R&D Digital Hardware Engineer (FPGA)

Keysight is at the forefront of technology innovation, delivering breakthroughs and trusted insights in electronic design, simulation, prototyping, test, manufacturing, and optimization. Our ~15,000 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.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop FPGA-based subsystems for Keysight test and measurement products, from architecture definition through RTL implementation, simulation, synthesis, timing closure, hardware bring-up, debugging, and validation.
• Develop and maintain FPGA designs using Verilog/SystemVerilog or VHDL, ensuring compliance with product specifications and performance requirements.
• Evaluate and select FPGA architectures and solutions that optimize performance, area, power, and cost while meeting design objectives.
• Perform functional verification, prototype characterization, hardware validation, and root cause analysis to ensure design quality and reliability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including system architects, hardware, software, and project managers, to translate customer and product requirements into effective FPGA solutions.
• Lead technical discussions and design reviews, providing technical guidance on architecture decisions, design trade-offs, and critical issue resolution.
• Drive continuous improvement by researching and adopting new FPGA technologies, methodologies, and design practices to enhance Keysight's test and measurement solutions.

Required

• Strong understanding of digital logic design and RTL development using Verilog/SystemVerilog or VHDL.
• Experience with FPGA synthesis, implementation, timing analysis, and basic functional verification.
• Familiarity with Xilinx or Intel FPGA development tools.

Preferred

• Hands-on FPGA product development experience from RTL design through synthesis, timing closure, hardware bring-up, debugging, and validation.
• Experience with high-speed digital systems, including ADC/DAC interfaces, DSP algorithms, embedded processors, ASIC integration, or high-speed serial interfaces.
• Knowledge of industry-standard interfaces and protocols such as DDR, AXI, JESD204, PCIe, Ethernet, SPI, I²C, and UART.
• Understanding of timing closure, clocking architectures (PLL/MMCM/DLL), clock domain crossing (CDC) analysis, and physical implementation strategies.
• Experience developing verification environments, test benches, and performing hardware debugging using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, or FPGA debugging tools.