R&D Engineer, Intern - US-TX-Austin-Ixia, United States
Originally posted 23 September 2026 by the employer.
Join the Network Visibility Solutions team.
About the role
This R&D Engineer, Intern will develop and maintain automated test cases for applicable products. This role focuses on software system testing within the Network Visibility Solutions team.
What you'll do
- Review features and/or feature specifications to understand product requirements.
- Learn about the product under test, testing methods, and related automation platform & tools.
- Develop and perform automated tests including functional, performance, and stress test scenarios.
- Develop and enhance automation framework based on Python, Robot Framework, or Selenium.
- Track, manage, and communicate progress of test automation.
- Analyze potential failures, document them for investigation, and perform verification testing for bug fixes.
What you'll need
- College student (major in CS, CE, or EE preferred).
- Verbal and written English communication skills.
Nice to have
- Experience and/or knowledge in Agile Scrum development process.
- Experience with Object-Oriented programming languages (e.g. Python, Java) and developing scripts/code to automate testing.
- Experience developing and/or testing in virtualized environment (e.g. AWS/KVM/VMWare) and/or (public/private) cloud environment.
- Experience with RESTful web service APIs.
- Experience with automation tools/frameworks such as Selenium, Robot Framework.
Skills: automated test cases, automation framework, python, Robot Framework, Selenium, software system testing
This role has been open 17 days — well below the 46-day median for Software Engineering Semiconductor roles.
Software Engineering Semiconductor · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
360
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Median days open
46 d
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Median salary
$148k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Keysight Technologies | All employers we track in this specialty (360 roles · 57 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 37 | 360 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 152 | 6035 · 146 employers |
| Median days open | 31 d | 46 d (−15 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $148k |
Skills observed across this category: automated test cases, automation framework, python, Robot Framework, Selenium, software system testing
Who's hiring in this category
- Keysight Technologies (this employer) · 37 open roles · median 31 d
- KLA Corporation · 31 open roles · median 159 d
- Cadence Design Systems · 28 open roles · median 200 d
- Applied Materials · 26 open roles · median 46 d
- Micron Technology · 26 open roles · median 41 d
- NVIDIA · 25 open roles · median 41 d
How we counted: 360 open Software Engineering Semiconductor (Systems Software) roles from 57 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 11 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.