NPI Hardware Engineering Manager — Semiconductor Test

Teradyne; San Jose, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 167,000 - 267,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Job summary

Teradyne’s Memory Test Division in San Jose seeks an experienced Hardware Engineering Manager to lead a team of engineers responsible for transitioning new semiconductor test platforms from development into high-volume manufacturing.

The role bridges Product Development, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, and Customer Engineering to ensure successful product launches, readiness, and ongoing reliability improvements. Strong leadership and collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering required; MS or MBA preferred.
• 10+ years in semiconductor test equipment, ATE, or semiconductor capital equipment.
• 5+ years of people management leading engineering teams.
• Experience with mixed-signal, power, digital, or precision instrumentation hardware preferred.
• Knowledge of FMEA, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, reliability engineering practices preferred.
• Experience supporting global manufacturing and supply chain operations preferred.
• Proven experience taking products from development through high-volume manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes, product qualification, DFM, reliability, and ramp methodologies.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Product and Hardware Engineers.
• Drive New Product Introduction activities from design release through manufacturing ramp.
• Partner with R&D, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, and Program Management teams.
• Ensure product readiness for high-volume production, quality, reliability, and cost targets.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for product and manufacturing issues.
• Drive manufacturing readiness reviews, qualification plans, and release processes.
• Manage project schedules, risks, resource allocation, and executive status reporting.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives for yield, reliability, and operational efficiency.

Skills

Leadership

Engineering Management

Semiconductor Test

Cross-functional collaboration

Project Scheduling

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

MS or MBA preferred

Job description

Teradyne’s Memory Test Division in San Jose seeks an experienced Hardware Engineering Manager to lead a team of engineers responsible for transitioning new semiconductor test platforms from development into high-volume manufacturing.

The role bridges Product Development, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, and Customer Engineering to ensure successful product launches, readiness, and ongoing reliability improvements. Strong leadership and collaboration are essential.