Principal Application Engineer

Keysight Technologies, Inc.•Santa Clara, CA

About The Position

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. The Principal Application Engineer leads the evaluation, deployment, and support of innovative solutions. In this role, the Principal Application Engineer will act as a technical reference, working closely with customers, partners, R&D Engineers, and Sales teams to evaluate and deploy major new flows, methods and capabilities to meet business objectives.

Requirements

BS in Electrical/Electronics Engineering with 12 years’ experience, MS with 10 years’ experience, or PhD with 7 years’ experience
Extensive commercial experience with EDA, semiconductors design and methodologies>
Demonstrated leadership with a track record of delivering state-of-the-art results on complex problems
Excellent TCL, Python programming skills translating into an ability to take a customer specification and code a solution

Nice To Haves

Expert-level knowledge and leadership in EDA, semiconductor design specializing in digital, RTL design, Power analysis, power optimization, PPA trade-off, verification , etc
Experience leading technical efforts to deliver innovative solutions that advance large-scale commercial products
Proven ability to understand business requirements and translate them into software roadmaps and plans
Ability to disseminate complex information in a clear way to customers, sales teams, and stakeholders
Ability to drive success across teams and geographies, and to mentor others

Responsibilities

Regional subject matter expert in multiple tools
Lead technical campaigns and direct peers to successful completion
Own complete solution (i.e. tool/command, documentation, etc.) and drive to closure
Develop and deliver training/education to peers, customers
Be a mentor for junior levels
Negotiate success criteria with customers for critical technical campaigns
Discover and contribute to closing new business opportunities
Become a trusted advisor to at least two customers
Within their field of expertise, they are not relying on fellow peers for gaps in skill set. I.e. issues encountered are beyond peer knowledge