Does Advantest pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Advantest employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Advantest. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Advantest?

75% of Advantest employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Advantest 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Advantest?

Applications Engineer (15) , Software Engineer (14) , Engineer (8) , Application Engineer (6) , Field Service Engineer (FSE) (5) , Senior Software Engineer (5) , Software Developer (5) , Mechanical Engineer (4) , Senior Engineer (4) , Application-Engineer (3) , Customer Service Representative (3) , Field Service Engineer (3) , Manager (3) , Customer Engineer (2) , Director (2)

What are the pros of working at Advantest according to real employee reviews?

"The company has good benefit" ((in 18 reviews)); "Good work life balance" ((in 16 reviews)); "People are nice." ((in 16 reviews)); "Good perks and bonuses." ((in 12 reviews)); "Great Culture" ((in 8 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Advantest according to real employee reviews?

"The salary is low compare to design house" ((in 9 reviews)); "Bad management" ((in 8 reviews)); "Absent leadership" ((in 6 reviews)); "difficult to get promotions, chaotic environment, upper management needs some restructuring to be more functional." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Advantest layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Advantest layoffs and their outlook for job security at Advantest in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Advantest locations?

San Jose , Lake Forest , Austin , Phoenix , Irvine , Chandler , Somerset , Cordova , Baldwin Park , San Diego , Fremont , San Francisco , Cupertino , Milpitas , Santa Clara , Fort Collins , Allentown , Worcester , Astin

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Advantest reviews

3.6

75% would recommend to a friend

(225 total reviews)

Doug Lefever

84% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

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Advantest has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 225 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Advantest employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

225 reviews

5.0

Mar 15, 2021

Great for personal development

Engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Highly technical work culture and people. Unnoticeable company politics. Fair and respectful.

Cons

Lacks fun. Stuffy. Lack of senior leadership.

5.0

Jan 11, 2021

Good Culture

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People working here are nice

Cons

No ESPP for employees any more

5.0

Nov 30, 2016

Great company, a good opportunity.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, lots of autonomy. Tasks are dispatched usually work indepentantly/ alone.

Cons

Lack of documents, procedures, diagrams. Development tool installation, there is always some part of the task to figure out and document.

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Jobs at Advantest

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South Plainfield, NJ

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