Hardware Verification Engineer, New College Graduate, (Teradyne, Agoura Hills, CA)
$69,700 - $111,500 USD yearly
Originally posted 20 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This entry-level role develops and releases product test and verification software to confirm the functionality and performance of new products within the product integration and verification group. You will support product integration, validation, and production transfer across hardware, software, firmware, and manufacturing teams for Windows and embedded Linux environments.
What you'll do
- Apply established test methods to verify product functionality, performance, and system-level robustness. - Develop, debug, and maintain automated test code in an object-oriented environment, including C# and C++ for Windows and embedded Linux. - Use laboratory tools and test results to identify, isolate, and document hardware, firmware, and software issues. - Collaborate with cross-functional engineers to clarify requirements, technical constraints, interfaces, and expected behavior. - Prepare test plans, procedures, results, and technical documentation for review. - Support validation from early development through factory release and manufacturing handoff.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field. - Foundational understanding of electrical and electronic principles, digital circuits, and signal integrity. - Coursework, internship, project, or laboratory experience with object-oriented programming (C#, Java, C++, or Python). - Familiarity with hardware debugging and root-cause analysis using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters, or protocol analyzers. - Familiarity with Git and Jira, or comparable development and issue-tracking tools.
Nice to have
- Exposure to software that interacts with hardware, including FPGA- or ASIC-based systems. - C# programming experience.
Skills: hardware debugging, oscilloscope, C++, C#, validation
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 43-day median for Post-Silicon Validation roles.
Post-Silicon Validation · Silicon Validation
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Open roles in category
415
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Median days open
43 d
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Median salary
$175k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Teradyne | All employers we track in this specialty (415 roles · 61 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 2 | 415 |
| Open roles in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family | 98 | 2229 · 113 employers |
| Median days open | 36 d | 43 d (−7 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $175k |
Skills observed across this category: hardware debugging, oscilloscope, C++, C#, validation
Who's hiring in this category
- AMD · 58 open roles · median 46 d
- Micron Technology · 38 open roles · median 42 d
- Qualcomm · 37 open roles · median 31 d
- NVIDIA · 27 open roles · median 26 d
- Microchip Technology · 22 open roles · median 71 d
- Graphcore · 20 open roles · median 124 d
How we counted: 415 open Post-Silicon Validation (Silicon Validation) roles from 61 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 20 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 — it is counted in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family row. Figures refresh nightly.