Working at Cohu

Where Innovation is our Growth Strategy.

Working at Cohu

Where Innovation is our Growth Strategy.

The world is becoming smarter, safer, and more connected and Cohu is here to enable this revolution.

Cohu is comprised of an international team of talented people who work together to advance technology and develop quality products for our customers around the world. Our employees and teams are challenged every day to design, build and deliver technical and business solutions to meet our customer requirements.

Our Employee Voices

“Cohu has an excellent work environment, supported by a caring superior who has guided my development. Cohu has provided extensive career development opportunities, including training sessions and workshops, fostering both personal fulfilment and professional satisfaction. Cohu offers new employees a supportive environment with flexible hours, ample training opportunities, and a culturally rich atmosphere conducive to growth and development.”

Shia Yen T.Administration - Melaka, Malaysia

“I have overcome many challenges in my role, one being building a whole new software team in Taiwan. With the guidance of several mentors and great teamwork at Cohu, we grew and completed several projects, leaving me excited to face future challenges.”

WT S.Software Engineer - Hsinchu, Taiwan

“I have been working at Cohu for 23 years and have deepened my knowledge in technical support and product management. With my commitment to continuously improving products, I can optimally support our customers in the implementation of new features and enhancements. This involves complex technical challenges, but that’s what makes my work so exciting.”

Martin M.Technical Support - Kolbermoor, Germany

“Cohu will give you valuable insights into the semiconductor industry and provide ample opportunities to expand your professional network within a multinational corporation. In my experience, the guidance from my superiors has been invaluable, enriching both my personal and professional life by expanding my global network, exposing me to diverse perspectives, and offering international travel opportunities.”

Hisamuddin H.Manufacturing - Melaka, Malaysia

“I am molded into the engineer I am today thanks to my supportive engineering team. Together, we have worked through every roadblock and made sure that we always strive for continuous improvement. I’ve always believed that Cohu’s best asset is its diverse, highly developed, and passionate workforce; consistently aiming to advance.”

Justice S.Senior Lead Engineer - Laguna, Philippines

“I am entrusted with the vital task of shaping the software that powers our cutting-edge machines, working in close concert with our assemblers and engineers. This includes a diverse range of responsibilities and the chance to engage in both technical and strategic endeavors, making my role exceptionally invigorating.”

Michael K.Senior Software Engineer - Kolbermoor, Germany

Benefits and Programs

We value our employees and offer them generous benefits for themselves and their families, modern workplaces, profit sharing, and a commitment to continuous learning, development and growth. Our employees and teams around the world are encouraged to expand their knowledge and skills through participation in internal and external educational programs.

Health and Wellness
Cohu offers a comprehensive suite of benefits to promote health and wellness for employees and their families.
Time Off
Cohu provides generous time-off programs designed to encourage work/life balance and support unique individual and family needs.
Long-term Planning
Cohu provides retirement programs that let you plan for your future with confidence.
Employee Discounts
Cohu partners with employee discount and reward programs to offer employee savings on entertainment tickets and other perks.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Cohu employees have an opportunity to purchase shares of common stock, through payroll deductions at a discount of the fair market value during an offering period.
Educational Assistance
Cohu encourages employees to expand their knowledge and skills through participation in outside educational programs.

58% (11 of 19 members) of the executive leadership team have been promoted from within.

Talent Development

Our employees and teams around the world are encouraged to expand their knowledge and skills through participation in internal and external educational programs. We have created and deployed robust Leadership Competencies Programs and Guidelines. The online resources are available in multiple languages to all global employees, providing a reference that highlights the behavior and performance standards for individual contributors and people leaders.

Our global Emerging Leader Program provides just-in-time training for newly promoted and hired leaders, that provides the foundation skills and competencies required to be an effective leader. The program provides a blend of learning methodologies, focusing on self-led courses and several experiential instructor-led courses.

The program highlights essential areas required in a leadership role and provides insights on how to overcome the most common challenges of being a leader. The coursework helps develop key leadership skills such as coaching, delegation, time management, resolving conflict, communicating with different personalities, and performance management.

Our Leadership Development Program is a six-month enterprise-wide development program focused on enhancing leadership skills needed to be effective as leaders rise through their careers at Cohu. Over the course of the program, this group participates in off-sites, receiving leading-edge leadership development content from some of the industries most distinguished vendors. Participants are provided a blend of learning methodologies, giving participants an opportunity to utilize multiple leadership development tools and assessments to enhance self-awareness, self-led e-learning opportunities, as well as instructor led, experiential courses, ensuring that all learning styles were harnessed for maximum learning effectiveness.

The program concludes with a final Capstone Project presentation to the Executive Leadership Team. The Capstone Project, a multifaceted assignment that served as the culmination of the entire experience, allow participants to work together cross-functionally over three months, researching potential solutions to some of Cohu’s most critical strategic business challenges.

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Specialties within Cohu

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Engineering

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Manufacturing

Customer-Facing

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Supply Chain

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General & Administrative

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Co-Ops & Internships

Where would you like to work?

Cohu and our subsidiary companies operate in numerous countries globally. We have R&D, manufacturing, sales, technical support and service operations throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. We provide workplaces that are free of harassment and unlawful discrimination and endeavors to provide workplaces that are productive, pleasant, and based on mutual respect.

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