Mechanical Quality Engineer (Teradyne, Agoura Hills, CA)
$158,600 - $253,800 USD yearly
Originally posted 13 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role drives quality, reliability, and continuous improvement across Teradyne's advanced semiconductor test platforms. You will influence product development from concept through production and field support.
What you'll do
- Drive quality planning activities throughout the product development lifecycle, including risk assessments, design reviews, quality plans, and qualification strategies.
- Apply mechanical engineering fundamentals and quality engineering best practices to evaluate and improve electro-mechanical system designs.
- Plan, coordinate, and support design verification, validation, and reliability qualification activities.
- Lead root cause investigations using structured methodologies such as 8D, 5 Why, A3, and CAPA.
- Collaborate with suppliers and internal manufacturing teams to improve quality performance and resolve component and assembly quality concerns.
- Provide technical leadership on quality initiatives and influence decision-making through data-driven recommendations.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
- 5-8 years of experience in mechanical engineering, quality engineering, manufacturing engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Strong understanding of mechanical engineering fundamentals, quality engineering principles, and product development processes.
- Experience applying structured problem-solving methodologies and leading root cause investigations.
- Working knowledge of GD&T, engineering drawings, tolerance analysis, and mechanical design principles.
- Experience supporting design verification, validation, and reliability testing activities.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
- Experience with semiconductor test equipment, capital equipment, automation systems, or complex electro-mechanical products.
- Working knowledge of DFMEA, PFMEA, Control Plans, SPC, CAPA, Design for Quality, and reliability methodologies.
- Experience with SOLIDWORKS, Teamcenter/PDM systems, and engineering simulation tools such as ANSYS or SolidWorks Simulation.
- Familiarity with Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) methodologies.
- Knowledge of SEMI standards.
- ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Lean Six Sigma, or equivalent quality certification.
This role has been open 1 day — well below the 50-day median for Hardware Systems Engineering roles.
Hardware Systems Engineering · AI ML Hardware
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Open roles in category
964
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Median days open
50 d
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Median salary
$155k
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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 (964 roles · 103 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 55 | 964 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 105 | 6140 · 145 employers |
| Median days open | 27 d | 50 d (−23 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $155k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Intel Corporation · 71 open roles · median 33 d
- KLA Corporation · 65 open roles · median 42 d
- Teradyne (this employer) · 55 open roles · median 27 d
- NVIDIA · 52 open roles · median 67 d
- Applied Materials · 49 open roles · median 63 d
- AMD · 45 open roles · median 44 d
How we counted: 964 open Hardware Systems Engineering (AI ML Hardware) roles from 103 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 15 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 Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.