Senior Software Engineer, R&D

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

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.

Do you have an eye for clean, intuitive interfaces? Think in terms of user wants and passionate about user experience? Ready to experiment and possess the strong development skills in C++ and physics background needed to transform your design concepts into code? Looking for a culture that highly values developer ideas and provides independence to execute them? If yes, join our multi-disciplined, diverse team of developers, testers, product owners, subject experts and business leaders with varied backgrounds in developing the next generation UI platform for Engineering Applications for Optical Design.

Why come work for the ODE R&D team:

Keysight ODE has been the leader in making high-quality optical software for 50 years. We provide cutting edge software solutions used to design optical systems in consumer electronics, lighting solutions, microlithography , automotive . Many of the well-known digital personal devices we use everyday are designed using our software.

We build on our core values of “People. Passion. Performance.”At ODE you will live a team responsibility process that focuses on win-win solutions as the norm and not the exception, a collaborative working environment with some of the brightest engineers in both the Software and Optics fields, and p lentiful opportunities for training, learning and career growth with dedicated mentoring provided by our experienced team members

We are looking for Senior Software Engineer with CAD/CAM frontend development experience in windows technology who is motivated and operates at a high level of responsibility. The purpose of the position is to provide innovative user-friendly software development solutions while maintaining and expanding scalable architecture for our flagship optical design software. The position requires strong development skills in C++ and Python and necessitates the ability to understand, experiment and drive towards workable software.

• Building solutions in C++ for our optical design software tools used by major consumer electronics companies

• Actively engage with subject experts in solution envisioning and feature development to help lower the adoption threshold of the software

• Research, experiment, advocate and develop enhancements to improve usability and transform UI stack to modern technologies

• Employ state-of-the-art development tools and practices to ensure high-quality and high-performance solutions are delivered to the market efficiently

• Work with developers, testers and customer representatives in an agile environment to create software solutions to tackle cutting edge problems

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science or technical field (e.g., Computer Science, Math, Engineering, Optics).

• Strong software development background (5-10yrs of experience)

• Multiple years and deep understanding of the C++ language

• Proficient in Python

• Hands-on experience in Frontend Development, User Workflow Design, using technology for windows platform – Qt/QML, .Net, MFC

• Strong communication skills for working in team as well as the ability to interface with subject experts to translate technical know-how into product solutions

Knowledge and expertise in any of the following areas is a plus:

• Experience working with large commercial software systems with HPC

• Licensing and Installer technology experience

• Experience developing CAD applications with strong foundation in 3D geometry and numerical method

• Developed shippable AI product/solution

• Cross platform development experience

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The level of role and salary will be based on applicable experience, education and skills; Most offers will be between the minimum and the midpoint of the Salary Range listed below.

California Pay Range: MIN $143,050- MAX $238,420

Note: For other locations, pay ranges will vary by region.

US Employees may be eligible for the following benefits:

- Medical, dental and vision

- Health Savings Account

- Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

- Life, Accident, Disability insurance

- Business Travel Accident and Business Travel Health

- 401(k) Plan

- Flexible Time Off, Paid Holidays

- Paid Family Leave

- Discounts, Perks

- Tuition Reimbursement

- Adoption Assistance

- ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Plan)