System Design Engineer

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.

Keysight’s Aerospace & Defense Custom Solutions (ADCS) group delivers tailored test and measurement solutions to leading Aerospace and Defense customers, with over 20 years of profitable growth. Operating globally we collaborate closely with customers to design and implement custom hardware/software systems - primarily in radar, satellite, and mission-critical domains.

From initial inquiry to final delivery, our multi-disciplinary team engages across engineering, sales, and services to turn complex technical requirements into high-impact solutions that drive customer success and business growth.

As a System Design Engineer in Keysight’s ADCS group you will work as part of a highly talented and passionate multi-discipline team that develops and delivers world class custom test solutions. You will utilize your technical expertise, innate curiosity and creativity to gain a deep understanding of customer needs, map out customer requirements and propose solutions.  You will architect, design and develop solutions prior to delivery.

You will ultimately be responsible for designing RF test solutions to interface to and make complex measurements on customer devices (such as radar and satellite systems and subassemblies), leveraging the latest test equipment from Keysight and 3rd parties. You will contribute throughout the project lifecycle, from proposal to acceptance and you will frequently and directly collaborate with customers at a technical level.

What we offer:

• Performance Related Salaries: Starting salaries commensurate with background / skills including relevant experience. Regular salary reviews with merit-based increases.
• Flexible Working Hours: Allows you to adjust your work schedule to fit in with your personal life.
• Pension Plan, Life Assurance, Healthcare, Employee Assistance Program. 
• Holidays: Scotland - 28 days annual holiday plus 5 statutory days.

Due to the sensitive nature of our work, UK security clearance at SC level will be required. Applicants must have lived in the UK for at least 5 years. If you are not a British citizen, then you must have Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) or Settled Status.

• Bachelors or Masters Degree in Electrical & Electronic Engineering (or equivalent)
• Demonstrated experience of 5+ years in a relevant field
• Block diagram development against requirements
• System and sub-system interface definition
• Appreciation of software design and development
• Working knowledge of RF design concepts & test:
  • Transmitter and receiver design principles; radio propagation and antenna principles; modulation
  • Measurements: Power Meter, Spectrum Analyzer, Network Analyzer, Time Domain, Calibration.
• Working knowledge of analog / digital electronics design & test:
  • Analog / high speed digital design principles
  • Serial / parallel communications standards
  • Schematic capture, circuit layout fundamentals

The successful applicant will also have:

• Outstanding verbal and written communication abilities
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team and directly with customers
• A passion and proven ability for practical problem-solving
• A methodical and thorough approach to documentation and test
• Knowledge of project management & business processes
• The versatility needed to efficiently switch between activities and adopt roles as each project requires.

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Keysight is an Equal Opportunity Employer.