The Mechanical Engineer will design and develop mechanical solutions for semiconductor applications, prepare technical presentations, and support product validation efforts.
Job Summary & Responsibilities
Job Description
Advantest is looking for a Mechanical Engineer for our San Jose, California office, to design, develop and support mechanical solutions, for customers in the standard Semiconductor (CMOS) and Silicon Photonics (SiPh) design/development and manufacturing/testing ecosystems.
Responsibilities:
- Provide mechanical design support, including 3D modeling of parts and assemblies as well as generating related drawings.
- Contribute to the planning and execution of Design of Experiments (DOEs).
- Prepare and deliver technical presentations covering design concepts, reviews and DOE.
- Support planning and implementation of design validation and product qualification activities, which may involve hands-on tasks, such as prototype fabrication and testing.
- Support product definition and structuring in the Advantest PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) system
- Communicate effectively and timely, in an organized and structured fashion, using collaboration/communication tools like Teams/SharePoint/Jira/Confluence/Webex
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must be a Team player
- BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering.
- Minimum 5-year experience on 3D CAD modeling and 2D drawing, using commercial platforms.
- Proficiency in SolidWorks Simulation (FEA) for displacement, stress, and strain analysis.
- Strong communication, presentation, and documentation skills.
- Solid Microsoft Office suite skills.
- Must be able to function independently, possess sharp problem-solving skills and identify recovery plans from unexpected setbacks.
- Must be able to successfully perform in an intense work environment with dynamically changing priorities.
Preferred:
- Knowledge of semiconductor manufacturing and testing ecosystems
- Experience designing ATE/CMOS interfaces (loadboards, probe cards, sockets, change kits)
- Silicon Photonics system integration experience
- Hands-on with ATE testers, handlers, probers, SLT
- Advantest V93000 SOC testers experience
- ATE handler experience
- WindChill (PLM) experience
Advantest San Jose, California, USA Office
3061 Zanker Road, San Jose, CA, United States, 95134
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