Application Engineer, ATE & AI-Driven Test Solutions

Advantest Corporation; San Jose, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 76,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global Bonus Program

401(k) Plan

Medical, Dental & Vision

Life Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible Time Off

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Advantest America Inc. is seeking a software or electrical engineer with a strong test engineering background to join our global team here in California. You will develop ATE test programs on the 93k platform and work closely with R&D, marketing, and customers in a cross-functional, international environment.

The role requires hands-on coding in Java and scripting in Perl/Python, plus experience with AI tools to enhance test quality and time-to-market. Travel is around 5%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or foreign degree equivalent in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer Science/Engineering, or related.
• Good understanding of semiconductor industries and latest technologies.
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills and a good team player.
• Hands-on experience with AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT, Claude).
• Proactive, self-disciplined and highly motivated.

Responsibilities

• Develop ATE test programs (Java) for SOC digital devices on Advantest 93k testing platform.
• Support customers on debugging and resolving SmarTest SW issues.
• Write scripts/tools (perl/python) and adopt the latest AI solutions to assist customers in improving their process quality and time to market.
• Train customers on new SW and HW solutions coming out of R&D and the Advantest Application Development Center.
• Collect and collaborate with R&D and external teams on customer requirements to help develop next generation solutions.
• Clearly communicate Advantest's strengths, solutions, and roadmap strategy to our customers, addressing technical challenges that arise on a daily basis.
• Prepare and execute pre-sales activities such as customer presentations and paper benchmark projects, requirements analysis, competitive positioning activities, etc.
• Push and roll out new products (hardware and software) at customer sites to support the 93k business.

Skills

AI tools familiarity

Interpersonal skills

Team player

Self-motivated

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Java

Perl/Python

SmarTest

V93000

Job description

Advantest America Inc. is seeking a software or electrical engineer with a strong test engineering background to join our global team here in California. You will develop ATE test programs on the 93k platform and work closely with R&D, marketing, and customers in a cross-functional, international environment.

The role requires hands-on coding in Java and scripting in Perl/Python, plus experience with AI tools to enhance test quality and time-to-market. Travel is around 5%.