R&D Operating Manager

Keysight Technologies, Inc.•Santa Rosa, CA

About The Position

Lead an R&D engineering team responsible for enterprise test solutions, test software, manufacturing automation, and related engineering support. The Operating Manager delivers projects and organizational objectives established by leadership, develops employees, manages resources and priorities, and ensures effective execution across engineering and operations partners. The role requires sufficient technical depth to understand engineering tradeoffs and guide the team. The manager leads people and organizational development; translates priorities and technical direction into executable team plans; and manages engineering schedules, resources, priorities, risks, and dependencies. The role ensures projects meet technical, quality, schedule, and manufacturing-readiness requirements, while escalating resource, technical, or organizational issues when needed. The position leads development and deployment of enterprise test solutions supporting engineering and operations, and drives improvements in test time, effectiveness, maintainability, scalability, and reuse. It supports common test architectures, tools, software-development practices, reuse of existing test intellectual property, and adoption of AI-enabled engineering tools and modern software practices where appropriate. The role also ensures adherence to applicable engineering processes, product-development practices, cybersecurity requirements, and regulatory requirements. It helps NPI engineering teams meet secure software requirements and supports secure software development practices, including vulnerability scanning and other required product-security activities. The position is based in Santa Rosa, California, with pay ranges that vary by location. For Santa Rosa, the stated range is $163,000 to $273,000, with most offers between the minimum and midpoint. Visa sponsorship is not available. Employment for non-U.S. persons is contingent on obtaining any required government authorization for access to export-controlled items.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
At least 8 years of relevant engineering experience.
At least 3 years of engineering management, technical leadership, or significant project leadership experience.
Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering projects and teams.
Experience with automated test, test software, NPI, manufacturing engineering, or electronic test and measurement.
Strong people-management skills, including coaching, performance management, employee development, and hiring.
Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, resources, and dependencies simultaneously.
Strong technical problem-solving and decision-making skills.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively across organizational and functional boundaries.
Candidates who now or in the future require employment visa sponsorship may not be considered.

Nice To Haves

Software development experience with C#, C++, Python, or similar languages.
Familiarity with AI-enabled engineering and software-development tools.
RF/microwave or electronic test-and-measurement experience.
Experience with automated test systems and measurement science.
Manufacturing/NPI experience.
Familiarity with secure software development, vulnerability scanning, and product cybersecurity requirements.

Responsibilities

Manage, develop, coach, and retain software engineers and technical contributors.
Set employee objectives and provide ongoing feedback, performance management, and career development.
Support talent reviews, succession planning, recognition, promotions, and development of technical leaders.
Recruit and onboard employees and contractors as needed.
Build an inclusive, collaborative, and high-performing engineering team.
Translate organizational priorities and technical direction into executable team plans.
Manage engineering schedules, resources, priorities, risks, and dependencies.
Ensure projects meet technical, quality, schedule, and manufacturing-readiness requirements.
Escalate resource, technical, or organizational issues when necessary.
Lead development and deployment of enterprise test solutions supporting engineering and operations.
Drive improvements in test time, test effectiveness, maintainability, scalability, and reuse.
Support common test architectures, tools, and software-development practices established by technical and organizational leadership.
Encourage reuse of existing test IP rather than development of isolated product-specific solutions.
Support adoption of AI-enabled engineering tools and modern software practices where appropriate.
Ensure team adherence to applicable engineering processes, product-development practices, cybersecurity requirements, and regulatory requirements.
Help NPI engineering teams meet secure software requirements.
Support secure software development practices, including vulnerability scanning and other required product-security activities.