Director, Software Engineering and Platform Development

• 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

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., * 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.

Keysight is at the forefront of technology innovation, delivering breakthroughs and trusted insights in electronic design, simulation, prototyping, test, manufacturing, and optimization. Our ~16,800 employees create world-class solutions in communications, 5G, automotive, energy, quantum, aerospace, defense, and semiconductor markets for customers in over 100 countries. Learn more about what we do.

Our award-winning culture embraces a bold vision of where technology can take us and a passion for tackling challenging problems with industry-first solutions. We believe that when people feel a sense of belonging, they can be more creative, innovative, and thrive at all points in their careers.