Senior Application Engineer

This is an exciting opportunity for an electrical engineer who wants to incorporate software, hardware design, and communication skills with their semiconductor device knowledge. The primary focus of this position is to develop production test solutions for our customers, who are Fortune 500 companies in the Analog / PMIC Market, and use ATE (Automatic Test Equipment). A secondary responsibility is to support System Engineering in the definition and validation of test instrumentation focused on the Analog / PMIC Market.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Test Plan Development – develop a test plan based on customer-published specifications. The test plan includes a description of all required tests as specified by the customer’s published specifications and the conditions and steps required for each of the tests
• Test Solution Development – develop and debug the test solution hardware and software based on a test plan. This includes:
• Collaborate with Internal teams and customers
• Develop and oversee the device load board hardware design and debug the hardware
• Design, develop, debug and deploy Software for the production test solution
• Conduct Gage Study – collect and analyze statistical data to prove repeatability and reproducibility.
• Identify and fix problems after production deployment
• Customer Support - Excellent people skills are required to interact with and be approachable to customers
• Provide on-site support for customer requests and immediate escalation of issues
• Provide remote-site support for the customer if required (includes ramp-up support for production at the customer site, and on-site troubleshooting).
• Cooperate with the Applications Team to meet corporate and departmental goals and objectives
• Create SPRs (System Performance Reports) upon detecting any issues on the tester operating systems.
• Develop Application Notes for customer and internal use
• Cooperate with Sales and Marketing to support new and existing business development
• Able to travel domestically and/or internationally – up to 10%

Qualifications:

• Minimum BSEE / BSET or Equivalent
• System level troubleshooting skills
• Understanding of defining rules for ATE Interface PCB Board design
• Minimum 5 years’ experience. 5 years of experience in ATE and/or semiconductor industry preferred
• Experience with PMIC devices and Analog building blocks OpAmps, A/D Converters, D/A Converters, Voltage Regulators preferred
• Microsoft Office experience expected and/or exposure to Open Office
• Proficient in C/C programming.
• Basic knowledge of Linux/Unix Operating System.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken). Excellent communication skills – verbal, presentations and written.
• Basic Digital Signal Processing knowledge.
• Basic programming skills with standard programming languages like Python and C/C

About the Company

Cohu, Inc. is a U.S. based, publicly traded Nasdaq company (COHU) with corporate headquarters in Southern California (in Poway in the Greater San Diego, CA area). Cohu designs, develops, manufactures, sells, installs and services semiconductor equipment for some of the world's largest semiconductor companies. Cohu is a global leader in test handling, thermal subsystems, package inspection, contactors and MEMS test solutions used by the semiconductor industry. The latest Cohu acquisition, Cohu and its associated brands of atgLM, Multitest and ECT bring together a deep and broad expertise in test that enables innovative and cost-effective handling, contacting and measurement solutions for the electronics industry.

Cohu is a global provider of capital equipment, interface products, and services to the semiconductor, industrial, and electronics manufacturing industries. The Company addresses the broad, divergent requirements of the mobility, industrial, automotive and consumer end markets, offering a comprehensive portfolio of solutions and technologies, and a global network of strategically deployed applications and support resources.

Cohu is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor and an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability status or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.