Forward Deployment Engineer – Expert

Anite

Washington (District of Columbia)

On-site

USD 132,000 - 255,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

Keysight Technologies Inc. seeks an Expert Forward Deployment Engineer to embed within a customer development program, acting as software developer, systems engineer, and deployment lead.

You will ship production code, diagnose protocol issues, and deliver controlled releases during early development, integration, and regression cycles. This customer-facing role requires deep expertise across protocol layers, ability to lead complex deployments, and readiness to relocate or travel to customer

Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's degree (or equivalent) and 8+ years of relevant software/systems engineering experience.
Strong software-development experience across multiple software stacks.
Proficiency in C/C++ and Python (including API development), Linux, embedded or real-time software, and automated testing.

Responsibilities

Reduce broad concepts into structured, multi-workstream deployment projects.
Act as the key technical lead for high-impact deployment engagements.
Architect and own solutions requiring specialized skill sets.
Work onsite or with customer development teams during feature introductions.
Analyze signaling flows, traces, timing, and performance data to isolate failures.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Linux

Embedded/RTOS

API development

Debugging protocols

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in related field

Tools

Test instrumentation tools

Python APIs

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 ~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 Expert 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 reduces broad concepts and business strategies into structured deployment projects, acts as the key technical lead and go-to person for Department or Senior Management on the most complex, high-impact engagements, 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, solving complex, high-impact problems.

Core Responsibilities

Reduce broad account concepts and business strategies into structured, multi-workstream deployment projects
Act as the key technical lead and go-to person for Department or Senior Management on the most complex or highest-impact deployment engagements
Architect and own solutions to problems that require a unique or highly specialized skill set
Work onsite or closely with wireless customer development teams during major feature introductions
Analyze signaling flows, traces, timing behavior, and performance data to isolate failures across Keysight and customer implementations
Write and modify application and protocol-stack software, plus the supporting software and firmware the customer environment requires
Develop and extend Python APIs that customer teams integrate against
Build automation workflows inside the customer's workflows
Create diagnostic instrumentation when existing tools are insufficient
Develop, validate, and deploy controlled patches, feature flags, and interim releases under Keysight's release process
Run rapid prototyping loops directly with customers to test and iterate on new features based on live feedback
Act as a feedback loop to the core product and engineering teams, translating field problems into engineering requirements and defects for product management and R&D
Incorporate broadly applicable field-developed improvements into the core product
Mentor lower-level engineers and help develop the broader forward deployment engineering team

Qualifications

Typically requires a Bachelor's or Master's degree (or equivalent) and 8+ years of relevant software/systems engineering experience. Post-graduate study and/or relevant certification/license may be required.

Strong software-development experience across multiple software stacks

Preferred expertise in at least one domain (PHY/L1, MAC/RLC/PDCP and L2, or RRC/NAS and L3), plus working knowledge of adjacent layers and end-to-end 4G, 5G, and 5G-Advanced system behavior
Proficiency in C/C++ and Python (including API development), Linux, embedded or real-time software, and automated testing
Experience debugging protocol interactions through logs, traces, packet captures, call flows, and timing analysis
Familiarity with 3GPP specifications and the practical differences among standards compliance, interoperability, and implementation behavior
Experience in design and test instrumentation and test emulation tools
Ability to produce production-quality code that ships in a customer's build
The judgment and customer presence to operate inside confidential development programs
Excellent communication skills; able to explain technical trade-offs to both engineers and non-technical stakeholders
Willingness to relocate or travel to a specific customer site as required by the assignment
Specialized depth and/or breadth of expertise across multiple protocol layers, software stacks, and deployment domains
Demonstrated technical leadership: ability to design solutions to unusually complex problems and set direction for other engineers

We are unable to support visa sponsorship for this position.

Careers Privacy Statement

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.

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.

MIN $132,450 - MAX $255,150.00

Note:

For other locations, pay ranges will vary by region

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