Posted 18 days ago
Forward Deployment Engineer –Senior - 5G/6G/NTN
AI Summary
A Senior Forward Deployment Engineer embeds directly within a customer's development program to lead complex deployment engagements, diagnose and fix issues across the protocol stack, and ship production code in a customer-facing software engineering role.
About this role
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.
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.
Responsibilities
The Senior Forward Deployment Engineer works inside a customer's development program as software developer, systems engineer, and deployment lead in one role, and ships production code. This person determines and develops approaches to complex assignments, leads major deployment engagements using in-depth experience to influence outcomes, diagnoses problems deep within the protocol stack (Layer 1 to Layer 3), modifies software, validates fixes, and delivers controlled releases during a customer's early development, integration, and regression cycles.
This is a customer-facing software engineering role where you will embed directly within a customer environment to customize, integrate, and deploy technology into real-world production systems, leading complex, high-impact problems.
Core responsibilities
Qualifications
Typically requires a Bachelor's or Master's degree (or equivalent) and 6-7 years of relevant software/systems engineering experience.
Travel Requirement: Up to 50% travel to local client sites. Occasional international travel may also be required.
Other Information
This position is on site in Austin, Texas
Relocation is available for this position
Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position
The level of role will be based on applicable experience, education and skills; Most offers will be between the minimum and the midpoint of the Salary Range listed below:
Texas Pay Range: MIN $124,950.00 -MID $166,600.00 - MAX $208,250.00
Note: For other locations, pay ranges will vary by region
Keysight Technologies Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other protected categories under all applicable laws.
US Employees may be eligible for the following 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)
- Restricted Stock Units
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