Senior Application Engineer

About Advantest

Advantest America Inc. is part of Advantest Corporation, the world’s largest provider of automated test equipment (ATE) for the semiconductor industry. The company designs and manufactures cutting-edge testing solutions that help semiconductor manufacturers ensure the quality and performance of their products. Advantest is known for innovation, reliability, and a strong commitment to supporting its customers and employees.

Our Purpose & Values

• Mission: Improve lives through advanced technologies and customer-focused innovation.
• Vision: Be the most trusted and valued test solution provider in the semiconductor value chain.
• Core Values:

I- Innovation is our Lifeblood

N- Number One is Our Aspiration

T- Trust is our Foundation

E- Empowerment is Our Motivation

G- Global is our Reach

R- Respect is our Heart

I - Inclusion and Diversity is Our Commitment

T- Teamwork is our Approach

Y- Yes is Our Attitude

Why Join Us

At Advantest, innovation starts with people. We’re looking for curious, capable, and collaborative individuals ready to shape the future of semiconductor technology. You’ll join a global team where your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and your work makes a real impact.

We foster an integrity-centered culture, where honesty, inclusion, and respect are the foundation of everything we do.

Job Description:

This position is for an experienced semiconductor memory test System Application Engineer, to provide Applications solutions and technical leadership to leading-edge semiconductor customers on Advantest memory test platform. As a member of our team, you will be part of a lively and dynamic team, working on the leading edge of technology, supporting key customers in the growing memory/SSD industry.

You will lead complex customer technical projects including benchmark and pre/post sales activities. The duties include working closely with internal peers as well as customer engineers to develop memory & System Level Test solutions. The successful candidate will need to be self-driven and highly motivated with a good blend of technical, communication, organization, and interpersonal skills. The candidate must be capable of setting and adjusting task priorities based on rapidly changing customer needs, defining task closure strategies, guiding customer engineers on best practices, and executing in a team environment.

Responsibilities include:

• Provide test solutions on Advantest’s T5 memory test platforms, MPT3000.
• Integrate Advantest products and services (at the system/solutions level) into customer’s environment.
• Co-work with worldwide Applications team, R&D, Sales and Marketing and manufacturing teams.
• Develop and deliver customer training, technical presentations/workshops.
• Provide technical expertise analysis to help debug, reproduce, narrow down and resolve customer issues.
• Collect, evaluate, and provide customer requirements for consideration in product improvements and new product developments.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• BS or MS in Electrical/Computer Engineering or equivalent discipline and experience.
• 3+ years of memory semiconductor ATE experience (specifying, developing, debugging, correlating device test programs).
• Flash Memory (NAND, NOR) or DRAM or emerging memory (MRAM, etc) device/test experience.
• Experience with Device/HW/SW characterization and defect analysis, requiring strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
• Understand basic semiconductor chip technology, roadmap and its assembly and test value chain.
• Demonstrated experience with LINUX, C/C++, Python
• Demonstrated experience with Protocol analyzer and Oscilloscope.
• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
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