Engineering Program Lead - Silicon Photonics (Teradyne, North Reading, MA)
$153,600 - $245,900 USD yearly
Originally posted 28 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role leads the technical execution of Silicon Photonics test and measurement platforms. This senior individual contributor serves as the technical authority for complex, multidisciplinary programs, aligning architecture, requirements, risk management, integration, and execution from concept through production.
What you'll do
- Lead technical strategy and decision-making for major product development programs.
- Align multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders on architecture, requirements, priorities, and execution.
- Identify and mitigate technical and integration risks early.
- Partner with program management to build realistic plans, schedules, and resource strategies.
- Deliver integrated, high-performance solutions across hardware, software, optics, controls, and manufacturing.
- Own technical execution from concept through production release, serving as the primary technical decision-maker.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
- 10+ years of experience developing complex, multidisciplinary products.
- Demonstrated success leading major engineering programs from concept through production release.
- Deep expertise in at least one engineering discipline and ability to work effectively across others.
- Experience guiding multidisciplinary teams through prototyping, integration, verification, validation, and production release.
- Ability to drive technical alignment and decisions across matrixed, cross-functional organizations without direct authority.
Skills: Silicon Photonics, test and measurement platforms, technical execution, multidisciplinary programs, architecture
This role has been open 17 days — well below the 49-day median for Technical Program Management roles.
Technical Program Management · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
369
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Median days open
49 d
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Median salary
$149k
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| Metric | Teradyne | All employers we track in this specialty (369 roles · 41 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 18 | 369 |
| Median days open | 28 d | 49 d (−21 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $149k |
Skills observed across this category: Silicon Photonics, test and measurement platforms, technical execution, multidisciplinary programs, architecture
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 100 open roles · median 42 d
- Lam Research · 69 open roles · median 36 d
- Micron Technology · 39 open roles · median 125 d
- ASML · 22 open roles · median 58 d
- Teradyne (this employer) · 18 open roles · median 28 d
- ASM International · 14 open roles · median 98 d
How we counted: 369 open Technical Program Management (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 41 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 16 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Figures refresh nightly.