Field Applications Engineer – Data Center High-Speed and Optical Test

MultiLane Test Products; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

MultiLane Test Products (MLTP), a Teradyne affiliate, seeks an Applications Engineer to bridge customers and product teams, enabling evaluation, deployment, and production use of high‑speed electrical and optical test solutions.

You will lead technical discovery, support proof‑of-concepts, develop test plans, and coordinate with Sales, Engineering, and Quality to deliver robust solutions across time zones. Travel to customer sites as needed.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Photonics, or related field.
• 2+ years in applications engineering, systems engineering, or customer-facing product support.
• Hands-on experience with high-speed serial or optical test and measurement.
• Ability to automate instruments using Python and interfaces such as SCPI, REST APIs, Ethernet, or USB.
• Excellent presentation, documentation, troubleshooting, and customer management skills.
• Ability to work with multidisciplinary and geographically distributed teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical discovery, demonstrations, evaluations, proof-of-concept activities, installations, training, and production ramp support.
• Translate customer devices, standards, test coverage, throughput, automation, and correlation needs into practical system configurations and test methods.
• Develop application notes, scripts, reference setups, test plans, troubleshooting guides, and reusable demonstrations.
• Debug customer issues across instruments, fixtures, DUTs, software, firmware, networks, and automation environments; drive ownership and closure.
• Coordinate with Sales, Product Management, Engineering, Service, and Quality on opportunities, escalations, enhancement requests, and field learnings.
• Support pre-sales solution definition and estimates for configuration, integration, engineering effort, risk, and acceptance criteria.
• Capture competitive observations and voice-of-customer input while protecting confidential information.
• Travel to customer and partner sites as needed, including occasional international travel, and provide remote support across time zones.

Skills

Technical presentation

Documentation

Troubleshooting

Customer management

Python automation

SCPI

REST APIs

Ethernet

USB

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Python

SCPI

REST APIs

Job description

MultiLane Test Products (MLTP), a Teradyne affiliate, develops high-speed I/O test solutions for the rapidly evolving AI and data center equipment market. The portfolio brings together high-speed electrical and optical instrumentation, application expertise, and scalable test approaches to help customers improve signal integrity, accelerate time to market, and reduce risk from development through production.

Position Summary

Serve as the technical bridge between MLTP customers and the product organization, enabling successful evaluation, deployment, and production use of high-speed electrical and optical test solutions. The role combines deep bench skills, customer-facing communication, solution integration, and structured feedback to engineering and product management.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead technical discovery, demonstrations, evaluations, proof-of-concept activities, installations, training, and production ramp support for MLTP products.
• Translate customer devices, standards, test coverage, throughput, automation, and correlation needs into practical system configurations and test methods.
• Develop application notes, scripts, reference setups, test plans, troubleshooting guides, and reusable demonstrations.
• Debug customer issues across instruments, fixtures, DUTs, software, firmware, networks, and automation environments; drive clear ownership and closure.
• Coordinate with Sales, Product Management, Engineering, Service, and Quality on opportunities, escalations, enhancement requests, and field learnings.
• Support pre-sales solution definition and estimates for configuration, integration, engineering effort, risk, and acceptance criteria.
• Capture competitive observations and voice-of-customer input while protecting confidential information.
• Travel to customer and partner sites as needed, including occasional international travel, and provide remote support across time zones.

Required Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Photonics, or related technical field.
• 2+ years in applications engineering, systems engineering, test engineering, or customer-facing product support.
• Hands-on experience with high-speed serial or optical communications test and measurement.
• Ability to automate instruments using Python and common interfaces such as SCPI, REST APIs, Ethernet, or USB.
• Excellent technical presentation, documentation, troubleshooting, and customer management skills.
• Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary and geographically distributed teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with disciplined technical documentation.
• Commitment to product quality, customer success, engineering rigor, and continuous improvement.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Ethernet, PCIe/CXL, PAM4, BERT, TDR, optical transceiver, or data center equipment test.
• Familiarity with manufacturing test, correlation, GR&R, yield analysis, and factory acceptance.
• Experience supporting hyperscalers, semiconductor companies, network equipment manufacturers, or contract manufacturers.