Engineering Manager, Aerospace Defense Custom Solutions

Keysight Technologies, Inc.•Loveland, CO

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Keysight Technologies is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead a Signal Conditioning Components and Instruments (SCCI) team within our Aerospace Defense Customer Solutions (ADCS) organization. This role is responsible for building and leading a cross disciplinary engineering team that designs, develops, delivers, and sustains custom hardware and software used across advanced aerospace and defense test and measurement systems, as well as standalone offerings. The SCCI team will centrally own custom solutions and reusable platforms such as switch matrices, calibration modules, RF signal conditioning assemblies, PCAs, and associated firmware / software / FPGA programming, enabling greater reuse, quality, scalability, and faster system delivery.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field
8+ years of engineering experience in hardware, RF, FPGA, firmware, and/or software development
Working knowledge of RF and test systems
3+ years of people or technical leadership experience
Proven experience delivering complex, cross‑disciplinary engineering solutions
Strong system‑level thinking with the ability to balance technical and business priorities
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance and to meet ITAR requirements.
Must be a U.S. person (U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or lawful permanent resident) as defined by ITAR.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
Experience in the Aerospace & Defense industry
Experience working in a manufacturing and/or product development role
Experience working directly with customers
Program or Project management experience
Business and finance experience
Experience with Six Sigma and process improvement
Familiarity with regulated or compliance driven environments (e.g., export control, quality systems)

Responsibilities

Lead HW, RF, firmware, and software design to meet customer and system requirements, while optimizing for reuse, performance, and integration
Lead team to establish technical requirements, architectures, interfaces, and test strategy
Define and own multi‑year platform roadmaps for custom components and subassemblies
Ensure custom solutions and platforms meet requirements for measurement accuracy, reliability, scalability, cybersecurity, safety, regulatory, and export control
Drive design, development, qualification, and release of SCCI custom solutions and platforms
Ensure predictable, on‑time delivery aligned with ADCS system programs, customers, and business needs
Balance near‑term program support with long‑term platform health
Reduce custom rework by promoting modularity and reuse across programs
Build, lead, and develop a multidisciplinary engineering team (HW, RF, FW, SW)
Set clear roles, responsibilities, and accountability within the SCCI team
Mentor engineers and support technical career growth and specialization
Foster a sustainable, high‑performance engineering culture
Act as the primary interface between CC&S and: Program / Project Management, Engineering (Systems, Software, Mechanical), Manufacturing, Procurement, Supply Chain, and Quality
Own priorities and requirements for manufacturing operations, partnering closely with manufacturing management
Establish a clear producer–consumer relationship with System and Software Engineering
Support solution integration with robust documentation, interfaces, and engineering support
Drive solution delivery, operating within a cost‑disciplined model, to meet revenue and gross margin goals
Reduce solution‑level NRE through reuse and standardization
Enable monetization of standalone component and instrument offerings
Own quality metrics, sustaining engineering, and obsolescence management for SCCI instruments and components
Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational efficiency, product quality, and customer satisfaction across SCCI platforms