Technical Segment Product Manager (Memory Test Division, San Jose, CA)

Teradyne•San Jose, CA

About The Position

The Technical Segment Product Manager is a highly experienced individual contributor who independently owns a major market segment, product portfolio, or strategic technology area within Teradyne’s Memory Test Division. The role combines deep technical expertise, commercial judgment, and cross-functional leadership to drive design-ins, product lifecycle decisions, go-to-market execution, financial performance, and customer success. Operating with significant autonomy, the Product Manager leads complex initiatives across functions and regions and shapes mid-term segment strategy, while remaining directly accountable for execution and measurable business outcomes. The role is based in San Jose, California, and requires approximately 15–20% domestic and international travel. It is a Professional Level 4 position with no direct people-management responsibility. The base salary range is $174,700–$279,500, with the amount determined by experience and skill set. The position is eligible for discretionary bonuses based on financial performance. Teradyne offers medical, dental, and vision coverage; Flexible Spending Accounts; retirement savings plans; life and disability insurance; paid vacation and holidays; tuition assistance; and other benefits.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field.
Typically 8–12+ years of experience in product marketing, product management, applications engineering, product engineering, test engineering, or related semiconductor roles.
Deep understanding of semiconductor memory products, customer requirements, market dynamics, and competitive positioning.
Demonstrated success leading complex product, design-in, lifecycle, or go-to-market initiatives in a matrixed global organization.
Strong business and financial acumen, including experience with pricing, revenue and margin planning, investment trade-offs, and long-range forecasting.
Proven ability to develop segment or portfolio strategy and translate it into annual plans, priorities, and measurable outcomes.
Excellent analytical, synthesis, executive communication, and customer-presentation skills.
Proven customer-facing experience and ability to establish trusted relationships with technical, commercial, and executive stakeholders.
Ability to influence cross-functional decisions and mentor less-senior colleagues without direct authority.
Ability to travel domestically and internationally approximately 15–20%.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree (MS or MBA).
Experience with memory ATE, test solutions, or complex semiconductor systems.

Responsibilities

Lead technical design-in activities by guiding market analysis, identifying priority targets, and partnering with Sales on account strategy, customer influence, outbound marketing content, technical collateral, and commercial agreements.
Own the full product lifecycle for assigned products or technology areas, including positioning, pricing recommendations, sales structure, licensing, forecasting, launch, sustainment, product changes, end-of-production, and last-time-buy strategy.
Lead technical marketing and go-to-market execution, including competitive analysis, sales tools, technical marketing collateral, launch readiness, and messaging aligned with product positioning and differentiation.
Manage segment financial planning with Finance, Operations, Product Line Management, Engineering, and Applications, including revenue, margin, R&D and applications investment, inventory assumptions, and long-term forecasts supporting LTB, E&O, and EOL decisions.
Identify, develop, and sustain strategic customer relationships with Sales, emphasizing emerging and high-growth opportunities across the United States, Europe, and Asia.
Lead mid-term market segment strategy over a five-year horizon, identifying market trends, competitive dynamics, investment requirements, and growth priorities that support long-term profitable growth.
Develop annual segment plans with revenue, contribution margin, market-share, design-in, and investment objectives, and monitor execution against those plans.
Provide technical expertise and consultative support to Sales on product selection, solution positioning, value proposition, and equitable and competitive pricing.
Lead customer product presentations and roadmap discussions, communicating solution capabilities, differentiation, business value, and fit with customer requirements.
Influence cross-functional priorities and decisions across Engineering, Applications, Sales, Operations, Finance, and Marketing to resolve complex issues and deliver business outcomes.
Provide technical leadership, coaching, and strategic context to less-senior Product Managers and cross-functional partners without direct people-management responsibility.