Aerospace and Defense Field Solutions Engineer

Overview

Keysight is at the forefront of technology innovation, delivering breakthroughs and trusted insights in electronic design, simulation, prototyping, test, manufacturing, and optimization. Our ~16,800 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.

Responsibilities

Keysight is looking for a Aerospace and Defence Field Solution Engineer who will work closely with our sales team. Their main objectives are to understand customer measurement challenges, demonstrate Keysight solutions, and enable our customers to be successful. Our Solution Engineering organization is the premier technical pre/post sales support team in the electronics and communications industries.

Being persuasive and creating customer preference, for Keysight products, as well as developing strong customer relationships and ensuring customer satisfaction are key aspects to this position.

This Position Has Responsibilities For

• Leading Keysight’s customer engagements from a technical perspective
• Owning the technical solution development, demonstration, proposal, and in some cases delivery
• Teaming with sales professionals, industry solution teams, and other disciplines to develop and win complex opportunities
• Create demand for Keysight’s products and services through presentations, seminars, and demonstrations
• Developing and building long term relationships and loyalty with customers as a resident expert while ensuring high customer satisfaction

Qualifications

Keysight prides itself on hiring talented engineers with strong technical backgrounds and excellent inter-personal skills. The ability to communicate your thoughts, ideas, and point of view is very important in this position and to the long-term development of your career. You must demonstrate the ability to work closely in teams and understand the dynamics of a team environment. We are looking for candidates that have demonstrated leadership skills and can be dynamic and persuasive in a professional setting.

This position requires the following skillsets and attributes, with an emphasis on technical expertise and communication skills:

• BSEE required, MSEE preferred or equivalent education with emphasis in RF and microwave systems.
• Must have at least 4 years experience in the Aerospace and Defence industry, with emphasis on Spectrum Monitoring and signal identification, Direction Finding, Radar simulation and Global Positioning systems.
• Passion for continuous learning
• Familiarity with programming languages such as C#, Python, Matlab, or C
• Ability to develop strong relationships with customers and internal teammates
• Strong written & verbal communication skills
• Effective presentation and problem-solving skills
• This is a field job and candidates must be capable of transporting test equipment to/from customer sites. Background in any of the following areas is highly desirable:
• Space & Satellite communications and test systems
• Additional characteristics we are seeking, for this position include:
• Independent professional that works best under broad and general directions
• Highly competitive, assertive with a passion to "win" and "teach"
• Ability to create a vision and convey the message in a persuasive manner
• Comfortable in challenging customers by offering the customer unique perspectives
• Sociable, people oriented, outgoing, desires quality customer interactions, and wants to earn recognition

This position is compensated by a 90% salary and 10% commission. It yields 100% target pay achievement at 100% of targeted sales with higher commission rates once the target is exceeded.

* Must be a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Canada and be able to attain Government Security Clearance as well as Canadian Controlled Good Certification *

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