Keysight Technologies is looking for an Advanced Electronics Hardware Engineer to join our team in Germany. You will support our photonics R&D activities, contributing to the development of next-generation photonic test and measurement instruments. This role offers the opportunity to work in a highly motivated team on challenging, industry-first solutions.
What You'll Do
- Design electronic hardware, boards, and FPGAs.
- Test and validate prototypes for photonic test and measurement instruments.
- Test and analyze data from individual components, assemblies, and full instruments.
- Contribute to defining and implementing calibration routines.
- Write, debug, and test software for hardware validation.
- Participate in meetings to present and discuss technical results.
What We're Looking For
- A Bachelor’s degree plus 4 years of work experience or a Master’s degree plus 2 years in electrical engineering, electronic engineering, or a related discipline.
- Demonstrated expertise in precision analog hardware design.
- Proven experience in digital hardware design including FPGAs.
- Hands-on experience programming and simulating Verilog or VHDL FPGA designs.
- Experience with circuit analysis, CAD schematic tools, circuit simulation, and design evaluation.
- A good understanding of software development with C# (or C/C++) and .NET, and version control with Git.
- Strong analytical problem-solving skills and good communication and presentation abilities.
- Ability to work effectively in a multi-site, multi-cultural global team.
- Very good written and verbal English communication skills.
Nice to Have
- A PhD plus 2 years of work experience in electrical engineering or a related field.
- Knowledge of optical components and photonic systems.
- Hands-on experience with fiber-optic equipment.
- Experience developing software for hardware control, low-level firmware, or Linux.
- Programming skills for data analysis, such as Python or Matlab.
- German language skills.
Technical Stack
- C#, .NET, C/C++, Git
- Verilog, VHDL
- Python, Matlab
- Linux
Team & Environment
You will work in a highly motivated team within a multi-site, multi-cultural global environment.
Work Mode
This is a hybrid position based in Boeblingen, Germany.
Keysight is an Equal Opportunity Employer.



