Solutions Engineering, Intern

Keysight Technologies, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 63,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Keysight Technologies in Santa Clara, CA invites rising seniors or graduate students for a Network and Application/Security (NAS) internship on the NAS team. This full-time summer internship offers hands-on experience in test solutions and customer demonstrations.

You will learn network test portfolios, build lab topologies, automate tests with Python, and present a final project to the team, while developing practical skills for a technical sales environment.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field with graduation expected between December 2027 and Summer 2028.
• Coursework or project experience in computer networks, including TCP/IP and Ethernet fundamentals.
• Working knowledge of Python programming language.
• Strong communication skills and genuine interest in a customer-facing technical role.
• Future visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
• Exposure to routing and data center protocols such as BGP, OSPF, VxLAN, or EVPN is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Learn Keysight’s network test portfolio, including traffic generation and AI data center test solutions.
• Build and run lab test topologies for protocol and performance validation.
• Support customer demonstrations and proof-of-concept testing.
• Write Python scripts to automate test execution and reporting.
• Join customer meetings to translate technical requirements into test solutions.
• Present a final project to the team at the end of the summer.

Skills

Python programming

TCP/IP

Ethernet fundamentals

Strong communication

Customer-facing role

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Electrical Engineering

Tools

Wireshark

iPerf

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

Keysight Technologies is the world’s leading electronic measurement company, helping engineers address their toughest technical challenges with confidence through innovative measurement science. Our employees leverage their insight and passion to develop and deliver solutions in networking, data center, wireless communications, automotive, energy, aerospace and defense, and semiconductor markets.

Challenge your engineering skills and have a fantastic time in the process! Keysight’s Americas Sales Organization is seeking a talented and motivated Solution Engineer Intern to join our Network and Application/Security (NAS) team in Santa Clara. Our customers are the companies building the world’s largest networks: network equipment manufacturers, chipset vendors, cloud providers, and hyperscale AI data center operators. We help them validate the networks that carry AI training workloads, cloud services, and global internet traffic. We like to refer to this as Hardware + Software + People (you!) = Insight.

For this internship, we are looking for rising seniors or graduate students who would like to build a long-term career with Keysight in a technical sales environment. This is a full-time internship during the summer of 2027. Continued part-time work before graduation is both possible and desirable. The primary location is our Santa Clara, California office.

During the internship, you will work alongside experienced Solution Engineers and:

• Learn Keysight’s network test portfolio, including traffic generation and AI data center test solutions


• Build and run lab test topologies for protocol and performance validation


• Support customer demonstrations and proof-of-concept testing


• Write Python scripts to automate test execution and reporting


• Join customer meetings to see how technical requirements turn into test solutions


• Present a final project to the team at the end of the summer

This internship will grow both your technical skills and your professional relationships, and it will be tremendously rewarding for your long-term career.

Qualifications

Must-Have (Required)

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, with graduation expected between December 2027 and Summer 2028


• Coursework or project experience in computer networks, including TCP/IP and Ethernet fundamentals


• Working knowledge of at least one programming language, preferably Python


• Strong communication skills and genuine interest in a customer-facing technical role


• Future visa sponsorship is not available for this position

Desired (Nice to Have)

• Exposure to routing and data center protocols such as BGP, OSPF, VxLAN, or EVPN, in coursework or lab settings


• Network certification such as CCNA (or in progress)


• Hands‑on experience with network equipment, a home lab, or tools such as Wireshark or iPerf


• Familiarity with Linux, containers, or public cloud platforms


• Awareness of AI data center networking concepts such as RoCEv2, RDMA, or GPU cluster fabrics


• Leadership in student organizations, hackathons, or technical competitions

Keysight prides itself on hiring people with strong technical backgrounds and excellent communication skills. The ability to communicate your thoughts, ideas, and point of view is very important in this position. You must demonstrate the ability to work closely in teams. We are looking for candidates who have demonstrated leadership skills and the ability to be dynamic and persuasive in a professional sales setting.

In addition, this position requires the following skills and attributes:

• Ability to develop strong relationships with customers and internal teammates


• Curiosity and the ability to work through complex system and network problems


• Effective communication and presentation skills


• Passion for continuous learning


• Highly competitive and assertive, with a passion to \"win\" and to \"teach\"


• Ability to create a vision and convey the message in a persuasive manner


• Comfortable challenging customers by offering unique perspectives

Keysight will not sponsor work authorization 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.

CA pay range: MIN $46.03 and MAX $49.57

Note: for other locations, pay ranges will vary by region.

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