Engineering Program Management Department Manager (IST, North Reading, MA)

Teradyne•North Reading, MA

24d•$177,800 - $284,500

About The Position

The Engineering Program Management Department Manager for Teradyne’s Integrated System Test (IST) Division in North Reading, Massachusetts, serves as the strategic connection between engineering execution and global business operations. The role leads delivery outcomes, operational efficiency, and the professional growth of the project management team, while helping hardware, automation, and software workstreams converge against demanding timelines. The manager builds and mentors a high-performing team of Project Managers, establishes career development tracks, promotes collaboration, and provides ongoing coaching and talent accountability. The role also strengthens the working relationship between Project Managers and Engineering Technical Leads, and creates portfolio-wide visibility into project health, resources, dependencies, predecessors, and risks. The position oversees R&D budget planning, forecasting, variance analysis, and capital investment trade-off discussions. In partnership with Central PMO leadership, the manager champions standardized project management practices and change adoption. Across global or multi-site programs, the role ensures clear structures, rigorous schedules, resource alignment, defined decision rights, and robust change control.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related technology field, or equivalent practical experience.
Demonstrated ability to build, lead, coach, and develop high-performing project or program management teams in an engineering-driven environment.
12 or more years of program, project, or portfolio management experience in a complex capital equipment, hardware manufacturing, semiconductor equipment, or automated systems environment.
Deep expertise with advanced project scheduling tools or infrastructure, such as MS Project Professional, Jira, Earned Value Management, or custom visual tracking tools, including managing driving predecessors, layered critical paths, and resource constraints.
Proven experience managing R&D budgets, forecasting, building business cases, and leading portfolio variance or investment trade-off analysis.
Proven ability to lead organizational change, influence diverse stakeholders, and drive adoption of standardized project management methodologies across global or multi-site groups.

Nice To Haves

Active PMI affiliation.
PMP certification.

Responsibilities

Build, scale, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of Project Managers; establish career development tracks, promote collaboration, provide coaching, and maintain talent accountability.
Optimize the operational relationship between Project Managers and Engineering Technical Leads, ensuring clear role boundaries, alignment, and coordination of hardware and software workstreams.
Provide portfolio-wide visibility into project health, resource constraints, driving predecessors, dependencies, and critical risks.
Direct R&D budget planning, forecasting, variance analysis, and capital investment trade-off discussions across the project portfolio.
Partner with Central PMO leadership to promote standard project management practices and lead their adoption.
Ensure programs have clear structures, rigorous schedules, aligned resources, defined decision rights, and robust change control across global or multi-site organizations.