R&D Software Manager Keysight Technologies Penang

Leading the 14‑engineer team behind PTEM.

PathWave Test Executive for Manufacturing is Keysight's manufacturing test executive, used by manufacturers worldwide. My team designs and builds it on OpenTAP: new platform features, instrument plugins, and test solutions for automotive and manufacturing applications.

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Liu Chee Wei (Jacky) 15 years in test & automation software · Co-inventor of 2 US patents
Fig. 1 — PTEM, system view
OpenTAPplatform features
Instrumentsplugins & drivers
Automotivetest solutions
Manufacturingtest solutions
PTEM logo PTEM
TEAM: 14 ENG
Team size
14
engineers I lead
Product
PTEM
used by manufacturers globally
Patents
2
US patents
Experience
15
years in test software
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01 Current focus

PathWave Test Executive for Manufacturing

The test executive manufacturers use to run production test. I've been on it since 2019: first as lead engineer and architect, now as the manager of the team that builds it.

PTEM logo

PTEM · KS8328A

Keysight's manufacturing test executive, built on OpenTAP and used globally.

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Platform features on OpenTAP

We extend OpenTAP with the features manufacturing users need to build, run and manage production test.

02

Instrument plugins

Plugins that connect PTEM to test instruments, so engineers can use the hardware in their test plans directly.

03

Automotive & manufacturing test solutions

Ready-to-use test solutions built on PTEM for automotive and manufacturing test applications.

2019 → 2026 Lead engineer & architect Led a team of 10 on PTEM architecture and development
SEP 2026 → NOW R&D Software Manager Lead the 14-engineer team: roadmap, delivery, hiring and growth
HOW WE SHIP Scrum + SQ release process Release process I established across global programs
02 Patents

Two US patents in automated LiDAR target simulation.

LIDAR UNDER TEST SCANNED TARGET FIG. 2

Test a LiDAR sensor without physical targets.

The invention automatically scans a simulated target across a LiDAR sensor's field of view, so the sensor can be tested end to end in the lab instead of against real objects at real distances.

Developed while I was the sole software developer on Keysight's LiDAR Target Simulator project, later commercialized as the E8717A.

US20220260714A1US patent

Automated LiDAR Target Simulation Scanning Systems & Methods

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US20230132855A1US patent

Automated LiDAR Target Simulation Scanning Systems and Methods

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03 Experience

15 years in test and automation software.

Sep 2026 — Present Current

R&D Software Manager

Keysight Technologies · Penang, Malaysia

  • Lead a 14-engineer R&D team designing and building PTEM (PathWave Test Executive for Manufacturing), used by customers globally.
  • Drive the PTEM roadmap on OpenTAP: user-facing platform features, instrument plugins, and test solutions for automotive and manufacturing applications.
  • Hire, coach and develop engineers; own delivery planning and stakeholder alignment across global programs.
Engineering management PTEM OpenTAP Manufacturing test
Oct 2019 — Aug 2026 Promoted

R&D Software Lead Engineer

Keysight Technologies · Penang, Malaysia

  • Led a team of 10 on PTEM architecture and development on OpenTAP, from platform features to instrument plugins.
  • Scrum Master; established the SQ release process across global programs.
  • Sole software developer on the LiDAR Target Simulator project; co-invented 2 US patents in automated LiDAR target simulation scanning.
PTEM OpenTAP C# Scrum LiDAR
Apr 2016 — Sep 2019

Motion Control & Software Dev Senior Engineer

WAFTECH · Penang, Malaysia

  • Built next-generation machine control software in C# and WPF.
  • Implemented SECS/GEM integration for semiconductor equipment communication.
  • Led on-site deployments and mentored junior engineers.
C# WPF SECS/GEM Motion control
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Apr 2011 — Mar 2016

Co-Founder

Makerzone Sdn Bhd · Penang, Malaysia

  • Co-founded and ran a 3D printing service business from the ground up.
  • Built and managed the company website; delivered customer projects from design to delivery.
Oct 2014 — Apr 2015

Machine Automation Software Engineer

WAFTECH · Penang, Malaysia

  • Developed motion control and wafer handling software in C# and WPF.
Jun 2011 — Oct 2014

R&D System Engineer

Keysight Technologies · Penang, Malaysia

  • Developed automotive test systems in C++; supported the TS-5000 hardware handler library.
04 Skills & credentials

Leadership, platforms and the domain.

Leadership

  • Engineering management
  • Hiring & coaching
  • Roadmapping
  • Scrum / Agile
  • Release process

Platforms

  • PTEM
  • OpenTAP
  • .NET / WPF
  • Git
  • Claude API

Languages

  • C#
  • C / C++
  • Python
  • JavaScript
  • PowerShell

Domain

  • Manufacturing test
  • Automotive test
  • Instrument automation
  • LiDAR / ADAS
  • SECS/GEM

Education

B.Eng. (Hons) Electrical & Electronic EngineeringUniversiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) · 2011

Certifications

Agile SCRUM for PractitionersDreamCatcher Consulting · 2026
Practical AI with Machine and Deep LearningDreamCatcher Consulting · 2021

Languages

ChineseNative
EnglishProfessional
MalayConversational
05 Side projects

Recent work on GitHub.

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06 For recruiters & hiring managers

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