Application Engineering Manager – AI/HPC Test Solutions

advantestcareers; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Advantest is seeking an Application Engineering Manager to lead a customer-facing team supporting HPC, AI, hyperscaler, and advanced digital test applications on the V93000 platform. You will drive engagement from requirements through ramp and production release, guiding strategy and optimization with SmarTest workflows.

The role requires a strong ATE background, leadership experience, and a track record of delivering customer success across complex SoC and data-center devices.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in semiconductor test, ATE applications, or systems engineering.
• 3+ years in leadership, people management, or team leadership.
• Experience with ATE platforms, preferably Advantest V93000 and SmarTest.

Responsibilities

• Lead 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 and ramp.
• Guide test strategy, program development, debug, characterization, validation, 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, DFT, memory interfaces, power, thermal, and production hardware readiness.
• Lead technical escalations and cross-functional resolution of ramp or customer support issues.
• Promote automation, AI-enabled workflows, data-driven debug, and knowledge capture to improve productivity and outcomes.

Skills

ATE expertise

Leadership

Customer engagement

V93000 experience

SmarTest experience

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in EE/CE/CS

Tools

SmarTest

V93000

Job description

Advantest is seeking an Application Engineering Manager to lead a customer-facing team supporting HPC, AI, hyperscaler, and advanced digital test applications on the V93000 platform. You will drive engagement from requirements through ramp and production release, guiding strategy and optimization with SmarTest workflows.

The role requires a strong ATE background, leadership experience, and a track record of delivering customer success across complex SoC and data-center devices.