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# R&D Engineer 2, Hardware

- **Company:** Keysight Technologies
- **Location:** Colorado Springs, CO, United States
- **Salary:** $86,160.0 - $143,590.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Hardware Design, Package Development Process, Software Tools, Software Engineering, Application Specific Integrated Circuits, Pcb Layout
- **Published:** August 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/main/sendform/8/8/28176/1/17990393?backUrl=%2Fcareer%2F17990393%2FR-D-Engineer-2-Hardware-Colorado-Colorado-Springs

## About the Role

* Bachelors or Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering with minimum 3.5 GPA
 * Excellent understanding and application of Electrical Engineering fundamentals
 * Excellent understanding and experience in RF/microwave theory and circuit design
 * Experience with circuit simulation and modeling tools
 * Excellent understanding and some experience in hardware design
 * Familiarity/experience with hardware design tools
 * Experience in PCB layout preferred
 * Familiarity with IC packaging technologies preferred

## Description

* ASIC package development for RF and high-speed digital applications
 * Development of electrical models to optimize the IC, package, and system interconnect performance
 * Package substrate design, layout, and documentation
 * Close collaboration with IC design and test teams to understand and influence requirements, functionality, and performance
 * Identification of appropriate packaging technology solutions for each chip design
 * Product-level support to enable hardware development and integration of critical ASIC blocks
 * Investigation of next generation technologies
 * Collaboration with supply chain partners throughout the ASIC development cycle
 * Collaboration with internal and external manufacturing groups to identify, develop, deploy, and execute new processes
 * Collaboration with the reliability team in the characterization and qualification of each ASIC


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