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

Teradyne · North Reading, MA

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Level
Director+
Team
Manufacturing
Base pay
$273k–$437k
Experience asked
15+ years
Industry
Industrial
Posted
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The role in 30 seconds

A director-level manufacturing role at Teradyne (industrial) in North Reading, MA. Together, you and your team will develop opto-mechanical solutions for material handling and precision active and passive alignment, optical instrumentation, and system integration.

They ask for
15+ years
Tools it names
Root cause, Automation
Base pay
$273k–$437k

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From the plant jobs report · week of November 9, 2026

Manufacturing Engineer roles in Massachusetts: typical posted base $100k–$150k. This one lists $273k–$437k.

Median of the low and high ends of 46 live postings that list pay, out of 89 manufacturing engineer openings in Massachusetts, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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How this role compares

Against 88 other live manufacturing postings in Massachusetts.

Base pay
About 201% above similar roles

Typical $93k–$143k, from 38 postings that list pay.

Experience asked
More than usual (15+ vs 5+)

Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • Tooling 55%
  • Lean 52%
  • ✓ Automation 48%
  • Six Sigma 36%
  • ✓ Root cause 35%
  • ✓ New product launch 33%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

It asks for 15+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

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Full description from TeradyneAs posted on their careers site.Show

We are the global test and automation specialists, powering next-generation technologies through sophisticated solutions. Behind every electronic device you use, Teradyne's test technology ensures your device works right the first time, every time! Our portfolio of automation solutions help manufacturers to develop and deliver products quickly, efficiently and cost-effectively. Together, Teradyne companies deliver manufacturing automation across industries and applications around the world!

We attract, develop, and retain a high-performance workforce, comprised of people with diverse backgrounds and a shared drive for excellence. We strive to foster a positive and inclusive work environment that helps employees, and communities, thrive.

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.
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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.

Benefits

Teradyne offers a variety of robust health and well-being benefit programs, including medical, dental, vision, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plans, life

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