Senior Technical Program Manager, Engineering Strategy & Business Operations

Anite; Santa Rosa (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Keysight's High Frequency Technology Center (HFTC) in Santa Rosa, CA, seeks a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead high-priority strategic initiatives across engineering, fabrication, and manufacturing. You will translate loosely defined goals into actionable programs, align diverse stakeholders, and drive execution with minimal direction.

The role emphasizes creating leverage for engineering leadership, with potential expansion into broader operating rhythms, resource planning, and

Qualifications

• BS, MS, or PhD in engineering, science, or related technical discipline.
• 10–15+ years of experience in semiconductor technology development, fabrication, or related engineering disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Lead analysis, scoping and initial planning of high-priority strategic initiatives for HFTC Engineering.
• Take ownership of complex, ambiguous problems, align stakeholders, and drive decisions and execution with limited direction.
• Create leverage for Engineering leadership by anticipating needs, resolving issues, and taking ownership of work that would otherwise require senior leadership involvement.
• Integrate technical, operational, financial, and organizational input into clear executive-level presentations, recommendations, and leadership updates.
• Coordinate critical executive, customer, supplier engagements and ensure follow-through across functions.

Education

BS, MS, or PhD in engineering, science, or a related technical discipline

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.

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

Senior Technical Program Manager, Engineering Strategy & Business Operations

About HFTC

Keysight's High Frequency Technology Center (HFTC) in Santa Rosa, California, invents and delivers some of the world's highest-performing semiconductor devices. HFTC's work spans both R&D and manufacturing, with technologies including ultra-high-performance InP HBTs, GaAs FETs and HBTs, advanced heterogeneous integration, photodiodes, THz diode mixers, and other cutting-edge devices.

HFTC Engineering develops and advances these semiconductor technologies while working across the organization to successfully transition new technologies from R&D to manufacturing and deliver against performance, reliability, yield, cycle-time, quality, and other manufacturing goals.

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead analysis, scoping and initial planning of high-priority strategic initiatives for HFTC Engineering. The role will initially focus on complex, cross-functional programs spanning HFTC Engineering, semiconductor fabrication and manufacturing, Keysight's broader R&D organization, and product teams, while developing a deep understanding of the Engineering organization, its business operations, and leadership priorities.

This role requires someone who can operate independently in ambiguity. Rather than simply executing defined programs, this person will take loosely defined problems or objectives, determine what needs to happen, bring together the right stakeholders, develop recommendations, and drive the work to resolution. A key measure of success will be the ability to create meaningful leverage for HFTC Engineering leadership by independently owning work that would otherwise require senior leadership attention.

Over time, the role is expected to expand into broader business operations and organizational leadership for HFTC Engineering, including planning, operating rhythms, resource management, and executive-level support.

Responsibilities

• Lead analysis, scoping and initial planning of high-priority strategic initiatives for HFTC Engineering, including programs spanning engineering, semiconductor fabrication and manufacturing, R&D, product teams, and broader Keysight
• Take ownership of complex, ambiguous problems, establish the path forward, align stakeholders, and drive decisions and execution with limited direction
• Create leverage for Engineering leadership by anticipating needs, resolving issues, and taking ownership of work that would otherwise require senior leadership involvement
• Integrate technical, operational, financial, and organizational input into clear executive-level presentations, recommendations, and leadership updates
• Anticipate risks, dependencies, and organizational needs and proactively drive resolution
• Partner with Engineering leadership on headcount, budget, workforce planning, resource allocation, and operating reviews
• Support and, over time, take on greater responsibility for HFTC Engineering leadership operating rhythms, including staff meetings, planning cycles, objectives, decisions, and follow-through
• Coordinate critical executive, customer, supplier, and partner engagements
• Build strong working relationships across engineering, manufacturing,R&D, product development, finance, and other functions necessary to advance organizational priorities

Qualifications

• BS, MS, or PhD in engineering, science, or a related technical discipline
• 10-15+ years of overall relevant experience in semiconductor technology development, fabrication, manufacturing, engineering, or a related technical