R&D Operating Manager - US-CA-Santa Rosa-Bldg 3, United States
$163,000 - $273,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 28 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
Lead an R&D engineering team responsible for enterprise test solutions, test software, manufacturing automation, and related engineering support. The Operating Manager delivers organizational objectives, manages resources and priorities, and guides engineering tradeoffs across engineering and operations partners.
What you'll do
- Manage, develop, coach, and retain a team of software engineers and technical contributors, overseeing performance management, career development, and hiring. - Translate organization priorities and technical direction into executable team plans, managing schedules, resources, risks, and dependencies. - Ensure engineering projects meet technical, quality, schedule, and manufacturing-readiness requirements. - Lead the development and deployment of enterprise test solutions supporting engineering and operations while driving improvements in test time, effectiveness, maintainability, and reuse. - Support common test architectures, tools, software-development practices, and adoption of AI-enabled engineering tools. - Ensure team adherence to engineering governance, product-development practices, cybersecurity requirements, and secure software development including vulnerability scanning.
What you'll need
- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field. - 8+ years of relevant engineering experience. - 3+ years of engineering management, technical leadership, or significant project leadership experience. - Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering projects and teams. - Experience with automated test, test software, NPI, manufacturing engineering, or electronic test and measurement. - Experience managing multiple projects, priorities, resources, and dependencies simultaneously.
Nice to have
- Software development experience with C#, C++, Python, or similar languages. - Familiarity with AI-enabled engineering and software-development tools. - RF/microwave or electronic test-and-measurement experience. - Experience with automated test systems and measurement science. - Manufacturing/NPI experience. - Familiarity with secure software development, vulnerability scanning, and product cybersecurity requirements.
Skills: test software, automated test, test solutions, NPI, manufacturing automation
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 71-day median for Silicon Test Engineering roles.
Silicon Test Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
138
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Median days open
71 d
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Median salary
$106k
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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 (138 roles · 37 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 10 | 138 |
| Open roles in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family | 35 | 2320 · 114 employers |
| Median days open | 47 d | 71 d (−24 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $106k |
Skills observed across this category: test software, automated test, test solutions, NPI, manufacturing automation
Who's hiring in this category
- Analog Devices · 12 open roles · median 75 d
- Infineon Technologies · 12 open roles · median 47 d
- Micron Technology · 11 open roles · median 118 d
- Keysight Technologies (this employer) · 9 open roles · median 49 d
- STMicroelectronics · 9 open roles · median 36 d
- Texas Instruments · 8 open roles · median 103 d
How we counted: 138 open Silicon Test Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 37 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 28 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 Silicon Validation & Test family row. Figures refresh nightly.