R&D RF Hardware NPI Engineer - US-CA-Santa Rosa-Bldg 3, United States
$76,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 28 April 2026 by the employer. Relisted by the employer on 23 October 2026.
About the role
As an NPI Engineer, you will apply your electrical engineering and measurement knowledge to hands-on projects, designing, developing, and testing RF and microwave test equipment.
What you'll do
- Collaborate with R&D and marketing to develop new product models and features. - Design and implement calibration algorithms. - 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 along with measurement, characterization, and calibration processes during NPI development and transition into production. - Review and evaluate production line specifications based on statistical data analysis.
What you'll need
- BS or MS Degree in Electrical Engineering. - Experience in RF and uW circuits/products development with measurement algorithm and validation test development experience. - Extensive experience and knowledge in test & measurements with a focus on RF and Microwave theory and applications. - Experience in developing SW in object-oriented programming. - Proficiency in testing and troubleshooting RF, analog, digital circuits.
Nice to have
- Measurement experience in signal generators, signal analyzers, I/Q generation, time domain analysis, or vector network analysis. - Experience working in a manufacturing and/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 179 days — well above the 52-day median for Hardware Systems Engineering roles.
Hardware Systems Engineering · AI ML Hardware
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Open roles in category
1009
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Median days open
52 d
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Median salary
$155k
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| Metric | Keysight Technologies | All employers we track in this specialty (1009 roles · 102 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 31 | 1009 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 160 | 6277 · 144 employers |
| Median days open | 32 d | 52 d (−20 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $155k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Intel Corporation · 73 open roles · median 37 d
- KLA Corporation · 63 open roles · median 51 d
- Teradyne · 59 open roles · median 37 d
- NVIDIA · 51 open roles · median 69 d
- Applied Materials · 47 open roles · median 65 d
- AMD · 43 open roles · median 54 d
How we counted: 1009 open Hardware Systems Engineering (AI ML Hardware) roles from 102 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 25 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.