Thermal Systems R&D Engineer for Semiconductor Test

Advantest America; Lake Forest (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Advantest America is seeking a Thermal-Mechanical R&D Engineer to join our Global Thermal R&D Team. This role contributes to development, evaluation, and integration of advanced thermal technologies for semiconductor test applications.

The ideal candidate is a self-driven, hands-on engineer with strong thermal fundamentals who can move from problem definition through modeling, experimentation, and recommendations with limited day-to-day direction. 5+ years of experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and evaluate advanced thermal solutions for high-power semiconductor test applications.
• Investigate emerging thermal-management technologies and assess their applicability to current and future semiconductor test requirements.
• Contribute to the development of future thermal technologies and longer-term technical roadmaps.
• Independently structure and drive technical investigations from initial problem definition through analysis, experimentation, and recommendation.
• Apply fundamentals of heat transfer, thermodynamics, and fluid mechanics, together with modeling, simulation, experimentation, and engineering judgment, to solve complex thermal problems and evaluate design trade-offs.
• Develop analytical and simulation models to understand thermal behavior, predict performance, and guide engineering decisions.
• Design and execute experiments to characterize thermal components, interfaces, cooling technologies, and system-level performance.
• Design, build, instrument, and troubleshoot prototype hardware and thermal test setups.
• Analyze experimental and simulation results, correlate models with hardware performance, and use findings to improve designs and technical solutions.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to integrate thermal technologies into semiconductor test systems and product architectures.
• Work with internal teams, customers, suppliers, universities, and external technology partners to evaluate technologies and solve technical challenges.
• Clearly communicate technical findings, design trade-offs, risks, and recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Job description

Advantest America is seeking a Thermal-Mechanical R&D Engineer to join our Global Thermal R&D Team. This role contributes to development, evaluation, and integration of advanced thermal technologies for semiconductor test applications.

The ideal candidate is a self-driven, hands-on engineer with strong thermal fundamentals who can move from problem definition through modeling, experimentation, and recommendations with limited day-to-day direction. 5+ years of experience preferred.