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In this role, you will drive innovative solutions in the Semiconductor Test Group at Cohu, leading a team defining next-generation VI instruments that go beyond what is available in the market today.\nEssential Duties and Responsibilities:\nThis role is an exciting opportunity to lead the architecture and design of VI instrumentation for semiconductor ATE. You will manage a team of hardware engineers while remaining technically hands-on, owning large, multi-disciplinary projects from concept through release to manufacturing alongside firmware, software, mechanical, and manufacturing engineers. This includes:\nPrecision, high voltage, and high current VI instrumentation\nCustom ASIC-enabled instrument architectures\nAdvanced packaging and heterogeneous integration, such as SiP, MCM, and chiplets\nWork activities involve:\nBuilding, managing, and mentoring a team of hardware engineers, including hiring, performance management, and career growth\nLeading project scope, schedule, budget, risk, and technical direction\nTranslating product marketing and customer requirements into instrument architecture, and deciding where custom ASIC, advanced packaging, or discrete design best meets performance, power, density, and cost goals\nDefining ASIC, SiP, or MCM requirements at the system level, and selecting and managing external partners through milestones, deliverable reviews, and verification that parts meet requirements\nLeading analog design from simulation and prototyping through layout, bring-up, and characterization of instruments and partner-built silicon\nDefining theory of operation and test strategy, and guiding firmware and software development\nDriving difficult design and customer issues to root cause and corrective action, and shaping future instrument roadmaps with marketing and applications\nRequired Qualifications:\nBSEE required; MSEE preferred\nMinimum 10 years of experience designing analog hardware, with a record of taking complex instruments from concept to production\nExpert knowledge of VI instrumentation design, such as device power supplies or source-measure units, including force/sense architectures and accuracy and stability across wide voltage and current ranges\nStrong knowledge of feedback control for digitally controlled analog loops, including compensation, stability analysis, and transient response with varying and capacitive loads\nExpert knowledge of precision analog design at IC and discrete level, including data converters, power converters, and high voltage and high current design with thermal, safety, and reliability considerations\nExperience defining requirements for custom ASICs or advanced packages and managing external design partners through development to production\nProficiency with SPICE and schematic capture/PCB tools such as Cadence Allegro, and with signal integrity, power integrity, and low-noise design practices\nExtensive hands-on laboratory test, debug, and characterization experience\nProven ability to lead large projects on schedule, guide cross-functional teams and external partners, and communicate complex design concepts clearly\nDesired Qualifications:\nExperience with ATE instruments, such as device power supplies or parametric measurement\nExperience implementing digital control and DSP for control loops, such as digital compensators and filters in an FPGA, ASIC, or DSP\nExperience with metrology and calibration\nExperience managing or technically leading engineering teams\nCompensation: The estimated base pay range for this position is $150,000-$185,000 per year, depending on qualifications, experience, education, and other job-related factors. This range represents Cohu’s good faith estimate of what it reasonably expects to pay for this role upon hire. This role may also be eligible for other compensation programs as determined by company policy.\nFeatured benefits\nMedical, dental & vision insurance\n\n401(k) with company matching contributions\n\nEmployee Stock Purchase Plan\n\nTuition assistance\n\nDisability & life insurance\n\nProfit Sharing\n\nWith more than 3000 employees worldwide, we offer challenging and rewarding work experiences, generous employee benefits and a strong company culture. 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