Senior Mechanical Supply Line Engineer - Precision Parts

Teradyne; Reading, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 121,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Health benefits

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Teradyne is seeking a Supply Line Engineer in North Reading, MA to support complex mechanical parts for advanced test systems. You will influence design and supplier selection, develop manufacturable requirements, and qualify suppliers through DFM reviews and process capability studies.

You will drive standardization across machining, injection molding, casting, and assemblies, ensuring quality, cost, and schedule targets. Travel up to 20% domestically and internationally is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Materials, or related engineering.
• 10 to 15 years of experience in supplier engineering, product engineering, process development, quality engineering, or mechanical component manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of mechanical design intent, geometric tolerancing, material selection, manufacturing variation, measurement methods, and process controls.
• Experience with precision machining, plastics machining, injection molding, casting, tooling, fixtures, secondary operations, and component finishing processes.
• Experience with supplier qualification, design for manufacturability, PFMEA, control plans, process capability, statistical process control, Gage R&R, and root cause and corrective action.
• Ability to translate design intent into supplier requirements, measurable controls, and qualification plans while managing multiple new product introduction and lifecycle priorities.
• Strong communication and influencing skills across engineering, operations, commodity management, supplier quality, and external suppliers.
• Ability to travel up to 20% domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Support complex mechanical parts for advanced test systems.
• Influence architecture, material selection, manufacturing methods, critical specifications, and supplier selection early.
• Develop clear, manufacturable technical requirements, including key characteristics, drawings, inspection methods, test expectations, and qualification criteria.
• Assess and qualify suppliers through design-for-manufacturability reviews, supplier assessments, process capability studies, measurement system analysis, pilot builds, audits, and production-readiness reviews.
• Develop suppliers for precision machining, plastics machining, injection molding, casting, finishing, and complex mechanical assemblies, with controls for tooling, inspection, PFMEA, control plans, and SPC.
• Collaborate across design, operations, supplier quality, commodity management, and supplier teams to identify risk, resolve quality issues, implement corrective actions, and improve yield.

Skills

Strong communication

Influencing skills

Travel up to 20%

GD&T understanding

Supplier collaboration

Project management

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical Eng

Tools

CMM equipment

CNC machining

Six Sigma tools

Job description

Teradyne is seeking a Supply Line Engineer in North Reading, MA to support complex mechanical parts for advanced test systems. You will influence design and supplier selection, develop manufacturable requirements, and qualify suppliers through DFM reviews and process capability studies.

You will drive standardization across machining, injection molding, casting, and assemblies, ensuring quality, cost, and schedule targets. Travel up to 20% domestically and internationally is expected.