About this role

Keysight Technologies is hiring a mid-level Software Engineer based in Tokyo, Japan. The posting calls out experience with Python, Bash. Listed education preference: a bachelor's degree or equivalent.

Role: Software Engineer
Function: software engineering
Level: mid
Track: Individual contributor
Employment: Full-time
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Education: Bachelor's degree
Department: Services & Support
Posted: Jul 14, 2026

AI Summary

Mid-level software engineer serving as technical expert for PowerArtist RTL power analysis tool. Drives pre-sales engagements, leads customer evaluations, and delivers technical demonstrations. Requires strong scripting skills (Tcl, Python, Perl, Shell), semiconductor design knowledge, and customer-facing expertise.

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Job description

from Keysight Technologies careers

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

Serve as the technical expert and trusted advisor for PowerArtist, specializing in RTL power analysis, power optimization, and low-power design methodologies.
Drive technical pre-sales engagements to identify, qualify, develop, and close new business opportunities.
Lead customer discovery sessions and kickoff meetings to understand design challenges, success criteria, and business objectives.
Deliver compelling technical demonstrations, workshops, and executive presentations that clearly communicate the value of PowerArtist.
Own and lead customer evaluations from planning through successful completion, ensuring achievement of agreed technical and business objectives.
Define evaluation strategies, success metrics, and proof-of-value plans that align with customer requirements and drive purchasing decisions.
Partner closely with Sales teams to develop account strategies, overcome technical objections, and accelerate business closure.
Conduct competitive evaluations and articulate PowerArtist’s technical advantages, differentiation, and return on investment.
Build strong relationships with engineering teams, technical management, and executive stakeholders within strategic customer accounts.
Identify expansion opportunities within existing customers and drive increased adoption across new projects, teams, and business units.
Translate customer requirements into practical solutions, methodologies, feature enhancements, and product roadmap recommendations.
Collaborate with Product Management and R&D to prioritize customer needs and influence future product direction.
Provide advanced post-sales support, including deployment assistance, methodology adoption, workflow optimization, and technical troubleshooting.
Lead complex customer escalations and coordinate cross-functional teams to drive rapid issue resolution and customer success.
Deliver technical training, enablement programs, and best-practice guidance to maximize customer productivity and product adoption.
Develop reusable technical collateral, application notes, benchmark reports, evaluation guides, and demonstration environments.
Mentor and coach Application Engineers, providing technical leadership and promoting engineering excellence across the team.
Represent the company at customer events, industry conferences, webinars, and technical forums as a recognized subject matter expert.
Drive customer success, referenceability, and long-term partnerships that contribute directly to revenue growth and market expansion.
Continuously monitor industry trends, competitive technologies, and emerging customer challenges to identify new business opportunities and innovative solutions.

Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.
10+ years of experience in semiconductor design, EDA, ASIC/SoC design, or application engineering.
Expert-level knowledge of RTL design, digital design methodologies, and ASIC/SoC development flows.
Deep understanding of power analysis, power optimization, low-power design techniques, and PPA trade-offs.
Extensive experience with EDA tools used for RTL design, verification, synthesis, power analysis, and implementation.
Proven track record of leading technical pre-sales engagements and winning strategic customer accounts.
Demonstrated success in conducting technical evaluations, proof-of-concepts, benchmarks, and competitive assessments.
Strong customer-facing experience with the ability to influence engineering teams, technical management, and executive stakeholders.
Ability to understand customer requirements and translate them into technical solutions and business value.
Strong problem-solving and debugging skills with the ability to address complex design and methodology challenges.
Experience collaborating with Sales, Product Management, R&D, and Customer Success teams in a cross-functional environment.
Strong presentation, communication, and technical writing skills.
Ability to deliver technical demonstrations, workshops, and customer training sessions.
Proven ability to manage multiple customer engagements and priorities simultaneously.
Experience mentoring engineers and providing technical leadership across teams.
Strong scripting and automation skills using languages such as Tcl, Python, Perl, or Shell.
Understanding of verification methodologies, simulation, synthesis, and implementation flows.
Knowledge of advanced semiconductor architectures, low-power methodologies, and emerging industry trends.
Self-driven, highly motivated, and capable of operating independently in a customer-facing expert role.
Willingness to travel as needed to support customer engagements, technical workshops, and business development activities.