Lead Silicon Photonics Field Systems Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental & Vision insurance

Retirement plans

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Teradyne is seeking a Systems Engineer for Field Integration in North Reading, MA to own end-to-end integration, bring-up, and acceptance of Silicon Photonics test systems from factory readiness to customer installation worldwide.

You will lead multi-domain integration across optics, RF/DC, firmware, motion, thermal, and software, collaborating with engineering, production, field service, and customers to ensure time-to-first-good-wafer and robust performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in E.E., Optical or Mechanical Eng with 7+ years, or Master’s with 5+ years.
• Hands-on experience integrating, bringing up, commissioning, and accepting complex multi-domain systems.
• Experience with FAT/SAT protocols, customer acceptance activities, and technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead first-article bring-up of Silicon Photonics test cells, including tester, optical engine, probe/handler interface, DUT interface board, instrumentation, and software stack.
• Develop bring-up plans, power-on sequences, subsystem checkout procedures, and system-level characterization against specification.
• Drive root cause analysis across optics, RF/DC electronics, firmware, motion, thermal, and test software domains.
• Author, review, and maintain FAT/SAT qualification protocols, acceptance criteria, test matrices, data packages, and customer sign-offs.
• Collaborate with engineering, production, field service, suppliers, and customers to manage punch lists, deviations, waivers, acceptance status, and schedule risks.
• Support installation, re-qualification, escalation, training, upgrade, retrofit, and ECO 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 improvements.
• Build strong technical relationships with worldwide account teams, field organizations, and key customers.

Skills

Test automation programming

Python

C# / VB / .NET

Travel willingness

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelors in Electrical/Optical/Mechanical Engineering

Masters in related field

Job description

Teradyne is seeking a Systems Engineer for Field Integration in North Reading, MA to own end-to-end integration, bring-up, and acceptance of Silicon Photonics test systems from factory readiness to customer installation worldwide.

You will lead multi-domain integration across optics, RF/DC, firmware, motion, thermal, and software, collaborating with engineering, production, field service, and customers to ensure time-to-first-good-wafer and robust performance.