Keysight Technologies, Inc

Director, Software Engineering and Platform Development

Keysight Technologies, Inc • $211K — $351K *
Fremont, CA 94536In-Person
Enterprise Technology
11 - 15 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline.
  • 12+ years in software engineering; 5+ years in leadership roles.
  • Successful experience with pod-based engineering organizations and concurrent engineering models.
  • Proven ability to deliver enterprise software products on tight schedules.
  • Experience in engineering process improvement and change management initiatives.
  • Strong technical expertise in enterprise software, cloud platforms, microservices, and CI/CD.
  • Proficient in recruiting, developing, and managing high-performing engineering talent.

Responsibilities

  • Lead R&D for enterprise software platform development.
  • Build and manage modern pod-based engineering teams for rapid execution.
  • Execute product roadmaps and New Product Introductions balancing quality and schedule.
  • Establish engineering metrics and governance to enhance project predictability.
  • Mentor and develop engineering leaders and software engineers.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align strategy and engineering efforts.
  • Manage technical planning, architecture reviews, and engineering prioritization.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to lead transformative engineering initiatives.
  • Involvement in cutting-edge engineering practices and technologies.
  • Chance to cultivate a high-performing engineering culture.
  • Opportunity for leadership growth within a fast-paced environment.
  • Work on innovative enterprise software and AI-enabled products.
Full Job Description
Overview

We are seeking an accomplished Director of Research & Development to lead the execution of our next-generation Engineering Intelligence Platform and drive the transformation of our engineering organization. The ideal candidate has a proven track record of building high-performing software engineering organizations, leading pod-based concurrent engineering teams, and delivering innovative enterprise software products while successfully executing ambitious product roadmaps and New Product Introduction (NPI) milestones within challenging market timelines.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the R&D organization responsible for development and delivery of enterprise software platforms and products.
  • Build and lead a modern pod-based engineering organization that enables concurrent engineering, rapid decision-making, clear ownership, and predictable execution.
  • Drive execution of ambitious product roadmaps and New Product Introduction (NPI) programs while balancing quality, innovation, and schedule commitments.
  • Develop engineering operating rhythms, metrics, and governance that improve execution velocity, accountability, and release predictability.
  • Recruit, coach, mentor, and develop high-performing engineering leaders and software engineers.
  • Partner closely with Product Management, Architecture, Customer Success, Sales, and Executive Leadership to translate strategy into executable engineering plans.
  • Lead technical planning, architecture reviews, risk management, and engineering prioritization across multiple concurrent initiatives.
  • Champion modern software engineering practices including Agile, CI/CD, DevOps, cloud-native development, automated testing, engineering productivity, and AI-assisted development.
  • Create a culture of urgency, ownership, innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
  • Build scalable engineering processes that support future organizational growth and global collaboration

Qualifications

Required
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
  • 12+ years of software engineering experience with at least 5 years leading multiple engineering teams or managers.
  • Demonstrated success leading pod-based engineering organizations, concurrent engineering, or comparable product development operating models.
  • Proven track record delivering complex enterprise software products while meeting ambitious NPI schedules and business commitments.
  • Experience leading organizational transformation, engineering process improvement, and execution excellence initiatives.
  • Strong technical background in enterprise software, distributed systems, cloud platforms, APIs, platform engineering, microservices, CI/CD, and DevOps.
  • Experience recruiting, developing, and retaining high-performing engineering talent.
  • Excellent communication, executive presentation, stakeholder management, and cross-functional leadership skills

Preferred
  • Experience in semiconductor, Electronic Design Automation (EDA), Computer Aided Engineering (CAE), engineering workflow, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), DevOps, or enterprise platform software.
  • Experience leading development of AI-enabled software products or platforms.
  • Experience building workflow orchestration, engineering collaboration, knowledge management, digital thread, or engineering intelligence solutions.
  • Experience leading geographically distributed engineering teams.

Leadership Attributes
  • Execution-oriented with a bias for action.
  • Builds accountable, empowered engineering teams.
  • Thrives in fast-paced, high-growth product environments.
  • Balances technical excellence with business outcomes.
  • Leads organizational change with transparency and integrity.
  • Inspires collaboration and develops future engineering leaders.

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Santa Clara, CA: MIN $211,000.00 - MAX $351,000.00

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

About Keysight Technologies, Inc

Keysight Technologies, Inc. is a leading technology company that helps its engineering, enterprise and service provider customers optimize networks and bring electronic products to market faster and at a lower cost. Keysight's solutions go where the electronic signal goes, from design simulation, to prototype validation, to manufacturing test, to optimization in networks and cloud environments. Customers span the worldwide communications ecosystem, aerospace and defense, automotive, energy, semiconductor and general electronics end markets.
Learn more about Keysight Technologies, Inc
Size
14,500 employees
Market Cap
$30.3 billion
Industry
Information Technology
Net Income
$636 million
Founded
1939
5 Year Trend
+11.2%
Revenue
$4.3 billion
NASDAQ
KEYS
* Ladders Estimates

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