Software Engineering Manager - Front End (Teradyne, North Reading)

Our Purpose  
TERADYNE, where experience meets innovation and driving excellence in every connection. We are fueled by creativity and diversity of thought and in our workforce. Our employees are supported to innovate and learn something new every day. 
 
We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their own strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results. 

Opportunity Overview

Teradyne is looking for a front-end Software Engineering manager with cross-functional management skills to drive the user experience design strategy and responsible for building high-quality, performant, and accessible user interfaces across our web and desktop platforms. You will work closely with product managers, and other engineering leads to deliver delightful and seamless user experiences that align with our product vision and business goals. You will establish the culture, standards, processes, and best practices for design at Teradyne. 

• Spearhead and mentor a team of design engineers to ensure adoption and evolution of design system and frontend developers focused on GUI implementation across web/desktop products. 

• Collaborate with product managers to translate design concepts into reliable, scalable, and accessible UIs. 

• Ensure designers and researchers are working on high-impact projects that align with business goals and providing coaching / mentorship to reach those goals.  

• Communicate UX strategy and design achievements to stakeholders.  

• Ensure high-quality designs are delivered and tested against UX metrics for usability, usefulness, and desirability.  

• Define and enforce engineering best practices, including code quality, testing, accessibility (WCAG), and maintainable component design. 

• Oversee sprint planning, delivery timelines, and cross-functional dependencies. 

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and thoughtful feedback within the team. 

• Monitor performance of UI components in production and guide efforts to improve quality, performance, and usability. 

• Proactively manage, mitigate technical risks and execute effectively 

• Cultivating a culture that instills product mindset, prioritizes candor, accountability, and collaboration 

• Foster the career development of the team. Mentor your team, helping them grow and develop their technical/functional skills 

• Hiring and growing new talent to meet the needs of the business while making staffing trade-offs as required 

• Manage team elements in multiple geographic locations 

All About You 
We seek individuals who share our passion and dedication. Our commitment to customer success drives us to go the extra mile. If you’re ready to join us in this mission, take a closer look at the minimum criteria for the position. 

• 5+ years of direct management, project and technical leadership, and/or team leadership experience 

• 5+ years of frontend or full-stack engineering experience with a focus on UI/UX. 

• Experience with modern frontend frameworks (e.g., React, Vue.js, or Angular). 

• Experience working with design systems, Figma, and component libraries. 

• Strong understanding of UX fundamentals and experience building design system. 

• Proficient in user-centered design methodologies and design thinking process. 

• Strong organizational and project management skills especially ability to work cross-functionally 

• Ability to spearhead and motivate others, communicating vision, setting goals and objectives, monitoring metrics and progress, and empowering the team to be successful. 

• Ability to set clear direction and priorities, organize activities, and supervise the team to hit project objectives. 

• Strong communication skills, ability to communicate at different levels of abstraction, and provide periodic updates to senior management and leadership. 

• Demonstrable ability to read, evaluate and interpret technical documents 

• Creativity, foresight, and mature judgment in anticipating and solving engineering problems 

• Experience with Agile software development process is a plus. 

• Full product life cycle experience from concept to customer support is a plus 

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering from an accredited university required. Preferred Bachelor’s degree in HCI, a related design discipline, OR equivalent experience  

• 10 years of experience in UX, with management experience  

• Background working in a complex design space (e.g., products for test engineers) preferable.  

We are only considering candidates local to position location and are unable to provide relocation for this position.  

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.  

Compensation:
The base salary range for this role is $160,000 - $256,000. 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.

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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