Electrical Integration Technical Lead

Cohu

$110K — $130K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or MS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
  • Minimum 5 years designing complex industrial electrical systems, 8 years preferred.
  • Hands-on experience with Zuken E3 is highly desired.
  • Experience with Altium Designer and AutoCAD (or DraftSight) is highly desirable.
  • Strong knowledge of industrial wiring systems and cable assemblies.
  • Excellent organizational, communication, and leadership skills.
  • Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

  • Own electrical implementation of semiconductor handler modules throughout their lifecycle.
  • Develop and integrate electrical systems for industrial equipment.
  • Define cable routing to comply with NFPA 79 and minimize electrical noise.
  • Participate in improvement of harness and wiring standards.
  • Coordinate wire harness manufacturing and resolve technical issues.
  • Manage procurement of prototype electrical components.
  • Lead daily activities of wiring engineers and electrical designers.

Benefits

  • Mentorship opportunities for junior engineers.
  • Engagement in complex and varied engineering projects.
  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams for holistic project execution.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Primary Responsibilities

Electrical Integration

  • Own the electrical implementation of assigned semiconductor handler modules throughout their entire product lifecycle, including prototype development, production release, manufacturing support, field support, and sustaining engineering.


  • Develop and integrate electrical systems for complex industrial equipment, including cable and harness assemblies, high-flex cable systems, e-chain routing, industrial power distribution, electrical protection, control hardware, sensors, safety systems, and associated electrical components.


  • Define cable routing to comply with NFPA 79 requirements while minimizing electrical noise (EMI), crosstalk, and supporting long-term system reliability.


  • Follow company harness and wiring standards and participate in their continuous improvement in coordination with other engineering groups.


  • Coordinate wire harness manufacturing with production, provide technical support during fabrication, and resolve manufacturing issues.


  • Coordinate procurement of prototype electrical components and ensure materials are available to support prototype build schedules.


Technical Leadership

  • Lead the daily technical activities of wiring engineers and electrical designers.


  • Assign and prioritize engineering work.


  • Mentor junior engineers.


  • Drive technical issues to closure.


  • Coordinate engineering activities across multiple disciplines.


  • Escalate major technical risks and system-level issues to engineering management when appropriate.


Engineering Documentation & Configuration Management

  • Use Zuken E3 as the primary electrical CAD platform to develop and maintain schematics, cable documentation, wire lists, harness drawings, and related engineering documentation.


  • Maintain accurate electrical documentation and ensure the electrical portion of the Oracle product BOM remains synchronized with mechanical, firmware, vision, manufacturing, and released product documentation across multiple projects.


  • Support Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), product releases, revision control, and configuration management to ensure released documentation accurately reflects the current product configuration.


Design Reviews

  • Review electrical drawings for completeness, consistency, manufacturability, and compliance with company standards before release.


  • Prepare technical review packages.


  • Schedule and lead electrical design reviews.


  • Document review findings, engineering decisions, and action items.


  • Drive review action items to completion and ensure all required documentation is complete prior to product release.


Project Coordination

  • Coordinate engineering progress across multiple engineers and projects.


  • Track engineering deliverables, project milestones, and release schedules.


  • Communicate project status, technical risks, and schedule impacts to engineering management.


  • Remove technical roadblocks affecting project execution.


  • Support manufacturing, system integration, field service, and sustaining engineering throughout the product lifecycle.


Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or MS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.


  • Minimum 5 years of designing complex industrial electrical systems, 8 years is preferred


  • Hands-on experience with Zuken E3 is highly desired.


  • Experience with Altium Designer and AutoCAD (or DraftSight) is highly desirable.


Strong knowledge of:

  • Industrial wiring systems, cable assemblies, harness design, connector selection, high-flex cable systems, and e-chain applications.


  • AC and DC 3 phase power distribution, circuit protection, relays, contactors, power supplies, filters, and industrial electrical components.


  • Sensors, safety systems, industrial control hardware, and electrical integration.


  • Cable routing, grounding, shielding, EMI mitigation, NFPA 79, EN60204 and electrical safety.


  • Industrial automation systems, commissioning, and troubleshooting.


  • Ability to commission, configure, and troubleshoot industrial electrical equipment using vendor software tools is a plus. (Beckhoff TwinCAT, safety controller configuration tools, servo drive software).


  • Strong documentation and configuration management skills.


  • Excellent organizational, communication, and leadership skills.


  • Ability to work effectively with electrical, firmware, mechanical, manufacturing, and systems engineering teams.


Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with semiconductor capital equipment or other complex automation systems.


  • Experience with robotics, motion control, or precision automation equipment.


  • Familiarity with functional safety systems.


  • Experience leading technical design.


  • Experience designing high-flex cable systems for continuously moving industrial equipment.


  • Experience supporting prototype builds, manufacturing, and field installations.

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