Wireless Protocol Integration Engineer

Keysight Technologies; Turbigo; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Keysight Technologies is looking for a qualified professional in Turbigo, Italy, to advance 5G technology. The candidate will work closely with R&D teams on protocol development and support emulation processes. Responsibilities include designing and executing tests and debugging complex issues.

This role requires expertise in 3GPP LTE/NR protocols, strong communication skills, and familiarity with Python scripting. Experience with CI/CD and cloud-based environments is preferred.

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in 3GPP LTE / NR protocols.
• Strong communication skills and proactive attitude.
• Experience working in a multi‑site environment.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with R&D 3GPP Protocol Development teams.
• Support UE and base station emulation.
• Contribute to pre‑6G standards.

Skills

3GPP LTE / NR protocols

Python scripting

Communication skills

CI/CD

Test frameworks

Containers

Cloud-based environments

Git

Valgrind/Polaris

JIRA

Wireshark

Job description

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with R&D 3GPP Protocol Development teams to integrate 5G and pre‑6G features
• Support UE and base station emulation
• Contribute to pre‑6G standards, following 3GPP evolution
• Target, configure, and maintain host and test environments
• Collaborate with R&D software teams and cross‑functional experts (systems, RF, protocol, product, customers/partners) to align on feature implementation, reproduce field issues, debug complex behaviors, and validate fixes
• Design, build, and execute tests to validate protocol features using scripting languages

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in 3GPP LTE / NR protocols
• Strong communication skills and proactive attitude
• Experience working in a multi‑site environment
• Python scripting
• Technical communication in English
• Experience with CI/CD, test frameworks, containers, and/or cloud‑based environments (preferred)
• Tools: Git, Valgrind/Polaris, JIRA, Wireshark (preferred)

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