Engineering Program Manager

Cohu

$120K — $150K *
Technical Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent experience
  • 10+ years in the semiconductor equipment industry, preferably backend test
  • 5+ years in engineering product marketing or program management
  • Strong communication abilities with executive presence
  • Experience in technical discussions regarding semiconductor market
  • Excellent management skills for cross-functional team interaction
  • Detail-oriented and self-disciplined individual

Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end program execution for development projects
  • Collaborate with engineering, production, support, and sales teams to drive project milestones
  • Develop and maintain detailed project plans, risk registers, and status reports
  • Facilitate regular executive briefings and meetings with leadership
  • Proactively identify risks and implement mitigation strategies
  • Ensure compliance with contractual obligations, SLAs, and quality standards
  • Drive continuous improvement and conduct post-project reviews

Benefits

  • Opportunities for domestic and international travel
  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams
  • Focus on continuous improvement and professional development
  • In-depth engagement with executive leadership
  • Involvement in high-impact product development projects
Full Job Description
Job Description

Position Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled and customer-focused Program Manager to lead new product development projects. This role requires exceptional cross-functional leadership, stakeholder management, and delivery execution. The ideal candidate will be a proactive problem solver with a strong background in program management and technical delivery.

Essential Functions/Major Responsibilities:
  • Lead end-to-end program execution for development projects, ensuring on-time, on-budget, and high-quality delivery.
  • Collaborate with internal teams including engineering, production, support, and sales to drive project milestones and resolve roadblocks to development.
  • 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 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.
  • Experience 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 self-disciplined to drive individual activities.


Job Conditions/Physical Demands: Domestic and international travel may be required. Prolonged periods of sitting at the computer terminal.

Protective Devices Required: In required areas.

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