Wireless Protocol Integration Engineer

Overview:

Keysight is at the forefront of technology innovation, delivering breakthroughs and trusted insights in electronic design, simulation, prototyping, test, manufacturing, and optimization. Our ~15,000 employees create world-class solutions in communications, 5G, automotive, energy, quantum, aerospace, defense, and semiconductor markets for customers in over 100 countries. Learn more about what we do.

Our award-winning culture embraces a bold vision of where technology can take us and a passion for tackling challenging problems with industry-first solutions. We believe that when people feel a sense of belonging, they can be more creative, innovative, and thrive at all points in their careers.

Responsibilities:

Work closely with R&D 3GPP Protocol Development teams to integrate 5G and pre‑6G features

Support UE and base station emulation

Contribute to pre‑6G standards, following 3GPP evolution

Target, configure, and maintain host and test environments

Collaborate with R&D software teams and cross‑functional experts (systems, RF, protocol, product, customers/partners) to align on feature implementation, reproduce field issues, debug complex behaviors, and validate fixes

Design, build, and execute tests to validate protocol features using scripting languages

Qualifications:

Strong expertise in 3GPP LTE / NR protocols

Strong communication skills and proactive attitude

Experience working in a multi‑site environment

Python scripting

Technical communication in English

Experience with CI/CD, test frameworks, containers, and/or cloud‑based environments (preferred)

Tools: Git, Valgrind/Polaris, JIRA, Wireshark (preferred)