Senior Systems Engineer - Silicon Photonics Test

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement savings plans

Life and disability insurance

Paid vacation & holidays

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Teradyne is seeking a highly motivated Systems Engineer to own end-to-end integration, bring-up, and acceptance of Silicon Photonics test systems from factory readiness through installation at customer sites worldwide.

You will lead multi-domain integration, coordinate with engineering, field service, and customers, execute bring-up plans, qualify systems, and drive root-cause analysis to ensure time-to-first-good-wafer.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience integrating, bringing up, commissioning, and accepting complex capital equipment.
• Experience supporting FAT/SAT protocols and customer acceptance activities.
• Strong understanding of optics, RF/DC electronics, firmware, motion, thermal, and software domains.
• Ability to troubleshoot across optics, electronics, mechanics, thermal, motion, and software using standard lab instrumentation.
• Programming experience for test automation, data analysis, or diagnostics (C#, VB, Python preferred).

Responsibilities

• Lead first-article and new-configuration bring-up of Silicon Photonics test cells, including tester, optical engine, probe/handler interface, DUT interface board, instrumentation, and software stack.
• Develop and execute bring-up plans, power-on sequences, subsystem checkout procedures, and system-level characterization against specification.
• Drive root cause analysis and corrective action for integration issues across multiple domains.
• Author, review, and maintain FAT/SAT qualification protocols, acceptance criteria, data packages, and customer sign-off documentation.
• Collaborate with engineering, production, field service, suppliers, and customers to manage punch lists, deviations, waivers, and schedule risks.
• Support installation, re-qualification, escalation, training, upgrade, retrofit, and ECO/field-change-order activities for installed Silicon Photonics systems.
• Represent the voice of the field and factory floor in design reviews, FMEAs, and readiness reviews for design-for-service improvements.
• Build strong technical relationships with worldwide account teams, field organizations, and key customers.

Skills

Silicon Photonics

System integration

Test automation

FAT/SAT

Multidomain systems

Communication

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering or related

Master's degree (preferred)

Job description

Teradyne is seeking a highly motivated Systems Engineer to own end-to-end integration, bring-up, and acceptance of Silicon Photonics test systems from factory readiness through installation at customer sites worldwide.

You will lead multi-domain integration, coordinate with engineering, field service, and customers, execute bring-up plans, qualify systems, and drive root-cause analysis to ensure time-to-first-good-wafer.