Senior Hardware Systems Lead – High-Speed FPGA/Board Design

Teradyne; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 141,000 - 226,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Tuition assistance

Paid vacation

Job summary

Teradyne in California (Memory Tester Business Unit) seeks a senior hardware leader to design and develop IC testers for DRAM and Flash memory. You will influence architecture, lead end-to-end hardware development from concept through production, and mentor junior engineers.

The role requires expertise in high-speed digital/analog, power, FPGA/ASIC designs, and strong SI/PI knowledge, with collaboration across cross-functional teams and customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 8+ years of hardware, board design, and architecture experience with ownership of complex systems.
• Design lead for board-level circuitry, including high speed digital, custom analog design, power distribution, and FPGA-based systems, with knowledge of mechanical and thermal considerations.
• Expert knowledge of high-speed interconnects (DDR, PCIe, USB, SerDes) and understanding of high-speed PCB design techniques including signal integrity (SI) and power integrity (PI) in multi-board systems.
• Ability to lead complex, cross-functional design efforts to deliver innovative hardware solutions.
• Experience leading technical innovation for development of future products.
• Strong communications skills and the ability to work with geographically dispersed multifunctional teams.
• Proven ability to mentor, guide, and influence internal engineering teams.
• Experience acting as a technical leader to senior leadership, customers, partners and suppliers on complex technical issues and applications.
• Strong analytical and presentation skills and collaborative approach to problem solving.
• Works independently and sets their own direction; can identify and propose solutions to design and technology challenges

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end hardware development, from concept through design, test, manufacture, and customer release.
• Influence system and board level architecture for large-scale, multi-board hardware systems.
• Lead complex high-speed digital, analog, power, FPGA, and ASIC-based designs.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to peers and junior engineers.
• Ensure robust product quality through high-speed design practices and strong understanding of signal integrity and power integrity concepts.
• Influence hardware architecture and technologies aligned to customer needs.
• Act as a technical escalation point to solve complex design and customer issues and perform root cause analysis for mission critical applications.
• Develop scalable, high-quality production hardware solutions through collaborative processes.
• Be a technical expert to senior leaders/management, customers, and partners

Skills

High-speed interconnects

Signal integrity

Power integrity

Team leadership

Mentorship

Cross-functional collaboration

Root cause analysis

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Teradyne in California (Memory Tester Business Unit) seeks a senior hardware leader to design and develop IC testers for DRAM and Flash memory. You will influence architecture, lead end-to-end hardware development from concept through production, and mentor junior engineers.

The role requires expertise in high-speed digital/analog, power, FPGA/ASIC designs, and strong SI/PI knowledge, with collaboration across cross-functional teams and customers.