Overview

We are open to hiring for this role in Milan (Italy), Malaga (Spain), Fleet (UK), and Bucharest (Romania) .

Keysight is 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 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.

Keysight is looking for a Wireless Protocol Integration Engineer to support the integration, validation, and system‑level adoption of 3GPP 5G and pre‑6G protocol features .

This role acts as a bridge between protocol R&D; development and end‑to‑end system validation , working close to real implementations and evolving standards. The focus is on feature integration, test environments, and system‑level validation .





This position plays a key role in early 6G pre‑standard activities within a multi‑site international setup .

Responsibilities

- Work closely with R&D; 3GPP Protocol Development teams to integrate 5G and pre‑6G features
- Support UE and base station emulation
- Contribute to pre‑6G standards , following 3GPP evolution
- Target, configure, and maintain host and test environments
- Collaborate with R&D; software teams and cross‑functional experts (systems, RF, protocol, product, customers/partners) to align on feature implementation, reproduce field issues, debug complex behaviors, and validate fixes
- Design, build, and execute tests to validate protocol features using scripting languages

Qualifications

- Strong expertise in 3GPP LTE / NR protocols
- Linux OS knowledge
- Python scripting
- Strong communication skills and proactive attitude
- Experience working in a multi‑site environment
- Technical communication in English
- Experience with CI/CD , test frameworks, containers, and/or cloud‑based environments (preferred)
- Tools: Git, Valgrind/Polaris, JIRA, Wireshark (preferred)

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📌 Wireless Protocol Integration Engineer (Milano)
🏢 Keysight Technologies
📍 Milano