R&D RF Hardware NPI Engineer - US-CA-Santa Rosa-Bldg 3, United States
$76,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 23 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As an NPI Engineer at Keysight Technologies, you will apply electrical engineering and measurement knowledge to hands-on projects, joining a product development team that designs, develops, and tests RF and microwave test equipment.
What you'll do
- Collaborate with R&D and marketing to develop new product models, features, calibration algorithms, and measurement processes. - Design, develop, debug, evaluate, and execute validation and verification tests. - Design, develop, debug, and turn on test boards and test fixtures for Design for Manufacturing (DFM). - Manage instrument hardware, measurement, characterization, and calibration processes used during the NPI development phase and transition into production. - Design or modify test stations, analyze test data, and provide product specification recommendations based on statistical data analysis. - Evaluate and specify components that make up products and support engineering responsibilities across the product life cycle.
What you'll need
- BS or MS Degree in Electrical Engineering. - Experience in RF and uW circuits and product development, along with measurement algorithm and validation test development experience. - Knowledge and experience in test & measurements with a focus on RF and Microwave theory and applications. - Experience developing software in object-oriented programming. - Proficiency in testing and troubleshooting RF, analog, and digital circuits.
Nice to have
- Measurement experience with signal generators, signal analyzers, I/Q generation, time domain analysis, or vector network analysis. - Experience working in a manufacturing or product development role. - Experience in statistical analysis, Six Sigma, and process improvement. - Ability to formulate, implement, and debug measurement algorithms in modern, object-oriented test development environments. - Proficiency in calculating measurement uncertainties.
This role has been open 4 days — well below the 53-day median for Hardware Systems Engineering roles.
Hardware Systems Engineering · AI ML Hardware
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Open roles in category
1021
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Median days open
53 d
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Median salary
$154k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Keysight Technologies | All employers we track in this specialty (1021 roles · 102 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 28 | 1021 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 158 | 6292 · 146 employers |
| Median days open | 32 d | 53 d (−21 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $154k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Intel Corporation · 75 open roles · median 39 d
- KLA Corporation · 64 open roles · median 51 d
- Teradyne · 60 open roles · median 39 d
- NVIDIA · 50 open roles · median 70 d
- Applied Materials · 49 open roles · median 67 d
- AMD · 44 open roles · median 56 d
How we counted: 1021 open Hardware Systems Engineering (AI ML Hardware) roles from 102 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 27 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.