Senior Director, Hardware Engineering - Compute Test

Teradyne; North Reading (MA); On-site; USD 275,000 - 440,000; Full time

Job summary

Teradyne, North Reading, MA, is seeking a Senior Director, Hardware Products Engineering to lead the Compute Test Division’s hardware organization and drive the delivery of next-generation semiconductor test instruments.

Based in Massachusetts, the leader will guide senior directors across locations, build high-performing teams, and ensure concept-to-production execution while collaborating with Systems Engineering, Software, FPGA, Program Management, Product Management, Operations, NPI, and

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or related technical discipline.
• 15+ years of product development experience with significant leadership responsibility.
• Proven success leading engineering managers and multidisciplinary hardware organizations.
• Demonstrated track record delivering complex electronic products from concept through production.
• Strong understanding of instrumentation, electronics, embedded systems, verification, and product development processes.
• Experience managing resource plans, organizational growth, and technical execution across multiple concurrent programs.
• Ability to balance strategic planning with operational execution.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, including the ability to coach and guide teams.
• Preferred experience with semiconductor test equipment or instrumentation development.

Responsibilities

• Lead CTD’s Hardware Products Engineering organization and develop its strategy for ASICs, ASSPs, key technology partnerships, and critical engineering investments.
• Develop and maintain multiyear product and technology roadmaps aligned with business objectives, customer needs, emerging opportunities, and future product generations.
• Build organizational capability by recruiting, coaching, mentoring, and retaining engineering managers, architects, project leaders, and staff while fostering ownership, innovation, execution discipline, and customer focus.
• Ensure predictable execution across the hardware portfolio from concept through production release, with credible plans, clear priorities, appropriate staffing, rigorous technical reviews, and early resolution of technical, schedule, quality, and resource risks.
• Collaborate across Systems Engineering, Software, FPGA, Program Management, Product Management, Operations, NPI, and Supply Chain to align resources and improve architecture, design, simulation, verification, calibration, and product-release practices.
• Partner with executives, customers, suppliers, and technology partners while improving engineering productivity through AI, automation, reuse, data-driven decisions, and disciplined root-cause analysis.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Leadership

Product Development

Program Management

Communication

Education

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or related technical discipline

Tools

Semiconductor Test Equipment

Job description

Teradyne, North Reading, MA, is seeking a Senior Director, Hardware Products Engineering to lead the Compute Test Division’s hardware organization and drive the delivery of next-generation semiconductor test instruments.

Based in Massachusetts, the leader will guide senior directors across locations, build high-performing teams, and ensure concept-to-production execution while collaborating with Systems Engineering, Software, FPGA, Program Management, Product Management, Operations, NPI, and