Keysight Technologies

Manufactures test equipment and measurement software

Forward Deployment Engineer

AI Application EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeOulu, FinlandNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

Typically requires a Bachelor's or Master's degree, or equivalent, and 6–7 years of relevant software or systems engineering experience.
Strong software-development experience across multiple software stacks.
Preferred expertise in at least one domain (PHY/L1, MAC/RLC/PDCP and L2, or RRC/NAS and L3), plus working knowledge of adjacent layers and end-to-end 4G, 5G, and 5G-Advanced system behavior.
Proficiency in C/C++, Python (including API development), Linux, embedded or real-time software, and automated testing.
Experience debugging protocol interactions through logs, traces, packet captures, call flows, and timing analysis.
Familiarity with 3GPP specifications and the practical differences among standards compliance, interoperability, and implementation behavior.
Experience in design and test instrumentation and test emulation tools.
Ability to produce production-quality code that ships in a customer's build.
Ability to operate inside confidential development programs.
Ability to explain technical trade-offs to engineers and non-technical stakeholders.
Willingness to relocate or travel to a specific customer site as required by the assignment.
Extensive experience and breadth and depth of knowledge across multiple protocol layers and software stacks, with demonstrated ability to work independently.
Demonstrated ability to lead technical discussions with customers.

Responsibilities

Work inside a customer's development program as a software developer, systems engineer, and deployment lead, and ship production code.
Determine and develop approaches to complex assignments and lead major deployment engagements using in-depth experience to influence outcomes.
Diagnose problems deep within the protocol stack (Layer 1 to Layer 3), modify software, validate fixes, and deliver controlled releases during a customer's early development, integration, and regression cycles.
Customize, integrate, and deploy technology into real-world production systems within a customer environment.
Lead major or large-scale deployment engagements, coordinating across Keysight and customer engineering teams.
Own technically complex deployment issues from first report to validated fix, and serve as the go-to technical resource for deployment issues within the account or program.
Work onsite or closely with wireless customer development teams during major feature introductions.
Analyze signaling flows, traces, timing behavior, and performance data to isolate failures across Keysight and customer implementations.
Write and modify application and protocol-stack software, plus supporting software and firmware required by the customer environment.
Develop and extend Python APIs that customer teams integrate against.
Build automation workflows inside the customer's workflows.
Create diagnostic instrumentation when existing tools are insufficient.
Develop, validate, and deploy controlled patches, feature flags, and interim releases under Keysight's release process.
Run rapid prototyping loops directly with customers to test and iterate on new features based on live feedback.
Translate field problems into engineering requirements and defects for product management and research and development.

Desired Qualifications

Preferred expertise in at least one domain (PHY/L1, MAC/RLC/PDCP and L2, or RRC/NAS and L3), plus working knowledge of adjacent layers and end-to-end 4G, 5G, and 5G-Advanced system behavior.

Overview

Keysight is at the forefront of technology innovation, delivering breakthroughs and trusted insights in electronic design, simulation, prototyping, test, manufacturing, and optimization. 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.

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.

Responsibilities

The Senior Forward Deployment Engineer works inside a customer's development program as software developer, systems engineer, and deployment lead in one role, and ships production code. This person determines and develops approaches to complex assignments, leads major deployment engagements using in-depth experience to influence outcomes, diagnoses problems deep within the protocol stack (Layer 1 to Layer 3), modifies software, validates fixes, and delivers controlled releases during a customer's early development, integration, and regression cycles.

This is a customer-facing software engineering role where you will embed directly within a customer environment to customize, integrate, and deploy technology into real-world production systems, leading complex, high-impact problems.

Core responsibilities

• Lead major or large-scale deployment engagements, coordinating across Keysight and customer engineering teams

• Own technically complex deployment issues from first report to validated fix, and serve as the go-to technical resource for deployment issues within the account or program

• Work onsite or closely with wireless customer development teams during major feature introductions

• Analyze signaling flows, traces, timing behavior, and performance data to isolate failures across Keysight and customer implementations

• Write and modify application and protocol-stack software, plus the supporting software and firmware the customer environment requires

• Develop and extend Python APIs that customer teams integrate against

• Build automation workflows inside the customer's workflows

• Create diagnostic instrumentation when existing tools are insufficient

• Develop, validate, and deploy controlled patches, feature flags, and interim releases under Keysight's release process

• Run rapid prototyping loops directly with customers to test and iterate on new features based on live feedback

• Act as a feedback loop to the core product and engineering teams, translating field problems into engineering requirements and defects for product management and R&D

Qualifications

• Typically requires a Bachelor's or Master's degree (or equivalent) and 6-7 years of relevant software/systems engineering experience.

• Strong software-development experience across multiple software stacks

• Preferred expertise in at least one domain (PHY/L1, MAC/RLC/PDCP and L2, or RRC/NAS and L3), plus working knowledge of adjacent layers and end-to-end 4G, 5G, and 5G-Advanced system behavior

• Proficiency in C/C++ and Python (including API development), Linux, embedded or real-time software, and automated testing

• Experience debugging protocol interactions through logs, traces, packet captures, call flows, and timing analysis

• Familiarity with 3GPP specifications and the practical differences among standards compliance, interoperability, and implementation behavior

• Experience in design and test instrumentation and test emulation tools

• Ability to produce production-quality code that ships in a customer's build

• The judgment and customer presence to operate inside confidential development programs

• Excellent communication skills; able to explain technical trade-offs to both engineers and non-technical stakeholders

• Willingness to relocate or travel to a specific customer site as required by the assignment

• Extensive experience and breadth and depth of knowledge across multiple protocol layers and software stacks, with demonstrated ability to work independently

• Demonstrated ability to lead technical discussions with customer

About the Company

Keysight Technologies

Manufactures test equipment and measurement software

Keysight Technologies provides test and measurement equipment for electronics development and deployment. It sells high-precision hardware instruments (such as oscilloscopes, network analyzers, and signal generators) and software that support design, test, and validation of electronic systems, with focus areas including electronic design, e-mobility, network monitoring, and 5G. The products work by combining measurement hardware with analytics software to collect, analyze, and visualize test data across design, verification, and maintenance workflows. The company differentiates itself with a broad, industry-grade instrument portfolio, integrated end-to-end software, and ongoing services and support, including involvement in 6G development, to help speed digitalization and product deployment.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Santa Rosa, CA
Founded: 1939

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