Senior Director of Engineering, Optical Test Solutions (Compute Test, North Reading)

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Opportunity Overview

AI is reshaping the data center, and light is becoming the new wire. As silicon photonics and co-packaged optics move from the lab into high-volume production, the world's leading chipmakers need a way to test them at scale. Teradyne's Compute Test Division is building that capability, and we're looking for a Senior Director of Engineering to lead our Optical Test Solutions team and bring this new class of test systems to market.

This is a ground-floor opportunity: a new product line in a market that is still taking shape. Reporting to the Compute Test Division's VP of Engineering, you'll lead a passionate, fast-moving, high-performing multidisciplinary team of about 50 people that's expected to double in size in the near term. Together, you and your team will develop opto-mechanical solutions for material handling and precision active and passive alignment, optical instrumentation, and system integration. You'll work side by side with industry-leading customers to define what optical test looks like. If you've brought new technology to market before and thrive on turning open questions into clear plans and shipped products, this is your role.

Why join us: You get the energy of a startup with the backing of a leader in semiconductor test. You'll shape a new business, work on technology at the heart of next-generation computing, and see your team's work ship to customers building the world's most advanced chips.

Set the Vision

• Partner with Product Management and Systems Engineering to define the long-term product vision and roadmap, then own the execution strategy that delivers it. Identify and acquire the IP, talent, and skills needed to get there.
• Help evaluate external partnerships, potential acquisitions, and investments, bringing the engineering perspective to build, partner, or buy decisions.

Build the Team

• Recruit, coach, and retain exceptional optical, mechanical, electrical, and software talent, and develop the next generation of engineering leaders.
• Create an inclusive, high-tempo culture of ownership, innovation, technical excellence, execution discipline, and customer focus.

Deliver from Concept to Production

• Take products from first concept and roadmap through production release.
• Ensure programs have credible plans, clear priorities, and appropriate staffing.
• Surface technical, schedule, quality, and resource risks early and resolve them.
• Establish engineering processes, from technical reviews and risk management to root-cause analysis, that make execution predictable and quality high.

Raise the Engineering Bar

• Set best practices in architecture, design, simulation, verification, calibration, and product release.
• Put AI, automation, reuse, and data-driven decision-making to work to multiply engineering productivity.

Connect Across Teradyne and Beyond

• Work hand in hand with Systems Engineering, Product Management, Operations, NPI, and Supply Chain.
• Be the voice of Engineering in executive reviews, portfolio planning, and strategic decisions.
• Build trusted relationships with key customers, suppliers, and technology partners, and help shape where this market goes next.

All About You

If this role excites you but your background doesn't match every bullet below, we'd still love to hear from you.

• BS in Optics, Physics, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, or a related field (MS or PhD a plus), or equivalent experience.
• Hands-on experience developing optical, photonic, or opto-mechanical products, such as optical instrumentation, precision alignment, or photonics test systems.
• Typically 15+ years of product development experience, including significant leadership responsibility.
• Proven success building, scaling, and leading multidisciplinary engineering organizations, including engineering managers, through rapid growth.
• Demonstrated track record delivering complex products from concept through production, often across multiple concurrent programs.
• Strong understanding of instrumentation, electronics, embedded systems, verification, and product development processes.

• Experience developing semiconductor test equipment (ATE) or test and measurement instruments.
• Experience delivering world-class hardware products using best-practice design methodologies in a fast-paced development environment, whether at an established industry leader or a high-growth startup.
• Product leadership in complex hardware/software systems.
• Experience integrating engineering teams from acquisitions, aligning processes, tools, and culture while retaining key talent.
• A track record of using AI and automation to measurably speed up engineering teams.

Compensation:
The base salary range for this role is $273,000 - $436,700. This range is a good faith estimate, and the amount of base salary will correspond with experience and skill set. This range can also fluctuate depending on demand and location. 

Incentive Plan: This job is eligible for discretionary bonus(es) based on financial performance. 

Benefits:

Teradyne offers a variety of robust health and well-being benefit programs, including medical, dental, vision, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, and more.  Please click here to see details.

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