Senior Software Test Engineer — Automation & Analytics

Advantest Corporation; Lake Forest (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global Bonus Program

401(k) Plan

Medical/Dental/Vision plans

Life, Disability & Insurance

Job summary

Advantest Corporation in Lake Forest, CA is seeking a hands-on Senior Software Test Engineer to drive test architecture, automation, device characterization, system integration, data analysis, and debugging across SLT, Burn-In, HPC, and manufacturing test platforms.

You will collaborate with hardware, firmware, software, and manufacturing teams to ensure robust, scalable test solutions that improve yield and product quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in semiconductor test, validation, product engineering, or related fields.
• Hands-on experience with SLT, Burn-In, ATE, semiconductor validation, or manufacturing test systems.
• Experience developing automated test software using Python, C#, C++, or similar languages.
• Strong understanding of digital and analog circuit fundamentals, schematics, instrumentation, and board-level debugging.
• Experience with communication interfaces such as SPI, I2C, UART, USB, Ethernet, and PCIe.
• Experience with statistical analysis, yield analysis, test correlation, and large test datasets.
• Must be willing to work onsite in our Lake Forest, CA office.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test solutions for semiconductor devices and platforms like SLT, Burn-In, HPC, and manufacturing.
• Develop test programs, automation, scripts, and tools using Python, C#, C++, or similar languages.
• Define test methodologies, validation plans, acceptance criteria, and production test requirements.
• Perform electrical, thermal, functional, and device characterization.
• Correlate test results across ATE, SLT, Burn-In, validation, and manufacturing environments.
• Develop automated data collection, analysis, reporting, and yield-monitoring solutions.
• Analyze test data to identify yield excursions, device behavior, performance trends, and root causes.
• Define test infrastructure, instrumentation, and system requirements for new products and platforms.

Skills

Python

C++

C#

Education

Bachelor's degree in EE/CE/CS

Tools

SLT

Burn-In

ATE

Job description

Advantest Corporation in Lake Forest, CA is seeking a hands-on Senior Software Test Engineer to drive test architecture, automation, device characterization, system integration, data analysis, and debugging across SLT, Burn-In, HPC, and manufacturing test platforms.

You will collaborate with hardware, firmware, software, and manufacturing teams to ensure robust, scalable test solutions that improve yield and product quality.