Advantest

Application Engineering Manager

Advantest  •  San Jose, CA (Onsite)  •  3 days ago
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Job Description

We are seeking an Application Engineering Manager to lead a customer-facing systems and application engineering team supporting high-performance compute (HPC), AI, hyperscaler, and advanced digital semiconductor test applications on the Advantest V93000 platform. This role supports customers from technical engagement and test strategy through wafer sort, final test, and high-volume manufacturing ramp. The ideal candidate brings strong ATE expertise, leadership experience, and the ability to drive customer success for complex SoC, AI accelerator, CPU/GPU, networking, and data-center devices.

Responsibilities include:

  • Lead and develop a team of application and systems engineers supporting V93000 test solutions for HPC, AI, hyperscaler, and advanced digital customers.
  • Drive customer engagements from requirements definition, benchmarks, and bring-up through production release, wafer sort, final test, and HVM ramp.
  • Guide test strategy, program development, debug, characterization, validation, correlation, and optimization using V93000 and SmarTest workflows.
  • Partner with customers and internal teams to improve time-to-volume, production quality, yield, test time, and cost of test.
  • Support advanced test needs including multisite test, high-speed digital interfaces, scan/DFT, memory interfaces, power, thermal, and production hardware readiness.
  • Lead technical escalations, root-cause analysis, and cross-functional resolution of production ramp or customer support issues.
  • Promote automation, AI-enabled engineering workflows, data-driven debug, and knowledge capture to improve engineering productivity and customer outcomes.

Qualifications

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field.
  • 10+ years of experience in semiconductor test, ATE applications, product engineering, test development, or systems engineering.
  • 3+ years of leadership, people management, or technical team leadership experience.
  • Experience with ATE platforms, preferably Advantest V93000 and SmarTest; comparable ATE experience may be considered.
  • Experience supporting advanced digital, SoC, AI accelerator, CPU/GPU, networking, or data-center semiconductor devices.
  • Experience with wafer sort, final test, high-volume manufacturing ramp, yield improvement, test time reduction, and production issue resolution.
  • Strong customer-facing communication, escalation management, project execution, and cross-functional leadership skills.

Additional Skills Preferred (but not required):

  • Hands-on experience with V93000 EXA Scale, SmarTest 8, multisite optimization, pattern conversion, or production test deployment.
  • Experience supporting hyperscaler, fabless, IDM, foundry, or OSAT customers.
  • Familiarity with AI/ML-assisted engineering workflows, automation, scripting, data analytics, Java, Python, C/C++, or test data analysis tools.
Advantest

About Advantest

Advantest (TSE: 6857) is the leading manufacturer of automatic test and measurement equipment used in the design and production of semiconductors for applications including 5G communications, the Internet of Things (IoT), autonomous vehicles, high performance computing (HPC) including artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, and more. Its leading-edge systems and products are integrated into the most advanced semiconductor production lines in the world. The company also conducts R&D to address emerging testing challenges and applications; develops advanced test-interface solutions for wafer sort and final test; produces scanning electron microscopes essential to photomask manufacturing; and offers system-level test solutions and other test-related accessories. Founded in Tokyo in 1954, Advantest is a global company with facilities around the world and an international commitment to sustainable practices and social responsibility.

More information is available at www.advantest.com.

Industry
Hardware & Semiconductors
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Tokyo, JP
Year Founded
1954
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