Principal Technical Strategist and Architect – Electronic Warfare

Keysight Technologies; Santa Rosa (CA); On-site; USD 172,000 - 282,000; Full time

Job summary

Keysight is seeking a Principal Technical Strategist and Architect for the Electronic Warfare domain in Santa Rosa, CA. You will bridge long-term product strategy with system architecture, guiding complex EW source products and stimulation systems while translating customer requirements into actionable specifications.

The role requires 12+ years in hardware/firmware or systems engineering, deep EW expertise, and strong leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field.
• 12+ years of hardware, firmware, or systems engineering experience.
• Extensive EW, RF/microwave signal generation experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead product strategy and roadmaps for EW programs.
• Define system architecture for EW sources and stimulation systems.
• Translate customer needs into product requirements and specs.
• Support engineering teams with requirements, planning, and reviews.
• Mentor engineers and promote engineering best practices.

Skills

EW systems

Signal generation

Source architectures

Firmware / embedded

System architecture

RF/microwave

Architecture reviews

Financial modeling

Mentoring

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Tools

ASIC

Stimulation architecture

Job description

Overview

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.

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

Position Summary

The Principal Technical Strategist and Architect is a senior technical leader and subject matter expert supporting the Electronic Warfare (EW) business. The role bridges long-term product strategy, system architecture, technical leadership, customer requirements, and organizational knowledge transfer. The incumbent designs and specifies products, components, and systems; solves complex, high-impact design and development problems, including customer application issues; and serves as a technical and business consultant to group and business-level managers on new product, process, and service strategies. The role leads high-impact and long-range strategic initiatives, sets Keysight practices and standards, and develops the next generation of technical leaders.

Product Strategy and Planning

• Lead product planning for strategic EW programs and develop long-range technology and product roadmaps aligned with customer and market requirements.
• Evaluate future product concepts and define technical directions for next-generation solutions.
• Support business and technology investment decisions through market and financial modeling.

Systems Architecture and Design

• Define and influence the architecture of next-generation EW source products and stimulation systems, initiating innovative design and development concepts.
• Translate customer operational needs and EW application requirements into product definitions and technical requirements.
• Guide system-level tradeoffs, technical feasibility, and implementation strategies; document research and design specifications.
• Participate in architecture, design, and ASIC reviews and other technical decision-making forums.

Program and Product Development Support

• Engage actively with engineering teams to support ongoing development programs, including requirements definition, product structure development, and technical planning.
• Provide expertise on firmware development, calibration systems, and technical problem resolution.
• Participate in cross-functional core teams and technical forums supporting key strategic programs, and help transition product designs and enhancements to production and delivery.

Technical Consulting and Subject Matter Expertise

• Serve as a recognized expert in EW systems, signal generation technologies, and source architectures.
• Advise engineering teams on complex technical issues and customer-specific solutions across multiple product and technology domains.
• Help resolve technical challenges and development risks on critical customer opportunities.
• Set and promote Keysight engineering practices and standards.

Knowledge Transfer and Organizational Capability

• Mentor and develop future technical leaders and successors, coaching engineers and architects in product definition, systems thinking, and EW application understanding.
• Transfer critical technical knowledge gained through extensive product development experience.
• Support succession planning to reduce concentration of expert knowledge and technical risk.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (or university degree or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline. A post-graduate degree, certification, or license may be required.
• 12+ years of relevant experience in hardware, firmware/embedded software, or systems engineering, including extensive experience in electronic warfare, RF/microwave signal generation, or related test and measurement solutions.

Technical Knowledge and Skills

• In-depth expertise in EW systems, signal generation technologies, source architectures, and EW threat simulation, acquired through advanced training, study, and experience.
• Strong systems architecture skills, including defining system-level tradeoffs, assessing technical feasibility, and translating customer applications into product requirements and specifications.
• Working knowledge of ASIC and stimulation architecture development, firmware and embedded software development, and calibration algorithms and systems.
• Experience with design, requirements, and architecture reviews, and with validating design concepts and methods against specifications.
• Ability to build market and financial models that support product strategy and investment decisions.

Leadership and Influence

• Proven record of leading high-impact, long-range strategic projects and initiatives and of initiating innovative design and development concepts.
• Recognized internally as a technical authority in the specialty, with a business need for this level of expertise.
• Ability to act as a technical and business consultant to group and business-level managers on new product, process, and service strategies.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop engineers and architects, and to support succession planning and knowledge transfer.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work across engineering, product management, and customer-facing teams and to resolve technical issues on critical customer opportunities.

Level and Scope of Impact

This role operates at the group and business-organization level, with company-wide influence on Keysight practices and standards. It leads the development of high-impact and long-range strategic initiatives, provides senior technical and business consulting, and is accountable for the technical direction of next-generation products.

Santa Rosa, CA Pay Range: MIN $172,000.00 - MAX $282,000.00

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