R&D HW Engineer Intern

Keysight • Santa Rosa, CA

119d • $37 - $40

About The Position

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 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.

Requirements

• Rising senior undergraduate or master's candidate in Electrical or Computer Engineering (or related field).
• Coursework or project experience in basic electronic circuits (amplifiers, mixers, ADC, DAC, etc.).
• Demonstrated interest or experience in digital, analog, RF, or microwave circuit design.
• Strong problem-solving and quantitative analysis skills; ability to learn quickly and work independently.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills, thriving in a collaborative design environment.

Nice To Haves

• Exposure to signal-processing block diagrams such as phase-locked loops (PLLs), down-conversion chains, and/or ADC-based sampling architectures.
• Demonstrated examples of designs you have personally completed, validated, and tested.
• Familiarity with printed-circuit (PC) layout tools and circuit-simulation platforms (e.g., ADS or comparable software).
• Experience with one or more FPGA development environments.
• Hands-on experience using electronic test and measurement equipment (oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, AWGs, etc.).
• Comfort with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel) and experience creating clear technical presentations.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the full hardware lifecycle—requirements capture, investigation, product definition, design, implementation, test, production, and lifecycle maintenance.
• Design and develop electronic circuits to achieve specified functions.
• Test the performance of new hardware subassemblies and troubleshoot issues.
• Collaborate with engineers, customers, manufacturing, and software teams worldwide.
• Support a specific R&D project (scope scaled to your experience).
• Building and modifying complete oscilloscope prototypes.
• Testing and troubleshooting new product prototypes.
• Assisting with leading-edge breadboard evaluation and turn-on.

Benefits

• Hourly Rate: $37.83 - $40.74

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Industry: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree