Mechanical Engineering Manager (Memory Test, San Jose, CA)
Teradyne · San Jose, CA
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Reliability
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 8+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A management reliability role at Teradyne (industrial) in San Jose, CA. Teradyne's Memory Test Division in San Jose, CA is seeking a highly motivated and technically strong Mechanical Engineering Manager to lead a team responsible for the development of next-generation memory test platforms.
- They ask for
- 8+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Automation
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Reliability Engineer roles in California: typical posted base $115k–$178k.
Median of the low and high ends of 74 live postings that list pay, out of 162 reliability engineer openings in California, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 161 other live reliability postings in California.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (8+ vs 5+)
Typical $115k–$178k, from 73 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Root cause 69%
- ✓ New product launch 44%
- FMEA 35%
- ✓ Automation 30%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 23%
- SPC 22%
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This plant: Teradyne in San Jose
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Full description from TeradyneAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
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 individual 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's Memory Test Division in San Jose, CA is seeking a highly motivated and technically strong Mechanical Engineering Manager to lead a team responsible for the development of next-generation memory test platforms.
This team designs and supports the mechanical platforms and accessories that enable Teradyne's advanced memory test solutions. The ideal candidate will combine strong technical and team leadership with organizational management skills to drive innovation, product quality, and engineering excellence.
- •Lead engineering activities related to memory test platforms, including test heads, manipulators, support bays, and test beds.
- •Collaborate with other mechanical engineering managers on inter-team projects.
- •Manage team staffing, budgets, performance, professional development, and recruiting efforts.
- •Establish and continuously improve efficient, quality-focused product development processes.
- •Define and execute the technology roadmap for future platform architectures, aligned with performance, reliability, cost, and manufacturability objectives.
- •Collaborate with suppliers, manufacturing partners, and external engineering resources to support product development initiatives.
- •Lead cross-functional collaboration with Electrical, Software, Systems, NPI, Operations, Manufacturing, and Service Engineering teams to develop, launch, and sustain world-class memory test platforms.
- •Drive engineering rigor, technical excellence, and continuous improvement across the Memory Test Division.
All About You
You thrive in complex technical environments and are motivated by solving high‑speed signaling and interface‑architecture challenges. You enjoy leading teams, shaping technical direction, and building robust hardware that supports next‑generation memory devices.
- •Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- •8+ years of experience developing mechanical or electromechanical products, preferably within semiconductor capital equipment or a related industry.
- •Demonstrated experience leading complex hardware development programs from concept through production.
- •Strong understanding of mechanical design, materials selection, product optimization, and manufacturing processes.
- •Proven leadership experience managing engineering teams and external engineering partners.
- •Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
- •Broad technical knowledge spanning mechanical, thermal, electrical, and system-level engineering disciplines.
- •Solid understanding of the product development lifecycle for electromechanical systems.
Preferred
- +Experience with semiconductor test equipment, automation systems, or other high-performance capital equipment.
- +Experience driving platform architecture and long-term product roadmaps.
- +Familiarity with design-for-manufacturing (DFM), design-for-serviceability (DFS), and reliability engineering practices.
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Additional Information
- •Limited international travel may be required (typically once per year).
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.
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.
