Application Engineer for Technical Support

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Our 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.

The role is part of the Keysight Technical and Application Support (KTAS) Organization, delivering post-sales customer support directly to key customers and strategic partners.  The Application Engineer for Technical Support is a key player in the customer value-chain and you are critical in supporting our customer’s technical problems.

We are looking for an experienced RF& µ W Component Test application/product  specialist engineer who can  demonstrate a broad knowledge of instrumentation,  applications and technologies . Y ou will  develop to get the ‘go to’  knowledge expert within  KTAS and will engage with customer and partners across EMEA to  deliver post-sales customer support.

You will be a key contributor to the  KTAS EMEA regional strategy and will work across KTAS to lead projects  requiring coordination with other functions, customers , third parties .

As a successful candidate you have a real passion for customer success and  enjoy taking on comp lex technical challenges working in a customer facing deep technical environment.

• E ngage with customers ,  sales and/or service representatives across EMEA to deliver post-sales customer support ,  solving technical questions of varied scope and complexity .

• Manage day to day operations and workload expectations autonomously.

• S hare technical  expertise across the EMEA team and write deep  technical  articles for  the  customer knowledgebase.

• Close  cooperation with the Keysight product and software and solution centres . The Application Engineer for Technical Support is the technical interface between the customers and the Keysight  Worldwide support team .

• Take proactive actions while interacting with  c ustomers in terms of solving current  questions or addressing potential future needs. 

• Deliver “Getting Started” and “Start Up Assistance” to customers remote and onsite.

• Develop into the  Component Test  knowledge expert within KTAS for products and solutions.

• Bachelor and/or Master’s degree in Electronic Engineering or related science discipline.

• Typically, 4/6  years relevant experience working in Vector Network Analysis, Impedance Analysis and DC Device Parameter Analysis.

• Familiarity with calibration techniques, like SOLT, TRL, De-embedding in coax, waveguide and on-wafer.

• Experience in testing passive and active components from filters to high power amplifier or mixers with VNAs.

• Solid understanding of modern VNA measurements beyond S-Parameters like, gain compression, IMD, Noise Figure.

• Solid understanding of RF/µW fundamentals with practical experience using RF/µW test equipment, with experinece in generation, demodulation and analysis of digital communication signals.

• Instrument programming skills with SCPI and instrument drivers with C++, C#, VEE, LabView, Python, MATLAB ® or VB, is an advantage.

• Organisational skills, ability to multi-task, prioritise and work well under pressure.

• A strong level of English language is required. Additional  languages are an advantage.

***Keysight is an Equal Opportunity Employer.***