Vision Systems Software Engineering Manager

Teradyne; North Reading (MA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 265,000; Full time

Job summary

Teradyne’s Innovation Lab in North Reading is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead a team delivering advanced software for optical vision, machine vision, inspection, metrology, and automated test systems. This role blends technical leadership, project management, and people development to ship high-quality software supporting imaging, defect detection, alignment, and measurement.

You will mentor engineers, drive architecture decisions, set priorities, and collaborate with optics,

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of software development experience including machine vision or image processing.
• 3+ years of engineering leadership or management experience.
• Experience with C++, C#, Python.
• Experience developing software for cameras, optical instrumentation, inspection systems, or automated test equipment.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Machine vision and image processing.
• Optical inspection and metrology systems.
• Defect detection, pattern recognition, and alignment algorithms.
• Camera and sensor integration.
• AI/ML applications for image analysis.
• Real-time software and high-throughput data processing.
• Semiconductor test, automated inspection, or advanced manufacturing applications.
• Customer-facing product development and technical leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of software engineers.
• Manage project priorities, schedules, budgets, and resource allocation.
• Drive the design, development, and deployment of software for optical vision and machine vision systems.
• Oversee development of image processing, defect detection, alignment, inspection, and metrology applications.
• Collaborate with optical, mechanical, electrical, systems, and product engineering teams to develop integrated solutions.
• Establish software development best practices, coding standards, and quality processes.
• Guide technical decisions related to software architecture, performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Work directly with customers and internal stakeholders to define requirements and deliver innovative solutions.
• Support product validation, manufacturing release, customer installations, and field issue resolution.
• Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies, including AI and machine learning, for vision-based applications.

Skills

C++

C#

Python

Machine Vision

Image Processing

Leadership

Communication

AI/ML for image analysis

Real-time software

High-throughput data processing

Education

BS or MS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field

Tools

C++

C#

Python

Job description

Teradyne’s Innovation Lab in North Reading is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead a team delivering advanced software for optical vision, machine vision, inspection, metrology, and automated test systems. This role blends technical leadership, project management, and people development to ship high-quality software supporting imaging, defect detection, alignment, and measurement.

You will mentor engineers, drive architecture decisions, set priorities, and collaborate with optics,