Mechanical - Supply Line Engineer (Teradyne, North Reading, MA)

Teradyne•North Reading, MA

6d•$120,700 - $193,100•Onsite

About The Position

Teradyne’s Supply Base Management Engineering team is seeking a Supply Line Engineer to support complex mechanical parts for advanced test systems. This role will ensure precision machined components, plastic machined components, injection-molded parts, castings, and related assemblies meet performance, quality, cost, schedule, and manufacturability requirements from new product introduction through the full product lifecycle. The engineer will partner with design engineering to influence architecture, material selection, manufacturing methods, critical specifications, and supplier selection. They will develop clear, manufacturable technical requirements, including key characteristics, drawings, inspection methods, test expectations, and qualification criteria. The role involves assessing and qualifying suppliers through design-for-manufacturability reviews, supplier assessments, process capability studies, measurement system analysis, pilot builds, audits, and production-readiness reviews. The engineer will develop suppliers for precision machining, plastics machining, injection molding, casting, finishing, and complex mechanical assemblies, with effective controls for tooling, inspection, measurement, PFMEA, control plans, and statistical process control. Collaboration across design, operations, supplier quality, commodity management, and supplier teams is essential to identify risk, resolve quality issues, implement corrective actions, and improve yield, reliability, and process maturity. The position also supports lifecycle readiness through approved vendor alignment, supplier change control, product change and end-of-life reviews, alternate sourcing, and continuity-of-supply planning.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Materials, or a related engineering discipline.
10 to 15 years of experience in supplier engineering, product engineering, process development, quality engineering, or mechanical component manufacturing.
Strong understanding of mechanical design intent, geometric tolerancing, material selection, manufacturing variation, measurement methods, and process controls.
Experience with precision machining, plastics machining, injection molding, casting, tooling, fixtures, secondary operations, and component finishing processes.
Experience with supplier qualification, design for manufacturability, PFMEA, control plans, process capability, statistical process control, Gage R&R, and root cause and corrective action.
Ability to translate design intent into supplier requirements, measurable controls, and qualification plans while managing multiple new product introduction and lifecycle priorities.
Strong communication and influencing skills across engineering, operations, commodity management, supplier quality, and external suppliers.
Ability to travel up to 20% domestically and internationally.

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of GD&T, tolerance stack-up, datum strategy, CMM, vision and other inspection methods, and measurement correlation between suppliers and receiving inspection.
Experience with CNC machining, molded plastic part design, tool design reviews, casting methods, heat treatment, plating, coating, surface finish, and cosmetic requirements.
Experience with fixture design, mistake-proofing tooling, inspection plans, supplier process validation, and new product introduction phase-gate deliverables.
Six Sigma Green Belt, Black Belt, or equivalent data-driven quality experience.
Experience working with a global supply base.

Responsibilities

Partner early with design engineering to influence architecture, material selection, manufacturing methods, critical specifications, and supplier selection.
Develop clear, manufacturable technical requirements, including key characteristics, drawings, inspection methods, test expectations, and qualification criteria.
Assess and qualify suppliers through design-for-manufacturability reviews, supplier assessments, process capability studies, measurement system analysis, pilot builds, audits, and production-readiness reviews.
Develop suppliers for precision machining, plastics machining, injection molding, casting, finishing, and complex mechanical assemblies, with effective controls for tooling, inspection, measurement, PFMEA, control plans, and statistical process control.
Collaborate across design, operations, supplier quality, commodity management, and supplier teams to identify risk, resolve quality issues, implement corrective actions, and improve yield, reliability, and process maturity.
Support lifecycle readiness through approved vendor alignment, supplier change control, product change and end-of-life reviews, alternate sourcing, and continuity-of-supply planning.