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Principal Hardware Engineer

United States, Tualatin Employment contract 175300.00 - 280600.00 USD / Year · Job Posted May 30, 2026
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We are the global test and automation specialists, powering next-generation technologies through sophisticated solutions. Behind every electronic device you use, Teradyne's test technology ensures your device works right the first time, every time! Our portfolio of automation solutions help manufacturers to develop and deliver products quickly, efficiently and cost-effectively. Together, Teradyne companies deliver manufacturing automation across industries and applications around the world! We attract, develop, and retain a high-performance workforce, comprised of people with diverse backgrounds and a shared drive for excellence. We strive to foster a positive and inclusive work environment that helps employees, and communities, thrive. Our Purpose TERADYNE, where experience meets innovation and driving excellence in every connection. We are fueled by creativity and diversity of thought and in our workforce. Our employees are supported to innovate and learn something new every day. We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results. Opportunity Overview The Senior Hardware Engineer in the hardware group is responsible for designing, developing, and validating high‑current, high‑power sourcing and switching hardware used in semiconductor automated test equipment. This role focuses on power delivery architecture, fast transient response, load regulation, protection systems, thermal management, and system‑level integration to support advanced SoCs, FPGAs, high‑power devices, and complex test conditions. The engineer owns power‑delivery modules from concept through production release and collaborates across hardware, firmware, mechanical, and test engineering teams.

Job Responsibility

  • Designing, developing, and validating high‑current, high‑power sourcing and switching hardware used in semiconductor automated test equipment
  • Architecting and designing high‑current power delivery modules (from mA to 100+ A) for ATE systems
  • Developing fast‑response voltage/current sourcing circuits optimized for dynamic load conditions, droop control, and transient performance
  • Implementing advanced power‑stage topologies (buck, multiphase, linear, hybrid) tailored for semiconductor test environments
  • Designing for wide operating ranges, including high‑voltage rails, low‑voltage/high‑current rails, and dynamic voltage scaling
  • Optimizing power integrity across the full PDN (instrumentation → cabling → loadboard → DUT)
  • Modeling and mitigating droop, overshoot, ringing, and ground bounce under fast load steps
  • Performing simulation and analysis of loop stability, compensation networks, and transient response
  • Ensuring compliance with DUT power‑up sequencing, ramp rates, and timing constraints
  • Designing robust protection systems including OCP, OVP, OTP, short‑circuit protection, and fault‑isolation mechanisms
  • Implementing fast fault‑response circuits to protect sensitive DUTs and ATE hardware
  • Conducting reliability analysis, derating studies, and thermal modeling for long‑term stability
  • Supporting HALT/HASS, stress testing, and failure‑mode investigations
  • Developing efficient high‑current solutions for routing power to multiple DUT pins or sites
  • Engineering low‑impedance, low‑loss paths for high‑current delivery with attention to thermal and mechanical constraints
  • Collaborating with mechanical teams on heatsinking, airflow, and thermal interface design
  • Leading bring‑up of new power‑delivery modules, performing root‑cause analysis of analog, digital, and mixed‑signal issues
  • Executing characterization plans for load regulation, transient response, efficiency, thermal behavior, and fault handling
  • Using advanced lab equipment (power analyzers, high‑bandwidth scopes, current probes, electronic loads) to validate performance
  • Ensuring power‑delivery modules meet ATE system‑level requirements for timing, triggering, synchronization, and software control
  • Collaborating with firmware teams on control loops, telemetry, calibration, and fault‑reporting algorithms
  • Creating and using ATE test programs to validate instrument and system level designs
  • Supporting integration with loadboards, probecards, and DUT power‑delivery networks
  • Working with product engineering, test engineering, and silicon teams to define power‑delivery requirements for new devices
  • Providing technical mentorship and contributing to power‑delivery design standards and best practices

Requirements

  • 12+ years of experience in power electronics, high‑current power delivery, or instrumentation hardware design
  • Strong expertise in switching power supplies, multiphase regulators, linear regulators, and power‑stage design
  • Experience with power integrity, transient analysis, and compensation/stability design
  • Proficiency with SPICE simulation, PDN modeling tools, and PCB design tools
  • Hands‑on experience with power measurement equipment and high‑current test setups
  • Strong analytical and debugging skills
  • Experience designing power‑delivery modules for ATE instrumentation
  • Knowledge of dynamic voltage scaling, digital power control, and telemetry systems
  • Familiarity with high‑current connectors, cabling, and low‑impedance mechanical design
  • Understanding of thermal modeling, heatsink design, and system‑level thermal constraints
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
  • Designing, developing, and validating high‑current, high‑power sourcing and switching hardware used in semiconductor automated test equipment
  • Power delivery architecture, fast transient response, load regulation, protection systems, thermal management, and system‑level integration
  • Architecting and designing high‑current power delivery modules (from mA to 100+ A) for ATE systems
  • Developing fast‑response voltage/current sourcing circuits optimized for dynamic load conditions, droop control, and transient performance
  • Implementing advanced power‑stage topologies (buck, multiphase, linear, hybrid) tailored for semiconductor test environments
  • Designing for wide operating ranges, including high‑voltage rails, low‑voltage/high‑current rails, and dynamic voltage scaling
  • Optimizing power integrity across the full PDN (instrumentation → cabling → loadboard → DUT)
  • Modeling and mitigating droop, overshoot, ringing, and ground bounce under fast load steps
  • Performing simulation and analysis of loop stability, compensation networks, and transient response
  • Ensuring compliance with DUT power‑up sequencing, ramp rates, and timing constraints
  • Designing robust protection systems including OCP, OVP, OTP, short‑circuit protection, and fault‑isolation mechanisms
  • Implementing fast fault‑response circuits to protect sensitive DUTs and ATE hardware
  • Conducting reliability analysis, derating studies, and thermal modeling for long‑term stability
  • Supporting HALT/HASS, stress testing, and failure‑mode investigations
  • Developing efficient high‑current solutions for routing power to multiple DUT pins or sites
  • Engineering low‑impedance, low‑loss paths for high‑current delivery with attention to thermal and mechanical constraints
  • Collaborating with mechanical teams on heatsinking, airflow, and thermal interface design
  • Leading bring‑up of new power‑delivery modules, performing root‑cause analysis of analog, digital, and mixed‑signal issues
  • Executing characterization plans for load regulation, transient response, efficiency, thermal behavior, and fault handling
  • Using advanced lab equipment (power analyzers, high‑bandwidth scopes, current probes, electronic loads) to validate performance
  • Ensuring power‑delivery modules meet ATE system‑level requirements for timing, triggering, synchronization, and software control
  • Collaborating with firmware teams on control loops, telemetry, calibration, and fault‑reporting algorithms
  • Creating and using ATE test programs to validate instrument and system level designs
  • Supporting integration with loadboards, probecards, and DUT power‑delivery networks
  • Working with product engineering, test engineering, and silicon teams to define power‑delivery requirements for new devices
  • Providing technical mentorship and contributing to power‑delivery design standards and best practices

What we offer

  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • retirement savings plans
  • life and disability insurance
  • paid vacation & holidays
  • tuition assistance programs

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