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# Applications Specialist

- **Company:** Cohu, Inc.
- **Location:** San Diego, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Software Product Management, Robotic Automation Software, Software Requirements Analysis, Backend, Information Technology
- **Published:** August 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=9a1621eedac80ca6

## About the Role

* Strong analytical skills and the ability to make sound decisions under ambiguity using physical principles and engineering judgment
 * Excellent communication and moderation skills to lead customer brainstorming and technical discussions
 * Proactive mindset for identifying innovation opportunities and system improvementsCustomer-oriented thinking and ability to represent the company in technical discussions.
*, * Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, control engineering or a related field. (MSc, MEng, etc. desired)

 * Minimum of five (5) years of direct design experience or application support of complex mechatronic systems, ideally in semiconductor backend capital equipment.
 * Experience with technical standards and industrial development processes.
 * Understanding and/or working experience with thermal systems, motion control, control systems, automation robotics, semiconductor manufacturing processes around packaging and test.
 * Willingness to travel up to 50% of time as required for projects and customer support
 * Willingness to work five days a week (with some flexibility) on-site at our San Diego (Rancho Bernardo) location
 * Excellent English communication skills: Chinese a plus.

## Description

* Acts as the technical bridge between a sales team and its customers, ensuring products and/or software are effectively customized, installed, and supported
 * Analyze client needs, provide pre/post-sales technical support, conduct product demonstrations, and create custom technical solutions.
 * Propose and evaluate feasibility and risk of new concepts using first-principles physics and empirical modeling.Closely coordinate activities with the Product Marketing Manager and Product Manager to align on targeted approach and strategy for specific markets, customers and applications

Responsibilities

 * Present technical solutions in collaboration with customers and stakeholders.
 * Participate in and help resolve system-level issues in collaboration with internal engineering resources, customers and stakeholders.
 * Identify gaps in product capabilities to align to customer and market needs
 * Act as a technical interface to internal departments as well as customers and external partners
 * Definition and alignment of system requirements in close collaboration with engineering teamsUnderstand how product software works in delivering the overall technical solution for market needs


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