Field Service Engineer - Defense & Aerospace (Travel 75%)

Teradyne; North Reading (MA); On-site; USD 78,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement savings plan

Paid vacation & holidays

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Teradyne is seeking a Field Services Engineer in North Reading, MA to travel to customer sites, perform maintenance, installation, and testing of defense and aerospace test systems. You’ll coordinate with internal teams and provide on-site or remote technical support.

The role requires substantial travel (75%+), strong C/C++/VB skills, and experience with Siemens PLCs, Watlow, and TIA Portal. A degree in electronics/electrical engineering is preferred.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ test/product service engineering experience.
• Experience with C, C++ or Visual Basic 5 (preferred).
• Degree in Electronics/Electrical Engineering (preferred).
• Proficient with Siemens PLC programming, debugging, Watlow programming, TIA portal, Step 7 (preferred).
• Must be able to travel 75%+ and short notice.
• Must be able to lift and carry 25-50 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Travel to customer site to support preventive maintenance, repairs, installation, and acceptance testing of Teradyne Defense and Aerospace Test Systems (S9100, SpectrumHS, SpectrumBT Tester, High Speed SubSystem, Tempo).
• Interface with various support teams within Teradyne to deliver on customer commitments.
• Provide technical support to customers and field teams on-site or via phone/email.
• Identify issues that require escalation.
• Make recommendations to improve tester uptime and performance.
• Participate in cost reduction and productivity improvement programs.
• Uphold Teradyne values and customer expectations.

Skills

Test engineering

ATE experience

C/C++

PLC programming

Electrical engineering

Communication skills

Travel readiness

Security clearance

Education

Electronics/Electrical Eng

Tools

Siemens PLC

Watlow

TIA Portal

Step7

Job description

Teradyne is seeking a Field Services Engineer in North Reading, MA to travel to customer sites, perform maintenance, installation, and testing of defense and aerospace test systems. You’ll coordinate with internal teams and provide on-site or remote technical support.

The role requires substantial travel (75%+), strong C/C++/VB skills, and experience with Siemens PLCs, Watlow, and TIA Portal. A degree in electronics/electrical engineering is preferred.