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Wafer Test Solutions Engineer

Keysight Technologies

Albany, USremote country$148k-$246k/yrPosted Aug 19, 2026
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About the role

Overview:

Keysight is on 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 powerful, award-winning culture embraces a bold vision of where technology can take us and a passion for tackling challenging problems with industry-first solutions. Diversity, equity & inclusion are integral parts of our culture and drivers of innovation at Keysight. We believe that when people feel a sense of belonging, they can be more creative, innovative, and thrive at all points in their careers.

Signed into law in 2022, the CHIPS Act provides $52.7B towards reshoring the semiconductor supply chain to the United States. This legislation is driving a domestic chipmaking renaissance. Nearly $30B of the CHIPS Act awards have been issued, spurring growth across the industry, supporting advanced node, memory, and legacy technology semiconductor production.

Responsibilities:

We are looking for an experienced Solutions Engineer to join Keysight’s Wafer Test Sales and Solutions Engineering team. This is a system solutions business selling into semiconductor manufacturing customers where your efforts frequently enable and support large, multi-system deals. In this role, the Solutions Engineer will be responsible for understanding how Keysight’s solutions can be applied to customer measurement challenges, demonstrating Keysight solutions, and enabling customers to be successful post-purchase with their Keysight investment.

This position on the US Wafer Test Solutions team has responsibilities for:

Leading Keysight customer engagements from a technical perspective

Owning the technical solution development, demonstration, proposal, and in many cases, the delivery and project management of the solution

Teaming with Account Management, Business Development, Marketing, and R&D to develop, win, deliver, and support complex sales opportunities

Developing and building long-term relationships and loyalty with customers while ensuring high customer satisfaction

Working on customer’s system and application engineering assignments with broadly defined objectives

Owning and driving closure to complex issues, challenges, and problems as part of post-purchase support. This will require strong software skills in addition to hardware and system-level debug skills.

Delivering training and consulting projects

Technical prowess, communication skills, teamwork, and a high degree of ownership all play a critical role in this position. The ability to distill and clearly communicate the most salient technical information is extremely important. Key aspects of this position include leveraging a combination of your technical, communication, and persuasion skills to create customer preference for Keysight solutions; developing strong customer relationships; and ensuring customer satisfaction through outstanding support post-purchase. Equally important are the relationships you will build with our Wafer Test Solution product line counterparts in Hachioji, Japan, who will support you in your efforts.

This position is compensated by a 90% salary and 10% commission. It yields 100% target pay achievement at 100% of targeted sales with higher commission rates once the target is exceeded.

Qualifications:

This position requires the following skillsets and attributes, with an emphasis on technical expertise and communications skills:

BS required, MS preferred or equivalent (EE, CS, CE)

4+ years of relevant semiconductor industry experience

Strong knowledge of semiconductor physics

Strong Programming skills (i.e.: C, C++, Shell scripting, etc.)

Effective problem-solving / debugging / root cause analysis skills of issues spanning software and hardware

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Previous experience in customer-facing roles

Ability to lead a project with internal and external stakeholders

Self-motivated with a high degree of ownership

Desire to contribute to account sales strategy and success

Additional Qualifications

Familiarity with silicon photonics is a strong plus

Familiarity with 4070 and/or 4080 parametric tester platform (SPECS programming) or similar is a plus

Familiarity with factory automation SECS/GEM standards; SPECS-FA knowledge is a plus

Familiarity with LINUX operating system is a plus

The level of role will be based on applicable experience, education and skills; Most offers will be between the minimum and the midpoint of the Salary Range listed below.

New York pay range: MIN $147,780- MAX $246,290

Note: For other locations, pay ranges will vary by region

US Employees may be eligible for the following benefits:

Medical, dental and vision

Health Savings Account

Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

Life, Accident, Disability insurance

Business Travel Accident and Business Travel Health

401(k) Plan

Flexible Time Off, Paid Holidays

Paid Family Leave

Discounts, Perks

Tuition Reimbursement

Adoption Assistance

ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Plan)

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Compensation

This Solutions Engineer role pays $148k-$246k/yr. Within typical range for solutions engineer roles in United States.

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