Jobs at Coherent Corp.

Develops and optimizes manufacturing processes, layouts, work instructions, and production controls. Supports new product introduction, pilot builds, validation, ramp-up, troubleshooting, quality controls, cost reduction, and continuous improvement using Lean and Six Sigma methods. Analyzes production data, trains personnel, maintains records, supports safety and environmental compliance, and assists with production, inventory, packaging, labeling, and material-handling activities.

Own and advance SIEM engineering, enterprise security monitoring, detection, automation, and security controls. Assess risks across cloud, infrastructure, identity, networks, applications, manufacturing, and AI technologies. Review architectures and significant changes, identify vulnerabilities and attack paths, recommend mitigations, evaluate emerging threats, and advise technical and business stakeholders. The role also requires security data analysis, scripting, technical mentoring, vendor evaluation, and clear executive-level communication.

Provides technical leadership for crystal optics fabrication and precision polishing operations. Optimizes sawing, grinding, lapping, fixturing, polishing, inspection, and process parameters. Leads automation initiatives involving robotics, machine vision, automated inspection, material handling, and process control from concept through production release. Develops business cases, troubleshoots manufacturing issues, supports qualification and continuous improvement, and mentors manufacturing engineers while partnering with engineering, quality, suppliers, maintenance, and production teams.

Supports manufacturing cost accounting, standard costing, inventory valuation, financial planning, forecasting, variance analysis, reconciliations, audits, and monthly close activities. Partners with Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, and global manufacturing teams to analyze cost drivers, improve controls, maintain accurate financials, and support pricing, sourcing, cost reduction, and business planning decisions.

Designs and prototypes laser control electronics, including diode drivers, current sources, temperature controls, photodetector monitoring, safety interlocks, controller boards, and power supplies. Develops FPGA-based control, timing, synchronization, signal processing, and diagnostics, while integrating electronics with optical and laser subsystems. Troubleshoots noise, stability, grounding, EMI/EMC, and reliability issues; optimizes precision control loops and supports experimental laser platform development and testing.

Lead manufacturing engineering for thermal management products, develop/process control and production readiness for semiconductor packaging, liquid cold plates, ceramics/diamond materials; support pilot builds, supplier coordination, yield and cost improvements, root-cause analysis, qualification, and equipment/capex selection to enable scalable, repeatable manufacturing.

Provides technical leadership and application support for global sales, translating customer requirements into product guidance and solutions. Supports feasibility assessments, product specifications, quotations, quality initiatives, market planning, pricing, and product enhancements. Acts as the technical interface among customers, Sales, Engineering, and Product Management; leads training and mentors Technical Sales Specialists. Requires strong customer engagement, communication, cross-functional collaboration, and willingness to travel in a global optics, laser, or electro-optics business.

Develop and grow strategic accounts across data center, AI, networking, communications, and emerging technology markets. Build executive relationships, identify new business opportunities, manage complex technical sales cycles, drive design wins, negotiate commercial agreements, and deliver revenue, bookings, and pipeline growth. The role aligns customer technology roadmaps with Coherent’s products while coordinating Product Management, Engineering, Applications Engineering, Operations, and Supply Chain teams.

Partners with business users to gather requirements, design Power BI dashboards, conduct ad hoc analysis, and deliver actionable insights. Maintains the business insights catalogue, promotes data literacy, supports dashboard adoption, and provides user guidance. Collaborates with BI developers and analytics engineers on data models, reporting needs, KPI definition, data quality, and iterative visualization improvements.

Leads and mentors process engineers supporting optical fiber manufacturing. Oversees yield tracking, process capability, troubleshooting, corrective actions, new product qualification, and continuous improvement. Partners with Operations, Quality, and R&D to resolve technical issues and improve quality, repeatability, and cost. The role combines hands-on engineering, team leadership, production support, talent development, and technical prioritization while promoting safety, quality, and data-driven decision-making.

Provides data analysis, reporting, and coordination support for project managers. Responsibilities include tracking project schedules, budgets, milestones, risks, financials, purchase orders, and performance metrics; preparing dashboards and management reports; coordinating cross-functional data; maintaining project documentation; supporting forecasting, project changes, and continuous improvement.

Entry-level Manufacturing Engineer responsible for crystal growth manufacturing processes, continuous improvement, process control, yield and quality enhancement. Duties include supporting production operations, designing tooling and layouts, maintaining SOPs, training technicians, commissioning equipment, troubleshooting process and equipment issues, analyzing data, characterizing crystals, and ensuring safety and quality compliance.

Leads III-V optoelectronic product and process development from design through qualification and manufacturing ramp. Manages mask sets, process flows, BOMs, matrix lots, failure analysis, experiments, yield improvement, and cross-functional readiness. Requires a PhD and at least three years of semiconductor laser design, process development, and characterization experience, with expertise in devices such as VCSELs or DFB lasers, statistical analysis, wafer fabrication, and cleanroom operations.

Provides front-desk reception and visitor management, including identification checks, badges, documentation, calls, mail, and site access systems. Maintains CCTV and badging systems, supports Facilities, EHS, and HR, manages contractor safety records, orders supplies, processes expenses, and maintains seating, vacancy, and utility tracking. Requires strong organization, communication, confidentiality, customer service, and Microsoft Office skills in a manufacturing-site office environment.

Leads product line strategy and technology roadmap development for advanced optical components. Collaborates with engineering, sales, PLM, general management, and customers to define products, expand markets, and address new applications. Manages cross-functional global teams, mentors product managers, resolves strategic issues, and drives milestones, cost targets, and product requirements. Requires strong optical communications and micro-optics expertise, leadership, decision-making, and willingness to travel internationally.

The role involves leading efforts to improve yield and device performance in semiconductor manufacturing, conducting technical investigations, and engaging with customers on yield and reliability topics.

Owns manufacturing process performance for ceramic product families, improving yield, capability, throughput, scrap, and cost. Leads root-cause investigations, corrective actions, DOE, SPC, process controls, PFMEAs, and production-floor trials. Serves as a subject matter expert, mentors engineers, guides technical work, supports product introductions and cross-site transfers, and collaborates with Operations, Quality, R&D, customers, and other sites.

Designs and develops advanced photonic integrated circuits, including high-speed electro-optic devices, WDM components, RF interfaces, and silicon photonics architectures. Responsibilities include simulation, system-to-device specification, PIC layout and tapeout using foundry PDKs, fabrication collaboration, experimental characterization, and optical-electrical packaging integration. The role also develops reusable design methodologies and supports next-generation optical interconnect technologies such as 400G-per-lane links and co-packaged optics.

Own yield and product performance for InP edge-emitting lasers and photodiodes. Analyze wafer- and die-level data, identify yield detractors, investigate root causes, plan experiments, and implement corrective actions with epitaxy, process, design, test, manufacturing, quality, and reliability teams. Support product characterization, specifications, process changes, product transitions, and technical reporting. Use Python and JMP for statistical analysis, automation, and data-driven yield improvement.

Leads system-level switch-based design validation testing for high-speed optical transceiver products, including test coverage, automation, failure analysis, and corrective actions. Collaborates with design, QA, vendors, partners, and customers to debug link stability issues and optimize performance. Supports switch, NIC, traffic generator, and test-equipment bring-up, while developing standardized testing across global R&D sites. The role requires strong optical and electrical measurement, data analysis, programming, communication, and occasional travel.