Engineering Manager, Aerospace Defense Custom Solutions

Engineering Manager, Aerospace Defense Custom Solutions

Keysight Technologies

United States, Colorado, Loveland

900 South Taft Avenue (Show on map)

May 05, 2026

Overview

Keysightis at the forefront of technology innovation, delivering breakthroughs and trusted insights in electronic design, simulation, prototyping, test, manufacturing, and optimization. Our ~15,000 employees create world-class solutions in communications, 5G, automotive, energy, quantum, aerospace, defense, and semiconductor markets for customers in over 100 countries. Learn moreabout 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.

Keysight Technologies is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead a Signal Conditioning Components and Instruments (SCCI) team within our Aerospace Defense Customer Solutions (ADCS) organization.

This role is responsible for building and leading a cross disciplinary engineering team that designs, develops, delivers, and sustains custom hardware and software used across advanced aerospace and defense test and measurement systems, as well as standalone offerings.

The SCCI team will centrally own custom solutions and reusable platforms such as switch matrices, calibration modules, RF signal conditioning assemblies, PCAs, and associated firmware / software / FPGA programming, enabling greater reuse, quality, scalability, and faster system delivery.

Responsibilities

Technical & Platform Leadership

Lead HW, RF, firmware, and software design to meet customer and system requirements, while optimizing for reuse, performance, and integration

Lead team to establish technical requirements, architectures, interfaces, and test strategy

Define and own multiyear platform roadmaps for custom components and subassemblies

Ensure custom solutions and platforms meet requirements for measurement accuracy, reliability, scalability, cybersecurity, safety, regulatory, and export control

Execution & Delivery

Drive design, development, qualification, and release of SCCI custom solutions and platforms

Ensure predictable, ontime delivery aligned with ADCS system programs, customers, and business needs

Balance nearterm program support with longterm platform health

Reduce custom rework by promoting modularity and reuse across programs

People & Organizational Leadership

Build, lead, and develop a multidisciplinary engineering team (HW, RF, FW, SW)

Set clear roles, responsibilities, and accountability within the SCCI team

Mentor engineers and support technical career growth and specialization

Foster a sustainable, highperformance engineering culture

CrossFunctional Collaboration

Act as the primary interface between CC&S and:

Program / Project Management, Engineering (Systems, Software, Mechanical), Manufacturing, Procurement, Supply Chain, and Quality

Own priorities and requirements for manufacturing operations, partnering closely with manufacturing management

Establish a clear producer-consumer relationship with System and Software Engineering

Support solution integration with robust documentation, interfaces, and engineering support

Business, Quality & Lifecycle Ownership

Drive solution delivery, operating within a costdisciplined model, to meet revenue and gross margin goals

Reduce solutionlevel NRE through reuse and standardization

Enable monetization of standalone component and instrument offerings

Own quality metrics, sustaining engineering, and obsolescence management for SCCI instruments and components

Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational efficiency, product quality, and customer satisfaction across SCCI platforms

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field

8+ years of engineering experience in hardware, RF, FPGA, firmware, and/or software development

Working knowledge of RF and test systems

3+ years of people or technical leadership experience

Proven experience delivering complex, crossdisciplinary engineering solutions

Strong systemlevel thinking with the ability to balance technical and business priorities

Excellent communication and collaboration skills

This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance and to meet ITAR requirements. You must be a U.S. person (U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or lawful permanent resident) as defined by ITAR.

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Experience in the Aerospace & Defense industry

Experience working in a manufacturing and/or product development role

Experience working directly with customers

Program or Project management experience

Business and finance experience

Experience with Six Sigma and process improvement

Familiarity with regulated or compliance driven environments (e.g., export control, quality systems)

Loveland, CO Salary Range: MIN $151,000.00 - MAX $253,000.00

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