Manufacturing Engineer, Production Board Test - NPI (Teradyne, N. Reading MA) - North Reading, MA, United States
$98,400 - $157,500 USD yearly
Originally posted 18 September 2026 by the employer — open 2 days.
About the role
This role involves supporting New Product Introduction programs from early design through transfer to high-volume manufacturing within the Production Board Test (PBT) group.
What you'll do
- Serve as the Operations manufacturing engineering lead for assigned PBT NPI programs from concept through production release and high-volume manufacturing transfer.
- Lead and participate in cross-functional design reviews, providing Design for Manufacturability, Design for Assembly, Design for Test, serviceability, ergonomics, safety, and production-scalability input.
- Develop, release, and maintain manufacturing documentation, including assembly work instructions, test instructions, process specifications, production drawings, process flows, visual aids, and training materials.
- Define manufacturing processes, assembly sequences, tooling, fixtures, equipment, inspection points, test interfaces, and material flow for repeatable production.
- Lead manufacturing-readiness reviews for prototype, pilot, and pre-production builds.
- Develop and execute product transfer plans for high-volume manufacturing partners, including documentation packages, equipment and tooling replication, and process qualification.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- 5+ years of manufacturing engineering experience supporting complex electro-mechanical or electronic products.
- Experience supporting NPI programs and transferring products from prototype or engineering environments into production.
- Demonstrated experience influencing product design through DFM, DFA, or DFT reviews.
- Experience creating production work instructions, test instructions, process specifications, manufacturing drawings, process flows, and training materials.
- Working knowledge of bills of material, engineering drawings, engineering change processes, configuration control, root-cause analysis, corrective action, process validation, and manufacturing risk management.
- Ability to interpret drawings, schematics, specifications, and test requirements.
Nice to have
- Experience with printed circuit board assemblies, board-level manufacturing, production test, test fixtures, or automated test equipment.
- Familiarity with IPC-A-600, IPC-A-610, IPC J-STD-001, ESD controls, and electronics workmanship standards.
- Familiarity with ISO 9001 and AS9100 quality management systems.
- Experience with PFMEA, control plans, statistical process control, process capability, Lean manufacturing, and structured problem-solving methods.
This role has been open 1 day — well below the 44-day median for Hardware Systems Engineering roles.
Hardware Systems Engineering · AI ML Hardware
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Open roles in category
832
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Median days open
44 d
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Median salary
$159k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Teradyne | All employers we track in this specialty (832 roles · 100 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 42 | 832 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 91 | 5787 · 143 employers |
| Median days open | 50 d | 44 d (+6 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $159k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Intel Corporation · 55 open roles · median 22 d
- NVIDIA · 53 open roles · median 44 d
- KLA Corporation · 48 open roles · median 38 d
- AMD · 43 open roles · median 47 d
- Applied Materials · 43 open roles · median 59 d
- Teradyne (this employer) · 42 open roles · median 50 d
How we counted: 832 open Hardware Systems Engineering (AI ML Hardware) roles from 100 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 20 Sept 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 Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.