Principal Firmware Engineer

Overview

Keysight is at the forefront of technology innovation, delivering breakthroughs and trusted insights in electronic design, simulation, prototyping, test, manufacturing, and optimization. Our ~15, employees create world-class solutions in communications, 5G, automotive, energy, quantum, aerospace, defense, and semiconductor markets for customers in over countries. Learn more about what we do.

Our award-winningculture 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.

Responsibilities

As a Principal Firmware Engineer, you will define and drive the firmware architecture for photonic measurement and analysis systems across platforms. Working closely with R&D leadership and product stakeholders, you will shape the translation of customer and product requirements into coherent system-level architectures and high-quality firmware solutions that deliver industry-leading performance, reliability, and scalability.

In this role, you will lead the resolution of the most complex cross-domain challenges, influence architectural decisions across hardware–software boundaries, and establish technical standards and best practices. You will serve as a technical authority and mentor, continuously advancing firmware quality, compliance, performance, and long-term platform sustainability.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and evolve firmware architecture across platforms by leading the design and implementation of complex, system-critical firmware components from concept through product lifecycle support.
• Drive cross-functional technical alignment by partnering with hardware, software, systems, and product teams to translate requirements into cohesive system-level architectures and technically sound solutions.
• Establish and enforce firmware quality standards by defining best practices for design, testing, documentation, and maintainability, and by systematically reducing long-term technical debt.
• Lead resolution of the most complex and high-impact system issues, providing deep technical guidance in debugging, performance optimization, reliability, and overall system stability.
• Advance platform-level capabilities by continuously deepening expertise in embedded technologies and applying this knowledge to ensure architecture scalability, performance, and long-term sustainability.
• Act as a technical authority and mentor, leading code reviews and architectural discussions, coaching engineers, and sustaining high engineering standards across teams and platforms.

Qualifications

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Preferred :

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