Manufacturing Engineer III - San Diego, CA, United States
$98,000 - $108,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 23 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
The Manufacturing Engineer III supports the introduction, transfer, production, and sustainment of products, serving as a key technical interface across Design Engineering, Production, and Site Transfer. The role focuses on complex electro-mechanical equipment, including semiconductor test handlers and legacy handler platforms.
What you'll do
- Partner with Design Engineering to conduct DFM/DFA reviews, evaluate BOMs and drawings, and lead manufacturing assessments of engineering change orders. - Design, qualify, and procure tooling, fixtures, and test equipment in SolidWorks to support assembly efficiency and testability. - Develop and optimize assembly and test processes from prototype through full-rate production, establishing work instructions, process flows, cycle times, and line balances. - Lead product transfer activities to Asia manufacturing sites and contract manufacturing partners, developing complete transfer packages and training global production teams. - Support sustaining engineering by resolving technical production issues, managing component obsolescence, and executing validation activities for supplier and process changes.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related technical discipline (or equivalent combination of education and experience). - Minimum 8 years of Manufacturing Engineering or New Product Introduction (NPI) experience supporting complex electro-mechanical or opto-electro-mechanical products. - Proven experience guiding products from late-stage development through production launch, including driving DFM/DFA reviews and manufacturing process development. - Proficiency in SolidWorks for fixture and tooling design, as well as the ability to read electrical schematics and engineering drawings. - Working knowledge of GD&T, SPC, FMEA, Control Plans, Process Capability, BOM management, and ERP/PLM systems. - Ability and willingness to travel up to 25%, including extended assignments at global manufacturing facilities.
Nice to have
- Experience transferring products to offshore manufacturing or contract manufacturing environments. - Experience with capital equipment, semiconductor test handlers, automation systems, or similar complex equipment.
Skills: DFM/DFA, test handlers, tooling design, SolidWorks, electro-mechanical, NPI
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 55-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
3892
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Median days open
55 d
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Median salary
$126k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Cohu | All employers we track in this specialty (3892 roles · 83 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 28 | 3892 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 58 | 10080 · 106 employers |
| Median days open | 72 d | 55 d (+17 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $126k |
Skills observed across this category: DFM/DFA, test handlers, tooling design, SolidWorks, electro-mechanical, NPI
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 641 open roles · median 53 d
- Lam Research · 573 open roles · median 38 d
- Micron Technology · 285 open roles · median 48 d
- KLA Corporation · 274 open roles · median 68 d
- ASML · 183 open roles · median 73 d
- ASM International · 163 open roles · median 86 d
How we counted: 3892 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 83 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 23 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.
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