Software Engineer (Innovation Lab, North Reading)
$129,600 - $207,400 USD yearly
Originally posted 30 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role develops complex test solutions for the emerging microLED market across fabrication stages, from wafer probe through packaged test, within the Innovation Lab, an advanced R&D team within Teradyne’s Semiconductor Test Division. The position applies deep C# expertise in hardware product systems development and works across instrumentation, automated test equipment, vision, motion-control, and optical subsystems.
What you'll do
- Lead the design, development, and implementation of software instrumentation solutions using C#.
- Develop scalable, high-performance, extensible, and maintainable production-grade software in C#, C++, and Python.
- Collaborate with cross-functional optical, hardware, product, and business development teams to analyze requirements and deliver solutions.
- Build and integrate vision systems with automated test equipment, motion-control systems, cameras, and optical subsystems.
- Support system validation, deployment, automated testing, and continuous improvement in manufacturing environments.
- Explore new technologies and architectures that address current and emerging customer requirements and adjacent business opportunities.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 10+ years of experience programming instrumentation and supporting hardware product systems development.
- Expertise in C# development.
- Experience programming sensors, particularly motion-control systems and cameras.
- Experience writing unit tests, creating test harnesses, and automating software testing.
- Experience with Windows, Visual Studio, Jira, and version-control systems.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree.
- Semiconductor test, inspection, or automated test equipment experience.
- Familiarity with optical system design and calibration.
- Background or experience in embedded programming.
- Python knowledge.
- Git experience.
Skills: C#, instrumentation, automated test equipment, vision systems, motion-control
This role has been open 15 days — well below the 49-day median for Software Engineering Semiconductor roles.
Software Engineering Semiconductor · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
179
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Median days open
49 d
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Median salary
$138k
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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 (179 roles · 33 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 10 | 179 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 106 | 6156 · 145 employers |
| Median days open | 50 d | 49 d (+1 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $138k |
Skills observed across this category: C#, instrumentation, automated test equipment, vision systems, motion-control
Who's hiring in this category
- KLA Corporation · 36 open roles · median 60 d
- Applied Materials · 31 open roles · median 23 d
- Lam Research · 14 open roles · median 43 d
- ASM International · 13 open roles · median 65 d
- Keysight Technologies · 10 open roles · median 73 d
- Teradyne (this employer) · 10 open roles · median 50 d
How we counted: 179 open Software Engineering Semiconductor (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 33 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 — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.