Field Systems Engineer: Silicon Photonics Test & Bring-Up

LitePoint; North Reading (MA); On-site; USD 141,000 - 226,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

Teradyne’s Silicon Photonics team is seeking a highly motivated Systems Engineer to own end-to-end integration, bring-up, and acceptance of Silicon Photonics test systems from factory readiness through installation and qualification at customer sites worldwide.

You will lead multi-domain systems integrating optical, electrical, mechanical, thermal, and software subsystems on UltraFLEXplus platforms, driving acceptance and performance improvements while collaborating with engineering, field

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Optical/Photonics, Mechanical Engineering or related field with 7+ years experience; or Master’s with 5+ years experience.
• Hands-on experience integrating, bringing up, commissioning, and accepting complex capital equipment, preferably in semiconductor/photonics/ATE or multi-domain systems.
• Experience supporting FAT/SAT protocols, customer acceptance activities, and technical documentation.
• Strong electrical engineering fundamentals with exposure to Silicon Photonics, optical alignment/coupling, fiber handling, RF technology, high-speed signaling, power delivery, or signal processing.

Responsibilities

• Lead first-article and new-configuration bring-up of Silicon Photonics test cells, including tester, optical engine, probe/handler interface, DUT interface board, instrumentation, and software stack.
• Develop and execute bring-up plans, power-on sequences, subsystem checkout procedures, and system-level characterization against specification.
• Drive root cause analysis and corrective action for integration issues across optics, RF/DC electronics, firmware, motion, thermal, mechanical, and test software domains.
• Author, review, and maintain FAT/SAT qualification protocols, acceptance criteria, test matrices, data packages, and customer sign-off documentation.
• Collaborate with engineering, production, field service, field applications, suppliers, and customers to manage punch lists, deviations, waivers, acceptance status, and schedule risks.
• Support installation, re-qualification, escalation, training, upgrade, retrofit, and ECO/field-change-order activities for installed Silicon Photonics systems.
• Represent the voice of the field and factory floor in design reviews, FMEAs, readiness reviews, and design-for-service/design-for-bring-up improvement efforts.
• Build strong technical relationships with worldwide account teams, field organizations, and key customers.

Skills

Test automation

System integration

Optical alignment

High-speed signaling

Programming (Python, C#, VB)

Communication

Education

B.S. in Electrical/Optical/Mechanical Eng

M.S. in relevant field

Tools

.NET

Lab instrumentation

C/C++

Job description

Teradyne’s Silicon Photonics team is seeking a highly motivated Systems Engineer to own end-to-end integration, bring-up, and acceptance of Silicon Photonics test systems from factory readiness through installation and qualification at customer sites worldwide.

You will lead multi-domain systems integrating optical, electrical, mechanical, thermal, and software subsystems on UltraFLEXplus platforms, driving acceptance and performance improvements while collaborating with engineering, field