Firmware Engineer:

Advantest America is the North American subsidiary of Advantest Corporation, the world's largest provider of Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) to the semiconductor industry. For over six decades, Advantest has led the way in developing new and innovative test and handling solutions for the global electronics industry. Advantest is seeking for an experienced Firmware Engineer.

We are looking for a Firmware Engineer to join our Semiconductor Engineering team. Advantest Test Systems (ATS) has an exciting line of massively parallel test systems that support the semiconductor industry around the world. This is a unique opportunity for an engineer with a diverse skill set to work within several engineering disciplines. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, proactive and logical to work successfully in a stimulating environment. The candidate will work with the different engineering groups within the Semiconductor business unit, from electrical, to mechanical to software. The ideal candidate performs requirements analysis and implementation of firmware applications in support of product engineering and other technical endeavors including writing, maintaining and enhancing firmware for microprocessors.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Design, develop and test firmware using Code Composer Studio, Atmel Studio or similar.
• Applies appropriate standards, processes, procedures and tools throughout the software development life cycle to support the generation of new products.
• Develops end user documentation in support of application of products.
• May serve as technical liaison for customers, suppliers, application users and other technical and support personnel.
• Assist technicians with troubleshooting failures which consists of analyzing test results, debugging firmware, circuit probing and performing measurements using DMMs, scopes and logic analyzer.
• All other duties as assigned.