Senior Systems Engineer, Silicon Photonics Test Systems

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

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 systems integration (optical, electrical, mechanical, thermal, software), run FAT/SAT activities, and collaborate with engineering, field service, and customers to improve performance and time-to-first-good-wafer.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Optical/Photonics Engineering or related discipline with 7+ years of experience.
• Hands-on experience integrating complex capital equipment.
• Experience supporting FAT/SAT protocols and customer acceptance activities.
• Strong electrical engineering fundamentals with exposure to Silicon Photonics, optical alignment/coupling, fiber handling, RF technology, high-speed signaling, power delivery, or signal processing.
• Ability to troubleshoot across optics, electronics, mechanics, thermal, motion, and software disciplines using standard lab instrumentation.
• Programming experience for test automation, data analysis, or diagnostics; .NET, C#, VB, and/or 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 optics, RF/DC electronics, firmware, motion, thermal, mechanical, and test software domains.
• Author, review, and maintain FAT/SAT qualification protocols, acceptance criteria, test matrices, data packages, and customer sign-off documentation.
• Collaborate with engineering, production, field service, field applications, suppliers, and customers to manage punch lists, deviations, waivers, acceptance status, 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, readiness reviews, and design-for-service/design-for-bring-up improvement efforts.
• Build strong technical relationships with worldwide account teams, field organizations, and key customers.

Skills

Capital equipment integration

Silicon Photonics

FAT/SAT protocols

Test automation programming

Communication skills

Willingness to travel

Programming experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Optical/Photonics Engineering or related discipline

Master’s degree in related field

Tools

.NET

C#

VB

Python

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 systems integration (optical, electrical, mechanical, thermal, software), run FAT/SAT activities, and collaborate with engineering, field service, and customers to improve performance and time-to-first-good-wafer.