R&D Engineer 5, Software

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.

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We are looking for a hands-on Software Architect to architect, design, develop, and debug software for next-generation CXL and PCIe Gen6/Gen7 protocol solutions.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role in a small team. The architect will define the software architecture while also writing production code, developing complex features, debugging issues, optimizing performance, and working closely with FPGA and hardware teams.

• Define and own software architecture for CXL and PCIe Gen6/Gen7 protocol solutions.
• Design and develop high-performance software using C++ and C#.
• Develop complex application and system software features hands-on.
• Translate product requirements and protocol specifications into software architecture and implementation.
• Work closely with FPGA and hardware teams for hardware/software integration and platform bring-up.
• Debug complex software, hardware/software integration, and protocol-related issues.
• Design multithreaded, concurrent, and performance-critical software.
• Support system validation, performance optimization, and product bring-up.
• Evaluate and integrate software libraries and external components where required.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor engineers while continuing to contribute production code.
• Use AI/ML and AI-assisted development tools to improve software productivity, code quality, debugging, testing, automation, and customer experience.

Essential

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of software product development experience.
• Strong expertise in CXL and/or PCIe protocol architecture.
• Strong hands-on experience with modern C++.
• Experience with C# / WPF for professional engineering applications.
• Strong understanding of OOP, software architecture, and design patterns.
• Experience with multithreading, concurrency, debugging, and performance optimization.
• Experience developing software that interacts with FPGA and custom hardware.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

Preferred

• Strong experience with PCIe Gen6/Gen7, CXL, and/or NVMe.
• Experience with protocol analyzers, exercisers, validation platforms, or similar high-speed protocol tools.
• Experience with FPGA-based systems and hardware/software integration.
• Experience with PCI-SIG standards or compliance activities.
• Experience using AI/ML or GenAI for software development, automation, analysis, debugging, or productivity improvement.
• Experience with Git, CI/CD, Jira, Confluence, and Agile/Scrum.
• Experience mentoring engineers or leading technical initiatives.

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