Position Summary:
We are seeking a highly skilled and customer-focused Program Manager to lead a mission-critical projects for strategic customers. This role requires exceptional cross-functional leadership, stakeholder management, and delivery execution to ensure the success of critical programs. The ideal candidate will be a proactive problem solver with a strong background in mechanical engineering, program management, customer engagement, and technical delivery.
Essential Functions/Major Responsibilities:
Lead end-to-end program execution for a high-visibility customer project, ensuring on-time, on-budget, and high-quality delivery.
Serve as the primary point of contact for the customer, building strong relationships and ensuring alignment on goals, timelines, and deliverables.
Collaborate with internal teams including engineering, product, support, and sales to drive project milestones and resolve blockers.
Develop and maintain detailed project plans, risk registers, and status reports tailored for both internal and external stakeholders.
Facilitate regular executive briefings and meetings with customer and internal leadership.
Proactively identify risks and issues and implement mitigation strategies to ensure project success.
Ensure compliance with contractual obligations, SLAs, and quality standards.
Drive continuous improvement and post-project reviews to capture lessons learned and best practices.
Qualifications:
Education
Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline or directly related equivalent experience required.
Experience
10+ years of semiconductor equipment industry experience; backend test segment preferred with 5+ years of engineering product marketing or program management experience.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Strong communication skills (written/verbal) and with credible executive presence.
Expert in delivering executive presentations spanning technical, business and strategic topics.
Knowledgeable about semiconductor capital equipment market and customer requirements with the ability to navigate deeply technical discussions with internal and external stakeholders.
Excellent people and management skills to interact with staff, colleagues, cross-functional teams, and third parties.
Attention to detail and an eye for quality.
Job Conditions/Physical Demands: Domestic and international travel may be required. Prolonged periods of sitting at the computer terminal.
Protective Devices Required: In designated areas.
Top Skills
What We Do
Cohu is a leading supplier of semiconductor test and inspection & metrology handlers, micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) test modules, test contactors, thermal sub-systems and semiconductor automated test equipment used by global semiconductor and electronics manufacturers and semiconductor test subcontractors. Our product portfolio is focused on increasing yield, reducing cost of test, and accelerating time-to-market. Cohu is a publicly traded (NASDAQ: COHU) global company with headquarters in Poway, CA. We have a global footprint with ~3,000 employees. We are the leading supplier of Semiconductor Test and Inspection & Metrology Handlers and Test Contactors. We have market leadership in RF Power Amplifier/Front-End Module Testing.
