R&D Software Engineer, Recent Graduate

Keysight Technologies
Santa Rosa, California, United StatesFull-time$122,580–$161,280Posted Aug 27, 2026

About the role

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

Our engineering team is located in Santa Rosa, California, and relocation benefits are provided. As part of a team, you will also independently manage your priorities and tasks. The scope and complexity of your projects will be based on your existing knowledge and capabilities as well as how fast you can acquire new skills. We offer a challenging and dynamic working environment with opportunities to make a substantial contribution in exciting new product development.

You will be working on projects as a member of a team that gathers requirements, analyzes, designs, prototypes, develops and tests software, firmware and applications for current and future Vector Network Analyzer products. You will be working with other engineers to gather customer requirements to create a complete solution.

Learn more: https://www.keysight.com/us/en/products/vector-network-analyzers.html

About The Team:

Our team is very competent, highly motivated, friendly, and eager to help you succeed. The team has a mix of new and experienced developers with a broad range of skills.

Responsibilities:

Design, implement, test, and document new software solutions for electronic test and measurement products; meet schedule and scope needs of the project

Review and understand customer requirements

Collaborate with hardware and software engineers to deliver new capabilities

Write regression tests for software

Participate in design, code reviews, and technical discussions

Take ownership of features from initial requirements through release.

Develop functionality from low-level measurement implementation through to the user interface.

Qualifications

Key Job Qualifications:

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or other engineering discipline

Strong programming skills in C++ with solid software engineering fundamentals

Working knowledge of building, testing, and debugging software

The ability to work in a team, with multiple customers/partners and across geographic boundaries

Demonstrated analytical and problem solving skills

Embedded system programming experience

Familiarity with Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS) or Git source control systems

Familiarity with RF concepts and/or test and measurement tools is preferred.

The level of the 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.

California pay range: MIN $122,580.00 - Max $161,280.00

This position is on-site in Santa Rosa, California. Relocation is available for this position

This position requires access to certain goods, software, technology, or technical data subject to U.S. export control laws and regulations. Under these laws and regulations, U.S. persons (which includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents, refugees, and asylees) working for Keysight can access export-controlled items without authorization from the U.S. government. For any individual who is not a U.S. person, Keysight may need authorization from the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Commerce, or other appropriate federal agency before the individual can access export-controlled items. Employment in this position for non-U.S. persons is contingent on Keysight’s ability to obtain any required government authorizations.

Careers Privacy Statement***Keysight is an Equal Opportunity Employer.***

Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, test, and document new software solutions for electronic test and measurement products
  • Review and understand customer requirements
  • Collaborate with hardware and software engineers to deliver new capabilities
  • Write regression tests for software
  • Participate in design, code reviews, and technical discussions
  • Take ownership of features from initial requirements through release
  • Develop functionality from low-level measurement implementation through to the user interface

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or other engineering discipline
  • Strong programming skills in C++ with solid software engineering fundamentals
  • Working knowledge of building, testing, and debugging software
  • Ability to work in a team, with multiple customers/partners and across geographic boundaries
  • Demonstrated analytical and problem solving skills
  • Embedded system programming experience
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS) or Git source control systems
  • Familiarity with RF concepts and/or test and measurement tools is preferred

Benefits

  • Relocation benefits provided
  • Opportunities to make a substantial contribution in exciting new product development

Skills mentioned

C++System DesignDebuggingGitEmbedded SystemsEmbedded Software DevelopmentFirmware DevelopmentSoftware TestingIntegration TestingSystems Engineering

About Keysight Technologies

Keysight empowers innovators to explore, design, and bring world-changing technologies to life. As the industry’s premier global innovation partner, Keysight’s software-centric solutions serve engineers across the design and development environment, enabling them to deliver tomorrow’s breakthroughs at speed and with reduced risk. Keysight leverages its strength as the world’s leading test and measurement provider and today enables innovators to push the boundaries of engineering by quickly solving design, emulation, and test challenges to help create the best product experiences. Whether you're looking to improve your design and development process, optimize and secure your network, or harness AI and digital twins to get a head start on technologies like 6G, AV and EV, IoT, or quantum computing — Keysight accelerates innovation across the workflow with intelligent insights built on the most accurate measurements. Our fusion of technology knowledge, measurement science expertise, and tailored solutions helps you forge ahead with confidence in our connected and dynamic world. Keysight Technologies (NYSE: KEYS) is an S&P 500 technology company, headquartered in Santa Rosa, California, with offices and manufacturing worldwide. Keysight owns 2,000+ patents and our ~15,000 employees work with nearly 32,000 customers worldwide to start technology revolutions. Keysight customers span the communications, industrial automation, aerospace and defense, automotive, energy, semiconductor, and general electronics markets. Join us! To accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, innovators start here, with Keysight.

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