Sales Engineer Irvine CA

Opportunity Overview

Teradyne has an opportunity for an experienced Sales Engineer. Do you possess a unique blend of engineering expertise, semiconductor industry experience, and a passion for advocating for customers while influencing our sales strategy and product roadmap? The candidate combines strong sales acumen with deep ATE or related industry expertise and a proven ability to lead complex customer engagements, operating effectively with minimal supervision while coordinating global cross‑functional teams to drive successful business outcomes.

Recognized by both Teradyne and the customer as a trusted advisor and technical expert, this candidate plays a key role in shaping strategy, influencing critical decisions, and building long‑term customer partnerships.

• Advocate for and Support the Customer, while aligning to the objectives of Teradyne.
• Manage and grow the business for established and new customers.
• Create and implement sales strategy using strategic sales tools and processes.
• Manage all activities related to maintaining existing and gaining new market share and meeting sales quota: identify and qualify opportunities, manage the competitive sales process, align Teradyne product roadmaps, forecast, quote and book orders.
• Coordinate sales strategies worldwide for the assigned customers (including integration with Teradyne worldwide test subcontract sales teams).
• Develop relationships at all levels within the customers’ organizations and within Teradyne.
• Must be willing to travel 25+%

• 5 plus years of experience in capital equipment sales or marketing within the Semiconductor or a related industry.
• BSEE or equivalent, MBA a plus.
• Proven ability to drive long sales cycle design‑ins.
• Highly empathetic to Customer needs.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills.

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

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

The base salary range for this role is $134,000 - $214,500. 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.

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

This job is additionally eligible for participation in the organization’s sales incentive plan.

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  () to see details.

LitePoint, a Teradyne Company, is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.