UI Software Engineer - WPF/.NET Desktop Applications

Keysight Technologies; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 111,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision

401(k) Plan

Flexible Time Off

Paid Holidays

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Keysight Technologies in Colorado Springs is seeking an experienced WPF GUI Engineer to design and build the user interface for a real-time oscilloscope platform on embedded Windows hardware. You will own the UI rendering of high-speed waveform data, live measurements, and instrument controls.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in WPF, strong C#/.NET skills, MVVM expertise, and a proven ability to deliver responsive, multithreaded UI for data-intensive instruments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience building WPF applications.
• Strong proficiency in C# and .NET, with real-time UI code.
• Deep MVVM, data binding, dependency properties, and XAML templating.
• Experience with multithreading and producer/consumer patterns for live data.
• Debugging and profiling for latency, frame timing, and memory in long-running apps.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement WPF interfaces for real-time waveform display.
• Implement instrument-control UI: trigger configuration, timebase/voltage scaling, channel setup, cursors, and measurements.
• Design UI for deep memory acquisition, waveform decimation, zoom/pan across captured records.
• Build touch- and knob-friendly interfaces for front-panel hardware controls.
• Ensure UI stability and responsiveness during sustained real-time operation.
• Implement MVVM architecture separating acquisition data models from rendering and control logic.

Skills

WPF

C#

MVVM

Multithreading

UI performance

XAML

Tools

QT

Avalonia

SciChart

DirectX

SharpDX

Vortice.Windows

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

About the Role

We're looking for an experienced WPF GUI Engineer to design and build the user interface for our real-time digital oscilloscope platform. You'll own the software layer responsible for rendering high-speed waveform data, live measurements, and instrument controls on embedded Windows hardware.

What You'll Do

• Design and implement WPF interfaces for real-time waveform display, including live trace rendering, persistence modes, and multi-channel overlays
• Implement instrument-control UI: trigger configuration, timebase/voltage scaling, channel setup, cursors, and automated measurements (rise time, frequency, amplitude, etc.)
• Design UI behavior for deep memory acquisition, waveform decimation/downsampling for display, and zoom/pan across captured records
• Build touch- and knob/encoder-friendly interfaces for front-panel hardware controls alongside on-screen UI
• Ensure UI stability and responsiveness during sustained real-time operation (hours/days of continuous capture)
• Implement MVVM architecture that cleanly separates acquisition data models from rendering and control logic

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience building WPF applications for desktop or embedded Windows environments
• Strong proficiency in C# and .NET, with experience in performance-critical, real-time-adjacent UI code
• Deep understanding of MVVM, data binding, dependency properties, and custom control/template development in XAML
• Solid grasp of multithreading and producer/consumer patterns for handling continuous data acquisition feeds without blocking the UI thread
• Strong debugging and profiling skills for latency, frame timing, and memory usage in long-running applications

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with user interface technologies such as QT or Avalonia
• Experience with SciChart graphical software
• Familiarity with oscilloscope concepts: triggering, sampling theory, FFT/spectral display
• Experience with GPU-accelerated rendering (DirectX, SharpDX, Vortice.Windows, or similar)
• Familiarity with Windows IoT Enterprise or embedded Windows deployment for instrument-grade hardware
• Exposure to industry-standard remote instrument control protocols (SCPI, VISA, LXI)
• Experience interfacing with embedded acquisition hardware (FPGA, ADC front-ends, or similar) via shared memory, DMA buffers, or custom drivers

Other Information

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. Colorado Pay Range MIN $110,740.00, Mid. $147,650.00, MAX $184,570.00

Note: For other locations, pay ranges will vary by region

This position is on-site in Colorado Springs, Colorado

Relocation is available for this position

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position

This position requires access to technology and/or technical data that is subject to U.S. export controls. Candidates need to be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).

US Employees may be eligible for the following benefits:

• Medical, dental and vision
• Health Savings Account
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life, Accident, Disability insurance
• Business Travel Accident and Business Travel Health
• 401(k) Plan
• Flexible Time Off, Paid Holidays
• Paid Family Leave
• Discounts, Perks
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Adoption Assistance
• ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Plan)

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