Junior Semiconductor Test & Manufacturing Engineer

Advantest Corporation; Lake Forest (CA); On-site; USD 62,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Advantest Corporation in Lake Forest, CA is seeking a Manufacturing & Production Test Engineer to join the Production/Test and Manufacturing Engineering team. This entry-level hybrid role blends manufacturing engineering with production test-program coding and support, focusing on coding, validation, and release readiness for test programs.

You will work onsite at our Lake Forest facility, providing day-to-day program support, debugging, and collaboration with Design, Quality, and Production

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Foundational programming or scripting skills applicable to production test-program development and automation, e.g., Python, C/C++, LabVIEW.
• Experience with test-equipment software tools is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day engineering support for assigned manufacturing processes and production test programs.
• Develop, code, debug, update, and maintain production test programs as hardware, firmware, test limits, and production requirements change.
• Own validation and release readiness for assigned test program updates, including version control, configuration records, documented validation results, and coordination of required approvals before production deployment.
• Handle routine test program coding and maintenance locally to reduce repeated Engineering handoffs and wait time, allowing Engineering specialists to focus on higher complexity design and root cause issues.
• Provide first line troubleshooting when test programs fail or produce unexpected results. Analyze program behavior, station configuration, and production and test data to distinguish software or test issues from potential hardware failures; resolve routine issues locally and elevate design-level or complex root cause issues to Engineering specialists.
• Tailor existing test programs to support specific testing requirements, and set up external software required for testing, such as Vivado, Atmel Studio, and Uniflash.
• Assist during first article testing and when validating new test program versions.
• Develop and maintain work instructions, troubleshooting guides, training materials, dashboards, and process documentation for production personnel.
• Support manufacturing equipment, automation, fixtures, and tooling through evaluation, implementation, qualification, operator training, and sustaining activities.
• Support new product introductions and production ramps across Manufacturing Engineering and Production Test Engineering. Coordinate test-program and test-station updates for board, system, hardware, and firmware revisions; review test readiness, process requirements, tooling, documentation, training, and issue closure to prevent test-program support from becoming a production bottleneck.
• Participate in a structured development and training plan with mentorship from existing test-program owners. Progressively assume appropriate coding, debugging, maintenance, validation, and release readiness responsibilities as training milestones are completed; transfer test and process knowledge to technicians and operators and establish backup coverage for critical production activities.
• Support PFMEA, root cause analysis, corrective action, process control, and continuous-improvement activities.
• Carry out all other Production Test and Manufacturing Engineering duties as assigned.

Skills

Python

C/C++

LabVIEW

C#

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related engineering

Tools

Vivado

Atmel Studio

Uniflash

SQL

Power BI

Job description

Advantest Corporation in Lake Forest, CA is seeking a Manufacturing & Production Test Engineer to join the Production/Test and Manufacturing Engineering team. This entry-level hybrid role blends manufacturing engineering with production test-program coding and support, focusing on coding, validation, and release readiness for test programs.

You will work onsite at our Lake Forest facility, providing day-to-day program support, debugging, and collaboration with Design, Quality, and Production