R&D Engineer 4, Software

				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:

- Architect, design, implement, and maintain complex embedded firmware
- Develop firmware in C and C++ targeting RTOS-based and Linux-based environments on microcontrollers and SoC platforms.
- Hardware Integration & System Bring-Up
- Partner closely with hardware engineers during PCB bring-up, characterization, and validation phases
- Perform hands-on hardware debugging using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, JTAG, and protocol analyzers (I2C, SPI, UART, MDIO, USB)
- Define and validate firmware interfaces with DSPs, FPGAs, and host software layers

- Contribute to and champion firmware development standards, coding guidelines, and documentation practices across the team

- Investigate, root-cause, and resolve complex firmware defects; manage bug resolution from triage through close

- Support product sustaining engineering and field escalation resolution as needed

Qualifications:

- BS or MS degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related technical discipline

- 8+ years of embedded firmware experience

- Experience and strong in platform/application firmware development using C/C++ in different OS environments (Linux/RTOS etc.).

- Hands-on experience with microcontroller and/or SoC architectures (ARM Cortex-M/A, or similar)

- Strong experience writing and debugging low-level peripheral drivers (I2C, SPI, UART, USB, MDIO, Ethernet)

- Experience with Linux kernel drivers or Yocto-based embedded Linux BSP development

- Experience with version control (Git) and collaborative development workflows

- Results-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments.

- Strong verbal & written communication skills in English.

- Familiarity using AI Tools for code generation and review

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