What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technical Applications Engineer(pre-sales) – ACS/V93000 Platform position at Advantest?
Job Description:
- Lead advanced integration and deployment of ACS RTDI(Real-time data infrastructure) within the Advantest V93000 SmarTest8 test environment, focusing on improvement of high-performance SoC testing.
- Serve as a technical lead for Southwest region customers by customizing and supporting test automation solutions, data analysis workflows, and system-level diagnostics based on production test needs.
- Leverage deep expertise in SmarTest8 Java-based test development—including pattern execution, measurement calibration, and test flow optimization—to accelerate customer adoption of ACS RTDI.
- Collaborate directly with customers’ engineering teams to resolve complex challenges and leverage ACS RTDI to address limitations in existing test program architectures and support production ramp-up requirements.
- Design and maintain custom toolsets (Python/C ) that interface with ACS RTDI to enable advanced statistical data analysis, correlation, and test result visualization for yield improvement and failure analysis.
- Support customer-specific enhancements of ACS solutions by contributing to product feedback loops, including RF test methodology, data correlation metrics, and signal chain analysis.
- Conduct internal and external training on ACS-enabled test optimization workflows, with focus on test time reduction, measurement de-embedding, and automation across V93K infrastructure.
- Collaborate closely with 93k RD, ACS R&D, and product teams to provide insight on feature roadmap based on direct experience with SOC test program development and field deployment challenges.
- Act as technical project owner during customer POCs and deployments, ensuring integration aligns with device characterization and production test requirements.
- 10–20% international travel to support onsite evaluation, debug sessions, and joint development workshops.
Qualifications:
Preferred Background:
- Bachelor’s or master’s in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
- hands-on experience with Advantest V93000 SmarTest8 in RF and mixed-signal test environments.
- Strong programming skills in Java, Python, and C in Linux-based ATE ecosystems.
- Familiarity with RF Tx/Rx measurements, front-end calibration, impedance matching, and de-embedding techniques.
- Proven track record of driving test tool development, production yield enhancement, and test data analytics integration.
- Ability to independently lead projects and provide deep technical mentorship to both internal and external teams.