Senior System Application Engineer, V93000 HPC/AI

Advantest; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global Bonus Program

401(k) Plan

Medical, Dental & Vision

Income Protection

Flexible Spending Accounts

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible Time Off

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Advantest America Inc. is seeking a System Application Engineer to join our System Application Engineering team, supporting next‑generation ATE solutions and AI-driven applications.

You will work with customers, R&D, COE, Sales, and Marketing in a cross-functional, international environment, applying V93000 platform expertise to guide tests from concept to production. This senior role requires strong customer presence, ownership, and the ability to translate complex requirements into reliable,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 2 years of hands-on experience with the Advantest V93000 platform.
• Solid understanding of wafer sort methodologies, KGD, and production test flows.
• Strong programming skills in Java, scripts(Python/Perl) and C/C++.
• Understanding of test quality metrics such as correlation, CP, CPK, and related data analysis techniques.
• Demonstrated personal leadership, ownership mindset, and ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Proven project execution and coordination skills.
• Experience or exposure to pre-sales activities or technical customer leadership.
• Working knowledge of MBIST, Logic BIST, Scan over PCIe, eFuse, iJTAG.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain test methods and tooling (Java / C++) for digital and mixed-signal devices on the Advantest V93000 (93k) platform, with a strong focus on ST7 → ST8 transition.
• Support customers in debugging and resolving SmarTest software and system-level issues across engineering and production environments.
• Clearly document and communicate complex test concepts through technical documentation and customer-facing presentations.
• Train customers on new software and hardware capabilities released by R&D and Advantest Application Development Centers.
• Collaborate closely with COE, R&D, and global SAE teams to translate customer requirements into robust solutions for high-power and high-speed applications.
• Actively represent Advantest’s technical strengths, solution positioning, and roadmap direction in customer engagements.
• Support pre-sales and NPI activities, including customer presentations, benchmark projects, requirement analysis, and competitive evaluations.

Skills

Java

Python/Perl

C/C++

Wafer sort methods

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

SmarTest 8

V93000 platform

Job description

Advantest America Inc. is seeking a System Application Engineer to join our System Application Engineering team, supporting next‑generation ATE solutions and AI-driven applications.

You will work with customers, R&D, COE, Sales, and Marketing in a cross-functional, international environment, applying V93000 platform expertise to guide tests from concept to production. This senior role requires strong customer presence, ownership, and the ability to translate complex requirements into reliable,