Factory Automation - Software Development and Sales Support Engineer

Advantest

$110K — $130K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science, or equivalent qualification.
  • 5-10 years of engineering or production experience.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
  • Experience in technical sales and support roles.
  • Willingness to travel for project integration.

Responsibilities

  • Develop SECS/GEM Factory Automation solutions.
  • Lead customer engagement during the solution lifecycle.
  • Drive requirements discovery and solution design efforts.
  • Oversee code development and on-site integration.
  • Support the sales process through technical pre-sales and demos.
  • Identify customer challenges to tailor automation goals.
  • Collaborate with R&D and account teams to align solutions.

Benefits

  • Opportunity for continuous professional development.
  • Exposure to cutting-edge technology in the semiconductor industry.
  • Collaborative working environment with cross-functional teams.
  • Travel opportunities that enhance professional experience.
Full Job Description
Primary Responsibilities:
  • Develop SECS/GEM Factory Automation solutions.
  • Lead the customer engagement with a cross-functional team during various phases of the:
    • Solutions life cycle: Requirements discovery, solution design, code development, on-site integration & support.
    • Sales process: Technical pre-sales, demos, value positioning, implementation, and installation.

Advanced Responsibilities:
  • Uncover customer challenges and goals (e.g., enabling automation, improving yield, reducing power consumption, shortening TTM.
  • Translate Advantest technical capabilities and advantages to customer's business outcomes.
  • Collaborate with R&D, Services Sales team, and local account teams.


Minimum Qualifications:
  • BS Electrical Engineering (BSEE), Computer Science (BSCS), or equivalent.
  • 5-10 years of experience in engineering or production disciplines.
  • Strong analytical & problem-solving skills, communication skills, & technical sales / support experience.
  • Travel within or outside US for project integration.

Industry Skills Required:
  • Semiconductor test industry knowledge including SECS/GEM factory automation.
  • Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) tester platforms.
  • A deep understanding of key customers to align our solutions with their current & future manufacturing process.

Software Skills:
  • Software development experience in C++, Qt, Tcl/Tk, Python, Perl, Java, & SQL databases.
  • Linux system administration & development environment including Linux shell commands & scripts, and networking.

Desired skills / experience:
  • Technical sales experience.
  • Basic understanding of SECS/GEM & 300mm SEMI standards including E5, E30, E40, E94.
  • Advantest V93000 (V93K) tester, the SmarTest tester operating system, and V93K Production APIs.
  • Production support experience in a fab or production software applications.

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