Teradyne develops automated test and manufacturing systems for the electronics, semiconductor, and industrial sectors. Its portfolio combines semiconductor and electronics testing with factory automation, collaborative robotics, and mobile robotics through companies including LitePoint, Universal Robots, and MiR. The company’s technologies are designed to help manufacturers increase throughput, maintain consistent quality, and improve production efficiency across a range of industrial applications.
Hardware Engineer, Defense and Aerospace
Designs digital, analog, and optical test systems for Teradyne’s defense and aerospace customers. Develops PCBs and prototypes, then verifies hardware for mission-ready use.
United States
Massachusetts$111,300 – $178,200 / year
On-siteFull-timeMiddleSeniorEnglish RequiredHardware EngineerDescription
- Design digital, analog, and optical automated test systems and fixtures.
- Establish PCB design processes, from system architecture and component selection through schematics and artwork.
- Plan, build, and maintain prototypes for new products.
- Bring up, debug, and validate hardware, including circuits with edge-case behavior.
- Troubleshoot analog, digital, and bus-based hardware with benchtop equipment, oscilloscopes, and other test instruments.
- Gather, analyze, and interpret design verification data.
- Summarize test data and report findings.
- Review documentation and contribute to design traceability and release status reporting.
- Share design status, verification results, and technical risks.
- Work with product management, software, mechanical, systems, quality, operations, and hardware engineering teams.
- Support manufacturability, testability, customer impact, and integration of new products.
- Conduct worst-case, tolerance, and environmental stress analyses.
- Participate in design reviews to reduce design risk and avoid respins.
Requirements
- BSEE or MSEE.
- 5–12 years of PCBA design and simulation experience, focused on schematic and circuit design.
- Experience designing complex, high-speed, multilayer PCB assemblies and reviewing artwork.
- Strong circuit characterization, verification, and debugging skills.
- Experience working across engineering disciplines, communicating requirements, and flagging potential risks to project management.
- Experience working directly with customers, presenting design work, identifying design risks and challenges, and collaborating on solutions.
- Basic PCBA rework capability.
- C/C++ experience preferred.
- Must live near the position.
- Relocation is not provided.
- Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
- Due to ITAR compliance, candidates must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
- ITAR restrictions require candidates to be U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents, asylees, refugees, or otherwise lawfully admitted under an amnesty program.
- Candidates may need export licenses before employment.
Benefits
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Retirement savings plans
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Paid vacation
- Paid holidays
- Tuition assistance programs