Senior Principal Architect, Next‑Gen Instrument Platforms
US-CO-Colorado Springs
US Careers (External)
Req #: 51821
Type: Regular
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Overview: Keysight's Software and AI Labs (SAL) is leading the evolution of software-centric instruments, modernizing how instruments are architected, composed, and scaled across hardware, software, and distributed systems. This transformation strengthens long-term competitive differentiation and increases architectural reuse across businesses. SAL is seeking a Senior Principal Architect, Next‑Gen Instrument Platforms to provide enterprise-wide architectural leadership focused on software-centric instrument platforms. This role shapes the upper layers of the instrument stack-including orchestration, distributed control, connectivity, automation, user interaction, and lifecycle architecture-ensuring coherent, scalable, and reusable software foundations across product lines. This position operates at company-impact scope, guiding architectural direction across multiple businesses and serving as a senior technical advisor to executive leadership. The role partners with peer hardware and firmware architecture leaders to provide end-to-end architectural stewardship across the instrument platform stack. Responsibilities: * Define and institutionalize the architectural direction for software-centric instrument platforms across Keysight, establishing standards and reusable frameworks adopted across multiple businesses and product families. * Establish reference architectures and technical guardrails for: * Distributed orchestration and control * Instrument connectivity and secure command layers * High-performance data movement and streaming * Automation, synchronization, and multi-instrument coordination * Application and user interface integration * Set long-range technical direction for distributed software platforms, guiding major cross-business decisions involving orchestration, connectivity, lifecycle management, and platform evolution. * Ensure architectural scalability across the installed base and future platform generations. * Drive platform reuse across product families to reduce duplication and improve portfolio-level time-to-market. * Partner with peer architecture leaders to maintain alignment from silicon through application layers. * Design and validate reference implementations or prototypes to reduce risk in major architectural transitions. * Identify structural technical risks and scalability constraints that could impact long-term competitiveness. * Lead high-impact initiatives advancing modularity, componentization, and distributed system design across the portfolio. * Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on architectural trade-offs, investment priorities, and long-range platform strategy. * Monitor advances in distributed systems and software platform design, translating relevant developments into competitive advantage. Qualifications: * Advanced degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field (PhD preferred). * 12+ years in senior technical architecture roles with increasing scope and business impact. * Demonstrated success shaping cross-organization platform or architectural transformations. * Recognized technical authority in large-scale software systems and distributed architectures. * Experience establishing architectural standards adopted across multiple product lines. * Strong executive communication skills and ability to influence without formal authority. * Understanding of hardware-software system integration and performance optimization. * Experience integrating emerging technologies into scalable software platforms is advantageous. #LI-MO1 Santa Rosa, CA Salary Range: MIN $180,360.00 - MAX $300,590.00 Colorado Springs, CO Salary Range: MIN $166,990.00 - MAX $278,320.00 Careers Privacy Statement***Keysight is an Equal Opportunity Employer.***
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