Strategic Project Manager, Complex Systems Delivery

advantestcareers; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Advantest is seeking a Project Manager to empower the System Application Engineering (SAE) team by owning planning, tracking, risk management, and cross‑functional coordination across multi‑customer, multi‑region programs.

The role collaborates with SAE Managers, Account Teams, R&D, COE, Sales, Quality, and Operations to deliver on time, within scope, and with high quality, enabling engineering leaders to focus on technical delivery and people leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline.
• 3+ years of project/program management in a high-tech, semiconductor, or systems environment.
• Experience managing complex, cross-functional projects involving engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end project planning for SAE initiatives, including scope, milestones, dependencies, and resources.
• Coordinate across SAE, R&D, COE, Sales, Marketing, Quality, and Operations; ensure ownership and decision cadence.
• Support customer-facing project reviews, status updates, and escalation handling with professional communication.
• Identify, track, and manage project risks including schedule, resource, and handoff risks.
• Maintain SAE dashboards, KPIs, and templates; drive continuous improvement of processes.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional coordination

Executive reporting

Stakeholder communication

Organizational skills

Multi-region coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/CS or related

Job description

Advantest is seeking a Project Manager to empower the System Application Engineering (SAE) team by owning planning, tracking, risk management, and cross‑functional coordination across multi‑customer, multi‑region programs.

The role collaborates with SAE Managers, Account Teams, R&D, COE, Sales, Quality, and Operations to deliver on time, within scope, and with high quality, enabling engineering leaders to focus on technical delivery and people leadership.