About the position
Keysight is on 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. 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. We're looking for a passionate and experienced software engineer to play a key role in the R&D team of Keysight's Network Test solution group. In this role, you will lead or contribute to the design, development, testing, and debugging of cutting-edge features and tools focused on Data Link and Physical Layer networking technologies. You'll collaborate closely with agile and cross-functional teams to drive innovation and deliver high-performance solutions across the product lifecycle. This position demands a strong foundation in Ethernet networking, Layer 1 protocols, and low-level system development, including hands-on experience working with high-speed SERDES, ASICs, and PHY components from industry-leading vendors.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and debug software features related to Data Link and Physical layer protocols and standards (e.g., IEEE 802.3, FEC, PAM4, NRZ).
- Collaborate across R&D teams to implement scalable and robust solutions.
- Work with high-speed Ethernet devices and ensure compliance with relevant IEEE specifications.
- Interface at low levels with OS, hardware, and FPGA components.
- Engage with customers and vendors as needed throughout the product lifecycle.
Requirements
- Master's or Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer/Electrical/Electronics Engineering, or a related field.
- 10+ years of experience in software development, specifically in Layer 1 networking protocols and standards (SERDES, ANLT, CMIS, etc.).
- Experience with ASIC/PHY integration with vendors like Broadcom, Marvell, Intel, AMD.
- Low-level programming for OS/HW/FPGA interaction.
- Proficiency in C, C++, and Python.
- Hands-on experience with Linux platforms and software development best practices.
- Embedded device driver experience in communications protocols (e.g., SPI, I2C, MDIO, UART).
- Familiarity with Agile development and CI/CD pipelines.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience with platform infrastructure such as ASIC drivers, NPU, BMC, Optics and network OS development.
- Experience working with virtualization, containerization, and orchestration frameworks such as Docker, Kubernetes and/or similar.
- Intelligently structure new feature designs and other software changes so that code is scalable, maintainable, and easily mergeable to legacy products as well as new products.
- Collaborate with R&D to develop new features and contribute to open source communities like DPDK, Linux kernel.
- Understanding of DMA, interrupts, processes, memory management, and synchronization.
- Automation and scripting using Python, Go, or similar.
Benefits
- Medical, dental and vision Health Savings Account
- Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Life, Accident, Disability insurance
- Business Travel Accident and Business Travel Health
- 401(k) Plan
- Flexible Time Off, Paid Holidays
- Paid Family Leave
- Discounts, Perks
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Adoption Assistance
- ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Plan)
