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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # R&D Engineer, Hardware - High Speed Digital Board Design - **Company:** Keysight Technologies Inc. - **Location:** Böblingen, Germany - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Board Bringup, Computer Engineering, Data Centers, Software Debugging, Digital Electronics, Logic Synthesis of Circuits, Digital Technology, Ethernet, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Routing, PCI Express, Schematic Capture, Signal Integrity, Pcb Layout - **Published:** July 10, 2026 - **Apply:** https://de.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=62c5b16aff8931a6 ## About the Role * Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. * Typically 4-5 years of relevant experience in hardware product design, high-speed digital board design, or an equivalent combination of demonstrated capability and technical responsibility. * In-depth knowledge and practical experience with high-speed digital design fundamentals, including timing concepts, signal integrity, power integrity, board-level constraints, and high-speed PCB implementation. * Experience with electrical design tools for schematic capture, PCB layout collaboration, simulation, analysis workflows, and design documentation. * Experience supporting or driving hardware bring-up, debugging, characterization, and validation on real hardware platforms. * Ability to work independently, define technical approaches, evaluate trade-offs, and solve complex engineering problems of varying scope. * Ability to collaborate effectively as part of a cross-functional product development team in a fast-paced environment. * Strong analytical and hands-on problem-solving skills. * Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to document technical decisions and communicate across multiple functions. * English language skills, fluent in written and verbal communication. * German language proficiency at B2 level. Preferred * Experience with highly complex PCBs, including dense placement and routing, high-speed interfaces, FPGAs, SerDes-based interfaces, and advanced component technologies. * Experience with signal integrity and/or power integrity simulations for high-speed digital systems. * Experience with measurements in frequency and time domains. * Knowledge of high-speed digital signalling, equalization, PCIe, Ethernet, or similar communication technologies. * Interest in test and measurement applications and advanced electronic instrumentation. ## Description We are seeking an experienced R&D Engineer, Hardware, to join our innovative team developing cutting-edge test equipment for high-speed digital applications used in data centers, servers, memories, networking, and related advanced technologies. This role is focused on high-speed digital board design and requires in-depth knowledge and practical experience across conceptual design, component selection, schematic design, layout review, signal and power integrity considerations, prototype bring-up, characterization, and product release. In this role, you will lead or serve as a main contributor in board-level development and design projects that require coordination across hardware, software, system, manufacturing, supplier, and global R&D functions. You will determine and develop technical approaches for complex assignments, evaluate design trade-offs, and drive practical solutions that balance performance, quality, regulatory compliance, cost, schedule, manufacturability, and reliability. You will contribute across all phases of the product development lifecycle by applying both hands-on and analytical engineering skills to highly complex PCBs, dense placement and routing reviews, pre- and post-layout SI/PI simulations, prototype turn-on, lab characterization, debugging, validation, and release readiness. The role requires the ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams to solve a broad range of technical problems of varying scope and complexity. If you are passionate about high-speed digital hardware design, ready to take technical ownership of challenging board-level designs, and excited to work on leading-edge test and measurement solutions in a collaborative and fast-paced environment, we invite you to join our team., * Lead or act as a main contributor in high-speed digital board-level design projects for advanced test and measurement systems, coordinating across hardware, software, system, manufacturing, supplier, and global R&D functions. * Determine and develop technical approaches for complex board-level assignments, including architecture trade-offs, component selection, schematic design, PCB constraints, and implementation strategies. * Create and maintain schematics, select components, and collaborate with layout engineers on dense and complex PCB implementations. * Review PCB component placement and routing with focus on signal integrity, power integrity, manufacturability, reliability, and design-for-test considerations. * Perform, support, or interpret pre-layout and post-layout SI/PI simulations and translate findings into practical design improvements. * Drive prototype turn-on, lab characterization, debugging, and validation in frequency and time domains, including root-cause analysis of complex hardware issues. * Work with suppliers and internal manufacturing teams to ensure designs meet performance, quality, regulatory, cost, and schedule requirements. * Collaborate with hardware, software, system, and manufacturing engineers to ensure overall product performance, functionality, and release readiness. * Participate in and contribute to design reviews, document design decisions and measurement results, and support continuous improvement of development processes. ## Related Videos - [More efficient software for more efficient microchips](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1164-more-efficient-software-for-more-efficient-microchips) - [The Gashlycrumb Tinies of AI Networking You Must Know (or Languish!)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2067-the-gashlycrumb-tinies-of-ai-networking-you-must-know-or-languish) - [Creating a routing app with Google Maps API from scratch](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/831-creating-a-routing-app-with-google-maps-api-from-scratch) - [Building a hypercar from scratch](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/607-building-a-hypercar-from-scratch) - [The Billion Dollar Machine: First Time Right.](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/393-the-billion-dollar-machine-first-time-right) - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) ## Related Articles - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs) - [Software Developer Salary in Germany [2023]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/194-software-developer-salary-in-germany-2023) - [Frontend Developer Salary in Germany [2023]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/195-frontend-developer-salary-in-germany-2023) - [Backend Developer Salary in Germany [2023]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/196-backend-developer-salary-in-germany-2023) - [Finding Jobs in Germany](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/375-finding-jobs-in-germany) - [Fullstack developer salary in Germany [2023]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/197-fullstack-developer-salary-in-germany-2023)