Hardware Engineer (Nextest, Penang)

Teradyne; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Outpatient medical

Flexible benefits

Insurance

Annual leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Teradyne is seeking a Hardware Engineer for Nextest projects in Penang. The role involves transforming product requirements into detailed designs, building prototypes for validation, and delivering BOMs for fabrication.

Collaboration with hardware, software, and mechanical teams is essential, with emphasis on DFx, remote communication, and proactive problem solving. The candidate should have strong SolidWorks and PDM usage, sheet metal and machined parts experience, and familiarity with signal

Qualifications

• 5+ years of electro-mechanical design experience.
• Excellent communication skills for remote collaboration.
• Ability to present design proposals to cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Hardware, Software, Signal Integrity, and Mechanical engineering teams.
• Develop and maintain design documentation and BOMs.
• Create test plans and validate signal integrity requirements.
• Prepare design concepts and participate in design reviews.
• Coordinate with architects to ensure test plans meet requirements.
• Create ECNs to document design changes.
• Produce high level documentation communicating designs.

Skills

5+ years electro-mechanical design

Team collaboration

Effective remote communication

Presentation to engineers

Tools

SolidWorks

PDM tools

Cadence Allegro

Job description

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Hardware Engineer (Nextest, Penang)

Date: Sep 25, 2026

Location: MY

Our Purpose
TERADYNE, where experience meets innovation and driving excellence in every connection. We are fueled by creativity and diversity of thought and in our workforce. Our employees are supportedto innovate and learn something new every day.
We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results.

Opportunity Overview

The candidate will be able to take product requirements and with minimal oversight, be able to develop detailed design solutions, be able to present to other design engineers and manufacturing engineers the proposed solution, perform DFM with vendors, and prepare final drawings and BOMs for fabrication. The candidate will also be able to build initial prototypes of the proposed design to complete validation and perform any required design verification. Ability to work with a team is a must. Also, the ability to communicate effectively in a remote environment is a key requirement. Finally, being curious, a self-starter, and eager to take on new challenges are attributes of the successful engineer at Teradyne.

• Collaborate with Hardware, Software, Signal Integrity, and Mechanical engineering teams to:
• Understand the requirements and constraints of new signal delivery projects.
• Develop and maintain design documentation.
• Manage signal delivery project schedules through the design, prototyping/testing, and New Product Introduction phases.
• Develop Statements of Work for third party vendors.
• Work with signal delivery architects and third party vendors to create design concepts and participate in design reviews.
• Coordinate with signal delivery architects to create test plans to validate signal integrity requirements, interpret signal integrity test results, and understand if they meet the design requirements.
• Collect and maintain engineering design documentation, calculations, simulation results, and measured performance data for new and existing signal delivery designs.
• Create and maintain part numbers, bills of material, and assembly drawings for new and existing signal delivery projects.
• Create ECNs (Engineering Change Notices) to document and track design changes.
• Create high level documentation to communicate signal delivery designs with other Teradyne teams.

All About You
We seek individuals who share our passion and determination. Our commitment to customer success drives us to go the extra mile. If you’re ready to join us in this mission, take a closer look at the minimum criteria for the position.

The successful candidate should have 5+ years of relevant experience with electro-mechanical design.

• Expert in Solidworks (or similar) and PDM tools
• Deep working knowledge of sheet metal and machined part design
• Deep working knowledge of stress/strain analysis and FEA
• Able to prepare presentations explaining work and design proposal to remote teams
• Familiar with remote collaboration tools (Teams, Webex, Zoom, etc.)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work successfully with a team

The ideal candidate would have a working knowledge and previous experience with some or all of the following topics:

• Signal integrity concepts for single ended and differential signaling, including insertion loss, return loss, and crosstalk.
• Familiarity with signal integrity simulation techniques, and the ability to interpret simulation results in relation to the overall performance of a system.
• Frequency and time domain analysis of signal cables.
• Basic PCB design concepts, including material choice, high speed signal routing, and manufacturing techniques.
• Previous experience with Cadence Allegro or a similar PCB CAD tool is a plus.

We are only considering candidates local to position location and are unable to provide relocation for this position

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Teradyne offers a variety of robust health and well-being benefit programs, including outpatient medical, flexible benefits (Optical, dental, health screening, fitness and wellness), insurance, annual leave, ESPP and more.

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