Head of Performance & Testing Teams (m/f/d)

Advantest; Böblingen; Hybrid; EUR 120.000 - 150.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Hybrid work arrangement?

Partial remote work

Zusammenfassung

Advantest seeks a senior Head of Performance & Testing Teams in Böblingen to lead the Performance, Measurement Validator, and Test Development teams within 93K SW R&D. The role focuses on improving SmarTest performance, scalability, and monitoring, while supporting development teams with system- and application-level testing.

The ideal candidate will have leadership experience in software engineering or testing, strong knowledge of testing and performance, and willingness to travel

Qualifikationen

• Leadership experience in software development or testing.
• Strong software engineering and testing knowledge.
• Experience with performance, scalability, monitoring, telemetry, and root-cause analysis.
• Experience with exploratory testing, test automation, and design for testability.
• Strong understanding of semiconductor test.
• Pragmatic and results-oriented, with ability to drive topics to completion.
• Good AI knowledge and experience applying AI in software engineering or testing.
• Strong communication, coaching, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Very good English skills and willingness to travel internationally approximately twice per year.

Aufgaben

• Lead and develop the members of the three teams.
• Work with the Product Owners to turn priorities into clear team execution.
• Drive performance, scalability, monitoring, telemetry, and root-cause analysis.
• Improve system- and application-level testing, test analysis, and automation.
• Ensure that testing and performance work reflects real V93000 applications.
• Improve the collection and use of performance, measurement, and test data.
• Develop the teams’ software engineering skills and drive effective use of AI.
• Represent the teams and communicate progress, risks, and dependencies.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Software Eng

Testing

Performance Monitoring

Telemetry

Root-Cause Analysis

Exploratory Testing

Test Automation

Design for Testability

Semiconductor Test

AI in SWE/testing

Communication

English Skills

Travel Readiness

Tools

SAFe

Jobbeschreibung

Advantest is a global leader in automatic test equipment for the semiconductor industry. Our V93000 platform is used to test many of the world’s most advanced semiconductor devices.
We are looking for a Head of Performance & Testing Teams to lead the Performance, Measurement Validator, and Test Development teams within 93K SW R&D.
The teams improve SmarTest performance and scalability, establish performance monitoring and telemetry, measure V93000 accuracy, and support development teams with system- and application-level testing.
This role requires an experienced leader with strong knowledge of software engineering, testing, performance, V93000 applications, and semiconductor test. You will work closely with Product Owners, engineering leaders, and development teams throughout the software development lifecycle.
This is a senior, hands-on role based in Böblingen, with partial remote work possible.
What you will do:

• Lead and develop the members of the three teams.
• Work with the Product Owners to turn priorities into clear team execution.
• Drive performance, scalability, monitoring, telemetry, and root-cause analysis.
• Improve system- and application-level testing, test analysis, and automation.
• Ensure that testing and performance work reflects real V93000 applications.
• Improve the collection and use of performance, measurement, and test data.
• Develop the teams’ software engineering skills and drive effective use of AI.
• Represent the teams and communicate progress, risks, and dependencies.

Qualifications

• Several years of leadership experience in software development or testing.
• Strong software engineering and testing knowledge.
• Experience with performance, scalability, monitoring, telemetry, and root-cause analysis.
• Experience with exploratory testing, test automation, and design for testability.
• Strong understanding of semiconductor test.
• Pragmatic and results-oriented, with the ability to drive topics to completion.
• Good AI knowledge and experience applying AI in software engineering or testing.
• Strong communication, coaching, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Very good English skills and willingness to travel internationally approximately twice per year.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with large, distributed software projects involving close hardware and software interaction.
• Good knowledge of V93000 hardware, SmarTest software, test programs, and applications.
• Experience with customer test programs or customer-like environments.
• Experience working in a scaled agile environment, such as SAFe.
• In-depth knowledge of Advantest products and solutions.
• German, Japanese, or Chinese language skills.