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# Silicon Photonics Application Engineer

- **Company:** ADVANTEST LLC
- **Location:** San Jose, CA, United States
- **Salary:** $104,680.0 - $161,780.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Microsoft Excel, Python (Programming Language), Scripting, JMP (Statistical Software), Test Scripts, Programming Languages
- **Published:** August 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=62fa865b284b001e

## About the Role

* BS degree in electrical, optical engineering or physics
 * Product and test engineering experience on an ATE platform or a bench environment
 * Statistical data analysis experience on tools like JMP, Galaxy, excel or others
 * JAVA and Python experience
 * Experience with optical devices

Additional Skills Preferred (but not required):

 * MS degree or higher
 * Knowledge and experience on test program development for Silicon Photonics products
 * Experience with handlers and probers; probe card development
 * Experience with lasers, optical analyzers, power meters, polarizers and circulators

## Description

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., * Translate customer requirements into technical solutions; work with Advantest R&D and marketing to identify possible gaps in the roadmap and scope out potential solutions

 * Work with customers to transition electro-optical bench solutions into mass production
 * Ability to understand load board schematics; having knowledge of dual sided probe solutions is a plus
 * Knowledge in test sockets and probe cards / probe technologies
 * Test code development in programming languages like JAVA and scripting languages like Python
 * Accountable for the design, scoping, and technical validity of the solution to achieve the customer's business objectives
 * Close cooperation with other applications engineers in our European and Asian subsidiaries

Travel:

 * Up to 25% domestic or international travel to various customer and Advantest sites


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