Field Applications Team Leader

Our Purpose

Teradyne is a leading supplier of automated test equipment and advanced robotics solutions. We deliver innovation that enables our customers to bring high-quality products to market faster while improving manufacturing efficiency and operational performance. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where employees can grow, collaborate, and contribute to meaningful business outcomes.

Opportunity Overview

We are seeking a Field Applications Team Leader to lead a team of Field Application Engineers supporting strategic customers and business growth initiatives. This role combines technical leadership, customer engagement, people development, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure successful deployment, adoption, and optimization of Teradyne solutions.

The successful candidate will serve as a key technical leader, providing guidance to application engineers, supporting complex customer engagements, driving escalation resolution, and partnering with Sales, Engineering, Product Management, and Service teams to deliver exceptional customer outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Field Application Engineers.

- Establish team priorities, assign resources, and monitor execution against business objectives.

- Drive resolution of complex application, integration, and production challenges.

- Partner with Sales teams to support business growth, customer retention, and new product introductions.

- Collaborate with Product Development and Engineering teams to communicate customer requirements and market feedback.

- Develop customer-facing technical strategies that improve adoption and utilization of Teradyne products.

- Track and communicate key performance metrics, risks, and opportunities to management.

- Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

All About You

Minimum Qualifications

- Bachelor or Master degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

- 5+ years of experience in semiconductor test, automated test equipment, or related technical applications roles.

- Prior experience leading projects, mentoring engineers, or acting as a technical team lead.

- Strong technical problem-solving and troubleshooting capability.

- Excellent communication and presentation skills.

- Ability to work effectively across global cross-region and cross-function teams.

- Willingness to travel as business needs require.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience managing or supervising technical professionals.

- Demonstrated success supporting strategic customers and complex technical programs.

- Strong understanding of semiconductor manufacturing and automated test methodologies.

- Experience influencing business decisions through technical leadership and customer advocacy.

This role is expected to operate with a high degree of independence, lead complex initiatives, influence stakeholders, and guide professional contributors while delivering customer and business results consistent with Teradyne leadership expectations.

We are only considering candidates local to position location and are unable to provide relocation for this position.

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