Senior Applications Engineer

Advantest

$120K — $145K *
Technical Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS or MS in Electrical/Computer Engineering or equivalent discipline and experience.
  • 3-5 years of memory semiconductor ATE experience, including test program development and debugging.
  • Experience with Flash Memory components and related device/test protocols.
  • Strong experience in device, hardware, and software characterization and defect analysis.
  • Familiarity with semiconductor chip technology and its associated value chain, particularly in assembly and test.
  • Proficiency in LINUX, C/C++, and Python programming languages.
  • Ability to manage small projects in a fast-paced team environment.

Responsibilities

  • Provide test solutions on Advantest's T5 memory/SLT test platforms.
  • Utilize knowledge of memory testing along with protocols like PCIe NVMe and UFS.
  • Integrate Advantest products into customer environments effectively.
  • Collaborate with global teams including R&D, Sales, Marketing, and Manufacturing.
  • Develop and present customer training materials and technical workshops.
  • Analyze and resolve customer technical issues through expert diagnosis.
  • Gather and communicate customer requirements for future product enhancements.

Benefits

  • Work in a dynamic, fast-paced team environment focused on cutting-edge technology.
  • Opportunity to lead complex technical projects with major customers.
  • Engage in continuous learning and skills development through professional training.
  • Collaborate with a global team of experts across multiple disciplines.
  • Possibility of international travel, enhancing global networking and experience.
Full 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/SLT test platforms.
  • Utilize memory testing knowledge as well as different protocols (PCIe NVMe, UFS).
  • 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.


Requirements:
  • BS or MS in Electrical/Computer Engineering or equivalent discipline and experience.
  • 3-5 years of memory semiconductor ATE experience (specifying, developing, debugging, correlating device test programs).
  • Flash Memory (NAND, NOR) component or interface/protocol level 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.
  • 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.
  • Result and customer focused.
  • Ability to work in a fast paced, project oriented, team environment.
  • Proactive, self-disciplined, and highly motivated to keep yourself competitive.
  • Positive attitude and good communication skills.
  • Ability to manage small projects and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
  • Able to travel domestically and internationally.

Additional Skills Preferred (but not required):
  • Experience on Advantest T5 platform.
  • Demonstrated experience with memory/SSD protocol such as PCIe NVMe, UFS.

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