Global DRAM Final Test Applications Engineering Manager

Teradyne; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 304,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and welfare benefits

Retirement savings plans

Tuition assistance

Paid vacation & holidays

Job summary

Teradyne in San Jose, CA, is seeking an experienced Manager, DRAM Final Test Applications Engineering to lead a global team of applications engineers. The role drives deployment of DRAM production test solutions and engages with customers to ensure successful ramps and production deployments.

You will mentor engineers, shape test methodologies, and collaborate with Engineering, Product Management, Marketing, and Sales to influence roadmaps.

Qualifications

• BSEE, MSEE, or related technical degree, or equivalent industry experience.
• 15+ years of semiconductor test experience with a strong focus on memory products.
• 5+ years of engineering leadership experience managing technical teams, projects, or customer-facing engineering organizations.
• Demonstrated success supporting customer product introductions, production ramps, and high-volume manufacturing deployments.
• Proven experience leading complex technical escalations and strategic customer engagements.
• Deep expertise in DRAM final test methodologies, high-volume manufacturing, and production test deployments supporting DDR, LPDDR, and GDDR memory technologies.
• Strong understanding of high-speed memory interfaces, signal integrity, timing analysis, jitter characterization, eye diagram evaluation, and tester-to-system correlation.
• Strong knowledge of device characterization, yield improvement, test coverage optimization, and production test methodologies.
• Strong hardware and software debug capabilities with experience developing and deploying automated production test solutions.
• Proficiency with C/C++ or comparable software development environments.
• Excellent communication, leadership, customer relationship, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Applications Engineers supporting global DRAM customers.
• Establish team priorities, resource plans, and organizational capabilities while recruiting, developing, and retaining top engineering talent.
• Lead strategic customer engagements, critical technical escalations, device bring-up activities, and production ramps to ensure customer success.
• Provide technical leadership for advanced DRAM production test solutions, driving best practices in test methodology development, characterization, yield improvement, and production deployment.
• Partner with Engineering, Product Management, Marketing, and Sales teams to influence future hardware and software roadmaps.
• Represent customer requirements and industry trends to support product strategy, innovation, and business growth.
• Foster collaboration, knowledge sharing, and operational excellence across the global applications organization.

Skills

DRAM test

Engineering leadership

C/C++

Communication skills

Memory interfaces

Education

BSEE/MSEE or related degree

Tools

Nextest Magnum

Advantest

Job description

Teradyne in San Jose, CA, is seeking an experienced Manager, DRAM Final Test Applications Engineering to lead a global team of applications engineers. The role drives deployment of DRAM production test solutions and engages with customers to ensure successful ramps and production deployments.

You will mentor engineers, shape test methodologies, and collaborate with Engineering, Product Management, Marketing, and Sales to influence roadmaps.