Keysight Technologies, Inc

Wireless Standards and Product Planning Expert

Keysight Technologies, Inc • $150K — $180K *
Santa Rosa, CA 95403In-Person
Telecommunications & Hardware
11 - 15 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, or related field
  • 12+ years in wireless communications with a strong focus on 3GPP standardization contributions and wireless protocol development/testing
  • Experience in product planning or technical product management
  • Deep knowledge of 5G NR protocol stack and leading 6G technology candidates
  • Strong understanding of conformance testing and test automation methodologies
  • Familiarity with network simulators, protocol analyzers, and lab test systems
  • Ability to connect standards evolution to commercial product opportunities

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to and participate in 3GPP working groups with high-impact technical proposals
  • Create and run simulations in network and device protocols to support 3GPP contributions
  • Influence standard evolution in alignment with technology and product strategy
  • Build relationships with ecosystem players like OEMs and chipset vendors
  • Represent the company as a thought leader in industry forums
  • Partner with Planning and R&D to prioritize features based on feasibility and business impact
  • Cultivate a long-term perspective of industry trends and translate them into product strategy
  • Influence the product roadmap for wireless protocol test platforms

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams
  • Opportunities to influence next-generation technology standards
  • Recognition as a thought leader in the telecommunications industry
  • Access to cutting-edge research and development in wireless technologies
  • Engagement in meaningful customer interactions that shape product direction
Full Job Description
This role is that of a technical leader that blends standards adn product planning responsibilities. The individual must be able to drive innovation and influence in 3GPP standardization for 6G wireless protocol test solutions, while also bringing the right insights into product planning, and to shaping the product strategy and roadmap.

Responsibilities

  • Actively contribute to and participate in 3GPP (RAN, SA, CT or other working groups) with high-impact technical proposals
  • Create and run simulations as necessary in network and device protocols, channel modeling and other relevant areas in order to support 3GPP contributions
  • Influence standard evolution aligned with company technology and product strategy
  • Build strong relationships with ecosystem players (OEMs, chipset vendors, operators)
  • Represent the company as a recognized thought leader in industry forums
  • Partner with Planning and R&D functions to prioritize features based on technical feasibility and business impact
  • Cultivate a bird's eye view and perspective of the industry trends, looking into the 3-5 year horizons, and mapping those insights into broad based product strategy
  • Influence product roadmap for wireless protocol test platforms (UE, network, and core testing)
  • Partner with R&D to prioritize features based on technical feasibility and business impact
  • Translate technology priorities into concrete technical requirements
  • Collaborate with other functions such as R&D, Go-to-market and Sales
  • Support key customer engagements


Qualifications

Education
  • Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, or related field

Experience
  • 12+ years in wireless communications, with strong focus on:
    • 3GPP standardization contributions
    • Wireless protocol development or testing
  • Experience in product planning or technical product management

Technical Expertise
  • Deep knowledge of:
    • 5G NR protocol stack (RRC, MAC, PHY interactions)
    • Leading 6G technology candidates and trends
    • LTE and legacy technologies
    • Core network signaling (5GC, EPC)
  • Strong understanding of:
    • Conformance and interoperability testing
    • Test methodologies and automation
  • Familiarity with:
    • Network and device simulators, protocol analyzers, and lab test systems

Business & Strategic Skills
  • Ability to connect standards evolution to commercial product opportunities
  • Strong analytical skills for market and competitive analysis
  • Experience defining product requirements and influencing roadmap decisions


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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