Supply Line Engineer: Precision Machining & Suppliers

Teradyne; North Reading (MA); On-site; USD 121,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

Teradyne in North Reading, MA is seeking a Supply Line Engineer to manage precision mechanical parts across the product lifecycle. You will influence architecture, material selection, manufacturing methods, and supplier qualification, while developing clear manufacturable requirements and inspection plans.

Role involves supplier assessment, DFx, process control plans, and collaboration with design, operations, supplier quality, and procurement to improve yield and reliability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Materials, or a related engineering discipline.
• 10 to 15 years of experience in supplier engineering, product engineering, process development, quality engineering, or mechanical component manufacturing.
• Experience with precision machining, plastics machining, injection molding, casting, tooling, fixtures, secondary operations, and component finishing processes.
• Ability to translate design intent into supplier requirements, measurable controls, and qualification plans while managing multiple new product introduction and lifecycle priorities.

Responsibilities

• Support complex mechanical parts from NPI through lifecycle.
• Influence architecture, material selection, and supplier selection.
• Develop manufacturable technical requirements, 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.
• Collaborate across design, operations, supplier quality, commodity management, and supplier teams to identify risk, resolve quality issues, implement corrective actions, and improve yield, reliability, and process maturity.
• Support lifecycle readiness through approved vendor alignment, supplier change control, product change and end-of-life reviews, alternate sourcing, and continuity-of-supply planning.

Skills

Strong communication

Influencing skills

Geometric tolerancing

Supplier engineering

Design for manufacturability

PFMEA

Control plans

Process capability

Gage R&R

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Materials, or related engineering discipline

Job description

Teradyne in North Reading, MA is seeking a Supply Line Engineer to manage precision mechanical parts across the product lifecycle. You will influence architecture, material selection, manufacturing methods, and supplier qualification, while developing clear manufacturable requirements and inspection plans.

Role involves supplier assessment, DFx, process control plans, and collaboration with design, operations, supplier quality, and procurement to improve yield and reliability.