managers.

You'll partner with product and research leaders to capture future requirements, compare proposals to next-best commercial alternatives, make data-driven investment recommendations, and market Labs parts for maximal reuse and ROI across multiple product lines.

You will join the Signal Conditioning and Subsystems section in Keysight Labs. The team builds analog and mm-wave front ends (ICs + modules) for VNA platforms and frequency-domain applications, collaborating closely with CoEs and Industry Solutions Groups.

Responsibilities

• Run a single PLC across Labs technologies (NCI, NSI, Subsystems) that feed VNA NPIs; maintain a unified, auditable view of scope, cost, schedule, risk, and benefits.
• Define and track gate criteria and closure plans; ensure cross-functional readiness for each PLC gate.
• Maintain a concise executive dashboard highlighting status, deltas, critical risks, dependencies, and ROI realization.

Planning & Execution

• Run regular project meetings (with IC, SIP and subsystem attendees together) and track progress from all contributors, raising and resolving any technical/non-technical issue appropriately
• Align with CoEs on NCI/NSI/Subsystem deliverables (scope, schedule, acceptance criteria) tied to NPI milestones.
• Sequence/coordinate fab runs and builds with the Labs Materials Planner; ensure end-to-end priority alignment with PICO and PMTC.
• Manage integration plans for MMICs, SiPs, and subsystems into VNA architectures, including validation and qualification dependencies.

Resourcing, Risk & Dependency Management

• Partner with Labs TPMs and Technology Managers to broker staffing tradeoffs and resolve bottlenecks.
• Drive proactive risk identification/mitigation (supply, process, yield, packaging, test throughput, firmware dependencies).
• Maintain what-if scenarios for critical paths and long-lead items (masks, substrates, specialized materials, fixtures).

Requirements & Road mapping

• Meet regularly with CoE and IST PMs/planners: capture future requirements (performance, cost, reliability, manufacturability) for ICs, SiPs, subsystems; translate into capability roadmaps.
• Partner with design leads and architects to balance performance vs. cost vs. schedule; validate feasibility against fab and assembly/test constraints.

Stakeholder Communication

• Provide regular program updates to Labs senior management, with sharp narratives and decision asks.
• Keep customer/partner divisions synchronized on progress and risks.

Technical Context (VNA-Focused)

• Manage building blocks typical of VNA front ends and frequency-domain chains (e.g., mixers, LNAs/PAs, T/R modules, couplers/attenuators/switches, LO distribution, frequency extenders, calibration and metrology modules, multi-chip SiPs, and integrated subsystems).
• Ensure test strategies and DVT/qualification align with VNA performance targets, including stability, linearity, noise, dynamic range, and calibration integrity.

What Success Looks Like (Examples of KPIs)

• Predictable execution: forecast…