Silicon Photonics Application Engineer (San Jose)

Job DescriptionJob Description:With a long legacy of success, innovation and customer awards, Advantest America, Inc. (AAI) is the North American subsidiary of Advantest Corporation, the world's largest provider of automated test equipment (ATE) to the semiconductor industry. We lead the way in developing new and innovative test and handling solutions for the global electronics industry. Advantest America, Inc. (AAI) has a unique company culture. With its corporate headquarters in Japan and its US subsidiary based in the Silicon Valley, AAI possesses a cross-cultural blend of Japanese and California styles.This applications engineering position is in our rapidly growing Silicon Photonics team. The ideal candidate has knowledge on an ATE platform and can provide solutions to our customers for electrical and optical test challenges. Experience with electro-optical probe solutions and FAU alignment is a big plus. We look for a candidate who is comfortable in both pre-sales and post-sales assignments to scope and deliver cutting edge solutions to our strategic customers. You will work in a cross functional team with SW and HW R&D, sales and marketing. This is an ideal position for a test engineer with a strong electrical / optical background; it requires ATE as well as SW skills to develop test programs and custom scripts for instrument control.Responsibilities include:Translate customer requirements into technical solutions; work with Advantest R&D and marketing to identify possible gaps in the roadmap and scope out potential solutionsWork with customers to transition electro-optical bench solutions into mass productionAbility to understand load board schematics; having knowledge of dual sided probe solutions is a plusKnowledge in test sockets and probe cards / probe technologiesTest code development in programming languages like JAVA and scripting languages like PythonAccountable for the design, scoping, and technical validity of the solution to achieve the customer's business objectivesClose cooperation with other applications engineers in our European and Asian subsidiariesTravel:Up to 25% domestic or international travel to various customer and Advantest sitesJob RequirementsRequirements:BS degree in electrical, optical engineering or physicsProduct and test engineering experience on an ATE platform or a bench environmentStatistical data analysis experience on tools like JMP, Galaxy, excel or othersJAVA and Python experienceExperience with optical devicesAdditional Skills Preferred (but not required):MS degree or higherKnowledge and experience on test program development for Silicon Photonics productsExperience with handlers and probers; probe card developmentExperience with lasers, optical analyzers, power meters, polarizers and circulatorsJob DetailsJob Type: Full-timeCategory: Application Engineering