Hardware Engineering Manager - DC-Power Instrumentation

About the role

We're looking for a DC Hardware Engineering Manager to join our team in North Reading, MA. This role focuses on leading the architecture, development, and delivery of DC power supply hardware for advanced test systems.

Responsibilities

• Supervise a team of talented design engineers, spearheading the development, prototyping, and validation of DC power instruments.
• Work cross-functionally with mechanical, firmware, software, systems, operations, and manufacturing engineering to deliver robust, scalable power solutions for test and measurement applications.
• Guide design decisions related to regulation accuracy, transient response, protection features, EMI/EMC performance, and system-level integration.
• Participate in defining the strategic direction of DC power architecture and platform capability.
• Actively contribute to the design, development, and validation of DC-DC VS and VI power supply hardware, focusing on performance, efficiency, thermal behavior, and reliability.
• Oversee schematic design, component selection, power stage topology choices, magnetics-related tradeoffs, and PCB implementation to ensure designs meet electrical and manufacturability requirements.
• Provide regular updates to senior management on project status, risks, and mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate on schedule development and resource planning, supporting timely project delivery.
• Identify areas for improvement in power hardware design, validation, and manufacturing processes, and implement best practices to enhance product quality and engineering efficiency.
• Stay current with emerging power electronics technologies, industry trends, control methods, and validation approaches, and apply them to improve team capabilities and product offerings.
• Ensure that products meet or exceed customer requirements, industry standards, safety expectations, and regulatory compliance.
• Troubleshoot and resolve power hardware-related issues in collaboration with validation, quality, and operations teams.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in hardware engineering, with a strong background in DC power supply or power electronics design.
• 2+ years in a managerial role, ideally in a player/coach capacity requiring both technical contribution and team management.
• Strong people and team management skills, with direct experience in functional management of 6 or more staff members.
• Strong understanding of electrical engineering fundamentals, analog/power circuit design, control loops, and power conversion principles.
• Experience with lab debugging and validation tools such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, electronic loads, power analyzers, and related instrumentation.
• Experience with hardware debugging tools (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters, etc.).
• Knowledge of industry standards and best practices related to power hardware design, validation, safety, and quality assurance.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage teams, collaborate cross-functionally, and communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities and a proactive approach to challenges.

Skills

• Experience with power supply architectures, thermal design considerations, and complex board-level power systems.
• Strong understanding of DC-DC converters, AC-DC conversion, regulation, protection schemes, and power system integration.

Benefits

Teradyne offers a variety of robust health and well-being benefit programs, including medical, dental, vision, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, and more. Please click here to see details.