Engineering Manager Speed Digital & Optical Solutions

Date: Oct 26, 2026

Location: North Reading, MA, US

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!

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As the Engineering Manager – High-Speed Digital & Optical Solutions, you will serve as the technical and people leader for High-Speed Digital, Optical Communications, Silicon Photonics, and advanced AI data center physical-layer technologies. You will lead a multidisciplinary engineering team and act as a primary technical interface for strategic customers throughout the solution lifecycle, from technology evaluation and architectural planning through deployment and production ramp.

You will partner across customer, R&D, product management, sales, validation, and manufacturing organizations to define innovative measurement strategies that improve productivity, reduce development risk, and accelerate time-to-market.

• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary engineering team responsible for applications, validation, characterization, and solution development while setting technical direction, priorities, and resource plans.
• Develop advanced validation and characterization solutions for optical transceivers from 400G through 1.6T and beyond, Silicon Photonics, CPO and NPO, AI accelerator interconnects, Ethernet, Infini Band, DDR5, DDR6, HBM, and CXL.
• Collaborate with strategic customers, architects, R&D leaders, validation engineers, and manufacturing teams to understand requirements and resolve complex technical challenges from evaluation through production ramp.
• Build reusable measurement methodologies and integrated workflows for signal integrity, power integrity, channel characterization, jitter, eye-diagram analysis, BER validation, compliance testing, automation, and data analytics.
• Support sales engagements, proof-of-concept evaluations, competitive benchmarking, demonstrations, and strategic design wins that expand Teradyne’s footprint within key accounts.
• Partner with product management and R&D to translate customer requirements and market trends into product-roadmap input, beta validation, and feature-prioritization feedback.
• Mentor team members, support hiring and onboarding, strengthen technical capabilities, and foster an inclusive culture of accountability, innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure Teradyne maintains industry leadership by monitoring emerging standards, representing the company at technical forums and customer events, and developing application notes,…