Director Of Software Engineering

Advantest Corporation; Chennai; Presencial; INR 6.000.000 - 12.000.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Advantest Test Solutions (ATS) in Chennai is seeking a Site Leader for Software Engineering to guide software-hardware integration, product development, and portfolio engineering for semiconductor test platforms. You will oversee 40+ engineers across multiple disciplines and allocate time for hands-on coding and debugging to resolve complex issues.

The role reports to the VP of Software & Technology and requires deep technical leadership, strategic planning, and rigorous milestone management to

Formación

• Masters degree or equivalent in a technical field preferred.
• Extensive software engineering leadership experience in complex domains.
• Strong knowledge of semiconductor equipment-control software and standards.

Responsabilidades

• Translate strategy into engineering plans, milestones, and delivery schedules.
• Lead software managers, technical leads, developers and test engineers.
• Drive execution across products and customer programs to meet milestones.
• Align software and hardware release schedules with product management.
• Lead software integration across testers, handlers, and control systems.
• Mentor leaders, perform performance reviews, and support succession planning.

Conocimientos

Software leadership

Semiconductor software

C#/C++/Python

GEM/SECS

CI/CD

System integration

HIL testing

Distributed systems

Educación

Bachelor's in CS/EE

MS preferred

Herramientas

Git

Jenkins

Telemetry tooling

Driver/OS development

Descripción del empleo

Director, Software Engineering – System, Test & Portfolio

Location: India, Chennai (On-site, No Hybrid)

Company: Advantest Test Solutions (ATS)

Position Overview We are seeking a Site Leader for Software Engineering to lead Software + Hardware System Integration, Product Development, Program Engineering, Handler, Test Engineering, and Portfolio Engineering for semiconductor test platforms supporting SLT, Burn-In, HPC, and ATE. The role leads multiple India teams (40+) responsible for equipment-control software, material handling integration, test engineering, factory interfaces, production data, and shared software capabilities. This position is expected to be highly technical and hands‑on with software and hardware, with approximately 30% of time spent directly on coding, debugging, and solving complex technical issues across the semiconductor test ecosystem. The position will have dual reporting. BU/functional reports to VP of Software & Technology and Organizational will report directly India Management.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate engineering strategy into engineering plans, technical milestones, resource plans, and delivery schedules.
• Lead software managers, technical leads, developers, and test engineers across Thermal, System Integration, Handler, Test, and Portfolio Engineering.
• Drive execution across multiple products and customer programs and ensure teams deliver committed milestones.
• Align software development, integration, validation, and release schedules with SW Product Management and Hardware TPMs.
• Lead software integration across testers, handlers, thermal systems, device interfaces, PLCs, firmware, and equipment-control systems.
• Lead development of communication interfaces for material handling, factory automation, and factory management systems.
• Lead GEM/SECS, EAC/EAP, lot of processing, alarms, availability reporting, equipment telemetry, and production data capabilities.
• Lead automated validation, hardware‑in‑the‑loop testing, regression, endurance testing, system qualification, and production readiness.
• Improve throughput, reliability, availability, recovery, and downtime through system performance analysis.
• Drive reuse and standardization of APIs, SDKs, messaging, data models, logging, diagnostics, and common software components.
• Ensure customer requirements are implemented as scalable, configurable product capabilities.
• Track milestones, dependencies, risks, quality, integration of readiness, and release criteria across the portfolio.
• Improve software development, testing, validation, and release processes.
• Coordinate execution with Product Management, Program Management, Business Development, Hardware, Firmware, QA, Production, Applications, and Product Support.
• Lead adoption of AI‑assisted software development, testing, diagnostics, and documentation.
• Conduct architecture, design, integration, and release‑readiness reviews.
• Present technical and program‑readiness reviews to customers and internal leadership.
• Support customer technical discussions, system bring‑up, escalations, and production deployments.
• Conduct performance reviews, set goals, mentor leaders, and support succession planning.

Requirements

• B.S in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering with a strong software background, Software Engineering, or related field; M.S. preferred.
• 15+ years of software engineering or related technical experience.
• 10+ years of technical engineering management experience.
• 3+ years managing a multi‑tier organization, including managers or supervisors.
• Significant experience with semiconductor equipment‑control software, material handling systems, factory automation, or complex hardware/software systems.
• Strong knowledge of GEM/SECS and related SEMI standards.
• Strong understanding of semiconductor test and measurement principles.
• Experience integrating software with testers, handlers, thermal systems, PLCs, firmware, drivers, and production equipment.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, distributed systems, APIs, messaging, telemetry, databases, and equipment‑control software.
• Experience with C#/.NET, C++, Python, or similar production software environments.
• Experience managing multiple products and customer programs, including schedules, resources, dependencies, and technical risks.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD, automated testing, hardware‑in‑the‑loop validation, release management, observability, and production support.
• Proven ability to lead global engineering teams and drive accountability.
• Strong customer, technical, executive, and cross‑functional communication skills.

Preferred / Plus Qualifications

• Experience with SLT, Burn‑In, ATE, HPC, handlers, or semiconductor capital equipment.
• Experience with EAP/EAC, lot processing, factory automation, equipment telemetry, availability reporting, or manufacturing data systems.
• Experience with handler, thermal, PLC, and tester integration.
• Familiarity with Apache Pulsar, Kafka, RabbitMQ, MQTT, or similar messaging technologies.
• Experience delivering on‑premises software for high‑volume semiconductor manufacturing.
• Experience modernizing legacy systems while maintaining compatibility with installed environments.
• Experience applying AI to software development, testing, diagnostics, or documentation.
• Experience leading engineering teams across the U.S. and international locations.

Additional Requirements

• Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required.
• On‑site presence in the India, Chennai office is required.

Field of Activity

Research & Development (Software Development)

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