Jobs at Cohu, Inc.

Coordinates material availability, purchase requests, work orders, shipment requests, inventory reservations, and pre-production activities for sales orders. Monitors order and material status, works with planners, Program Managers, Warehouse, Engineering, and Order Management, and ensures correct parts, revisions, quantities, and quality acceptance before shipment. Requires knowledge of supply chain or inventory management, ERP systems, data analytics, and statistics.

Supports factory planners by printing and prioritizing work orders and pick slips, coordinating handoffs with warehouse and machining teams, preparing production and WIP reports, closing work orders, reviewing bills of materials, and completing administrative planning tasks. Requires advanced Excel skills, attention to detail, basic mathematics, familiarity with computerized production and inventory systems, and strong communication skills.

Designs and develops mechanical contactors and associated hardware, including detailed drawings, assemblies, bills of materials, engineering change orders, and design refinements. Participates in requirements definition, development, fabrication, testing, customer support, and manufacturing integration. Supports manufacturing operations, modifies fabricated parts, ensures design availability, and provides technical assistance to users.

Leads the global Technical Support organization, setting strategy, staffing, budgets, KPIs, and long-term roadmaps. Acts as the highest escalation point for critical customer issues, provides technical oversight for complex semiconductor equipment problems, and drives cross-functional improvements with Engineering, Product Management, Manufacturing, Quality, Sales, and Operations. The role also oversees knowledge management, leadership development, quality compliance, customer satisfaction, operational excellence, and succession planning.

Plan and execute system-level manual and automated testing for software releases involving electro-mechanical equipment. Develop and debug C# test scripts, perform functional and regression testing, document defects in Jira, analyze release quality metrics using SQL or scripting, and collaborate with engineers to troubleshoot and verify fixes. Estimate testing efforts, improve QA practices, and provide daily direction to SQA Technicians.

Reviews customer purchase orders against quotations, coordinates product and option-item data preparation, and supports order confirmation and fulfillment readiness. Collaborates with sales support, order management, document control, and engineering teams on new product or part creation, production release changes, and follow-up tracking. The role also maintains project execution records and pending-item status.

Conducts First Article Inspections and detailed part inspections using CMMs and other measurement equipment. Analyzes deviations, leads root cause investigations, implements corrective and preventive actions, maintains inspection records, and collaborates with engineering, manufacturing, and suppliers. The role also performs supplier audits, supports lean manufacturing initiatives, and drives continuous quality improvement.

Processes and manages B2B customer purchase orders for semiconductor equipment, kits, and contactors. Responsibilities include confirming orders, coordinating sales orders with operations, monitoring backlog and shipment dates, maintaining order records, responding to customer inquiries, generating reports, and supporting process improvements. The role requires strong communication, multitasking, customer service, ERP, and Microsoft Office skills in an on-site manufacturing environment.

Lead firmware development and ownership for legacy and new electromechanical products. Develop bare-metal C/C++ firmware for STM32H7 microcontrollers, bring up boards, build peripheral drivers, debug hardware, and maintain a Windows-based C++ GUI. Support Ethernet, CAN, serial, and scripting interfaces; document requirements, architectures, protocols, testing, and releases. Provide customer and sales support, train users, manage Git traceability, and prioritize work independently across multiple projects.

Supports HR operations across the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, contract renewals, separations, recruitment coordination, employee records, benefits administration, reporting, compliance, audits, employer branding, and HR projects. Serves as a first-level contact for employee queries while maintaining accurate, confidential documentation and supporting continuous process improvement.

Manages quality control and final testing across multiple shifts, including dimensional inspection, functional assembly testing, quality reporting, defect resolution, process standardization, and continuous improvement. Leads team development, ensures health and safety compliance, coordinates with manufacturing and planning departments, supports budgeting, reduces cycle time and costs, and administers corporate quality policies. Requires extensive manufacturing or quality-control management experience, preferably in semiconductor or electronics industries.

Designs and supports RF semiconductor test solutions using ATE hardware and software. Develops C++ test programs, performs RF measurements and DSP analysis, optimizes test speed and accuracy, troubleshoots systems, and collaborates with customers and engineering teams. Provides technical guidance, supports production releases, documents results, and contributes to system development, demonstrations, and technical publications. The role requires RF, analog, digital, mixed-signal, and software expertise, customer engagement, and occasional travel.

Provides technical support for key customers by analyzing equipment and process issues, coordinating root-cause resolution, maintaining customer-specific technical information, supporting beta evaluations and onsite installations, training customers, issuing technical bulletins, and escalating complex multidisciplinary problems. The role also contributes to product improvements, engineering change requests, handler evaluations, project updates, and customer follow-up.

Develops and executes CNC milling programs and Oracle-based part process steps. Collaborates with manufacturing teams to optimize production processes, troubleshoot programming issues, maintain documentation, ensure quality, and support team training.

Supervises night-shift assembly operations, including manpower planning, production scheduling, KPI reporting, line monitoring, training, performance appraisals, safety enforcement, and continuous improvement. Coordinates issue resolution across departments, ensures shipment and quality targets are met, recommends recovery actions, conducts line patrols, and supports manufacturing efficiency initiatives using quality tools, Kaizen, 6S, Oracle, and production monitoring systems.

Develops, debugs, and integrates application programs based on customer specifications. Provides technical training, onsite and offsite customer support, production ramp-up assistance, troubleshooting, and technology guidance. Collaborates with Sales, Marketing, global Applications teams, and Cohu departments to support system sales and customer relationships. Tracks project activity, reports system performance issues, improves business processes, and completes special engineering projects.

Oversee night-shift manufacturing operations, production scheduling, resource allocation, quality, safety, and order fulfillment. Lead and mentor cross-functional teams, track throughput and performance KPIs, address production issues, coordinate maintenance, and maintain documentation. Drive Lean, Six Sigma, and continuous-improvement initiatives using statistical analysis and quality tools to improve productivity, efficiency, and defect prevention.

Plans and schedules factory production in alignment with demand, capacity, shipment commitments, and the Master Production Schedule. Reviews and releases work orders, monitors throughput, OEE, cycle time, WIP, and production KPIs, and coordinates issue resolution across departments. Maintains manufacturing commit dates, manages exceptions, engineering changes, nonconforming materials, RMA orders, and delay tracking. Supports root-cause analysis, corrective actions, 8D, and 5S activities.

Designs, develops, tests, validates, and deploys software fixes, enhancements, and customer-specific solutions for fielded systems. Diagnoses customer escalations, implements corrective changes, supports installations and production ramp activities, performs regression and release-readiness testing, and creates troubleshooting and deployment documentation. Provides regional customer support across Taiwan and Asia-Pacific while collaborating with global engineering teams.

Supports machine vision applications for semiconductor quality-inspection equipment. Responsibilities include vision setup, calibration, installation, troubleshooting, optimization, hardware selection, machine integration, retrofit and kit upgrades, recipe validation, customer and factory escalation support, training, documentation, and lab readiness. The role works with engineering, manufacturing, service, and application teams while developing machine vision expertise under guidance and following established validation and process-control requirements.