Senior Software Developer C++ for Electromagnetic Simulation Algorithms

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About the Team

Keysight Design Engineering Software (DES) is Keysight’s electronic design automation (EDA) business that develops tools, workflows, solutions, and devices to accelerate customer development cycles for complex, high-frequency circuits, modules, boards, and systems. Our electro-magnetic (EM) simulation technologies are at the core of enabling next-generation MMIC, RFIC, RF Module and PCB design.

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Software Developer C++ for Electromagnetic Simulation Algorithms to join our electro-magnetic simulation team in DES. In this role, you will be a key technical contributor advancing our state-of-the-art EM simulators. You will shape the core EM simulation algorithms and ensure that our software solutions meet the performance, scalability, and reliability demands of cutting-edge RF, micro- and millimeter-wave designers.

As a Senior Software Developer C++, you will work closely with cross-functional stakeholders — including Marketing, R&D, Technical Support, and Quality Assurance — to capture requirements and deliver whole-product solutions.

You will also investigate emerging technologies, lead design reviews, validate solutions with customer feedback, and foster best practices in software engineering within our Agile development framework.

Responsibilities

• Define and develop the algorithms of advanced EM simulation software with a focus on accuracy, scalability, reliability, and high performance.
• Evaluate and integrate new technologies to advance the simulator’s capabilities.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex algorithmic and performance issues.
• Collaborate across functions (Marketing, R&D, QA, Technical Support) to align the simulator capabilities with customer workflows and product strategy.
• Mentor and guide on software design and coding best practices.
• Promote best practices in Agile software development (test-driven development, up-front design, code review, continuous integration).
• Contribute to technical documentation.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Math, or a related technical field.
• Strong background on computational electromagnetics or numerical analysis.
• Experience developing and maintaining a field solver.
• Proven experience designing and evolving complex computational algorithms for large-scale, high-performance simulations.
• Expert-level proficiency in C++.
• Strong software design skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication, leadership, and ability to collaborate across multi-site, multi-cultural teams.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with Rust and Python.
• Familiarity with electronic design and electronic design automation (EDA) tools.
• Background in high-performance computing and algorithm optimization.
• Hands-on experience with DevOps practices: Git, CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins), and modern build systems.

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