Wireless Protocol Integration Engineer

Keysight Technologies, Inc.

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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.
Keysight is looking for a Wireless Protocol Integration Engineer to support the integration, validation, and system‑level adoption of 3GPP 5G and pre‑6G protocol features.
This role acts as a bridge between protocol R&D development and end‑to‑end system validation, working close to real implementations and evolving standards. The focus is on feature integration, test environments, and system‑level validation.
This position plays a key role in early 6G pre‑standard activities within a multi‑site international setup.

Requirements

• Strong expertise in 3GPP LTE / NR protocols
• Linux OS knowledge
• Python scripting
• Strong communication skills and proactive attitude
• Experience working in a multi‑site environment
• Technical communication in English

Nice To Haves

• Experience with CI/CD, test frameworks, containers, and/or cloud-based environments (preferred)
• Tools: Git, Valgrind/Polaris, JIRA, Wireshark (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Work closely with R&D 3GPP Protocol Development teams to integrate 5G and pre‑6G features
• Support UE and base station emulation
• Contribute to pre‑6G standards, following 3GPP evolution
• Target, configure, and maintain host and test environments
• Collaborate with R&D software teams and cross‑functional experts (systems, RF, protocol, product, customers/partners) to align on feature implementation, reproduce field issues, debug complex behaviors, and validate fixes
• Design, build, and execute tests to validate protocol features using scripting languages

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees