R&D Engineer 3

About this role

Overview

Keysight is a mission-critical design enablement partner for organizations solving the world’s most complex engineering challenges. With deep engineering expertise and leading design, emulation, and test solutions, our ~16,800 employees help customers in over 100 countries accelerate innovation across communications, automotive, energy, quantum, aerospace and defense, semiconductor, and artificial intelligence markets. Learn more about what we do.

At Keysight, people come together to explore new ideas, challenge what's possible, and advance the technologies defining the future. Here, you'll find opportunities to do your best work, take your career further, and thrive in an award-winning culture. Learn more about our benefits.

Responsibilities

The Embedded / Instrumentation Software Engineer will develop software that enables control, communication, and data acquisition for Quantum Control Systems. This includes implementing embedded software components and instrumentation-level functionality that interface with FPGA, RF, and other hardware subsystems. The role requires close collaboration with hardware and system engineers to ensure cohesive system behavior and performance. The engineer will optimize software for real-time operation, focusing on latency, throughput, and reliability in precision measurement environments. Responsibilities also include system bring-up, debugging, and validation in laboratory settings, as well as contributing to the design of scalable and maintainable software architectures for next-generation platforms.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
• Business-level Japanese
• Experience in embedded software development
• Experience with hardware/software integration and debugging
• Knowledge of real-time systems, device drivers, or low-level programming

Preferred:

• Experience with instrumentation or measurement systems
• Familiarity with FPGA interaction (e.g., register interface, drivers)

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