ResponsibilitiesPosition Summary
The Principal Technical Strategist and Architect is a senior technical leader and subject matter expert supporting the Electronic Warfare (EW) business. The role bridges long-term product strategy, system architecture, technical leadership, customer requirements, and organizational knowledge transfer. The incumbent designs and specifies products, components, and systems; solves complex, high-impact design and development problems, including customer application issues; and serves as a technical and business consultant to group and business-level managers on new product, process, and service strategies. The role leads high-impact and long-range strategic initiatives, sets Keysight practices and standards, and develops the next generation of technical leaders.
Key Responsibilities
Product Strategy and Planning
- Lead product planning for strategic EW programs and develop long-range technology and product roadmaps aligned with customer and market requirements.
- Evaluate future product concepts and define technical directions for next-generation solutions.
- Support business and technology investment decisions through market and financial modeling.
Systems Architecture and Design
- Define and influence the architecture of next-generation EW source products and stimulation systems, initiating innovative design and development concepts.
- Translate customer operational needs and EW application requirements into product definitions and technical requirements.
- Guide system-level tradeoffs, technical feasibility, and implementation strategies; document research and design specifications.
- Participate in architecture, design, and ASIC reviews and other technical decision-making forums.
Program and Product Development Support
- Engage actively with engineering teams to support ongoing development programs, including requirements definition, product structure development, and technical planning.
- Provide expertise on firmware development, calibration systems, and technical problem resolution.
- Participate in cross-functional core teams and technical forums supporting key strategic programs, and help transition product designs and enhancements to production and delivery.
Technical Consulting and Subject Matter Expertise
- Serve as a recognized expert in EW systems, signal generation technologies, and source architectures.
- Advise engineering teams on complex technical issues and customer-specific solutions across multiple product and technology domains.
- Help resolve technical challenges and development risks on critical customer opportunities.
- Set and promote Keysight engineering practices and standards.
Knowledge Transfer and Organizational Capability
- Mentor and develop future technical leaders and successors, coaching engineers and architects in product definition, systems thinking, and EW application understanding.
- Transfer critical technical knowledge gained through extensive product development experience.
- Support succession planning to reduce concentration of expert knowledge and technical risk.
QualificationsEducation and Experience
- Bachelor's or Master's degree (or university degree or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline. A post-graduate degree, certification, or license may be required.
- 12+ years of relevant experience in hardware, firmware/embedded software, or systems engineering, including extensive experience in electronic warfare, RF/microwave signal generation, or related test and measurement solutions.
Technical Knowledge and Skills
- In-depth expertise in EW systems, signal generation technologies, source architectures, and EW threat simulation, acquired through advanced training, study, and experience.
- Strong systems architecture skills, including defining system-level tradeoffs, assessing technical feasibility, and translating customer applications into product requirements and specifications.
- Working knowledge of ASIC and stimulation architecture development, firmware and embedded software development, and calibration algorithms and systems.
- Experience with design, requirements, and architecture reviews, and with validating design concepts and methods against specifications.
- Ability to build market and financial models that support product strategy and investment decisions.
Leadership and Influence
- Proven record of leading high-impact, long-range strategic projects and initiatives and of initiating innovative design and development concepts.
- Recognized internally as a technical authority in the specialty, with a business need for this level of expertise.
- Ability to act as a technical and business consultant to group and business-level managers on new product, process, and service strategies.
- Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop engineers and architects, and to support succession planning and knowledge transfer.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work across engineering, product management, and customer-facing teams and to resolve technical issues on critical customer opportunities.
Level and Scope of Impact
This role operates at the group and business-organization level, with company-wide influence on Keysight practices and standards. It leads the development of high-impact and long-range strategic initiatives, provides senior technical and business consulting, and is accountable for the technical direction of next-generation products.
Santa Rosa, CA Pay Range: MIN $172,000.00 - MAX $282,000.00
