Coherent

Lead Reliability & Customer Quality Engineer

Coherent$110K — $130K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Operations, Project Management, or related field.
  • Minimum 5 years experience in optical transceivers, networking hardware, semiconductors, electronics manufacturing, or data center industries.
  • Experience supporting R&D, quality, reliability, and operations organizations with a customer-centric focus.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and data analysis tools like JMP.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

  • Support the VP of Transceiver Quality to resolve reliability risk areas across global sites.
  • Utilize advanced analytical tools for investigating complex interactions in materials and processes.
  • Visualize and analyze 3D structures to propose failure analysis strategies and coordinate lab work.
  • Support reliability qualifications for new product introductions with urgency.
  • Lead cross-functional projects involving various stakeholders to ensure timely execution.
  • Document lessons learned and assist in implementing quality excellence initiatives.

Benefits

  • Opportunity for hands-on collaboration requiring limited travel.
  • Engagement in a fast-paced environment involving transceiver and data center technology.
  • Professional growth through participation in cross-functional projects and visibility to senior leadership.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

Reliability & Customer Quality Case Resolutions
  • Support VP of Transceiver Quality and NPI/Customer Quality/Failure Analysis managers to drive resolution of qualification and reliability risk areas. Scope will include, but may not be limited to the following:
    • Transceiver product and Photonics IC reliability qualification status and tracking to milestones across sites in Asia, US, Europe
    • Use of advanced analytical tools and software to investigate complex materials, mechanical, thermal, electrical, process interactions
    • Critical Customer Cases and Escalations
  • Visualize 3D structures and complex possible interactions and propose failure analysis strategies to understand failure modes and sequence of events. Coordinate w/ analytical labs to execute physical FA to maximize understanding at minimal cost.
  • Motivation and ability to learn new product architectures and integrated structures and help identify potential reliability risks
  • Synthesize data and information to summarize key points and facilitate rapid and informed decision-making

Program Management
  • Support New Product Introduction (NPI) reliability qualifications, customer field reliability issues to resolve the issues with a high sense of urgency.
  • Lead and coordinate cross-functional projects and actions involving Reliability Engineering, Customer Quality, Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Product Engineering as well as commercial stakeholders.
  • Drive accountability for commitments and ensure timely execution of deliverables.
  • Escalate risks, resource constraints, and schedule issues to leadership.

Reliability Infrastructure
  • Document Lessons Learned: Root Cause, Corrective & Preventive Actions
  • Support annual planning, budgeting, headcount tracking, and capital expenditure requests/approvals/status.
  • Assist in implementation of quality excellence initiatives.

Education & Experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Operations, Project Management, or related field.
  • Minimum 5 years experience in optical transceivers, networking hardware, semiconductors, electronics manufacturing, or data center industries.

Skills
  • Experience supporting R&D, quality, reliability, operations organizations as well as clear customer focus
  • Excellent organizational and multitasking abilities, attention to detail, strong follow-through
  • Willingness to collaborate with colleagues overseas and influence without authority
  • Professional written and verbal communication skills.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite as well as data analysis tools like JMP
  • Limited travel required for hands-on collaboration and issue closure
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Familiarity with:
    • Reliability qualification testing
    • Customer quality processes
    • Root cause analysis
    • CAPA systems
    • New Product Introduction (NPI)
  • Success in this role will be demonstrated through:
  • Timely completion of key reliability and customer quality initiatives.
  • Effective management of organizational action items and commitments.
  • Improved visibility into quality and reliability metrics.
  • Positive feedback from cross-functional teams and senior leadership.
  • Strong support of customer quality reviews, escalations, and reliability qualification programs.
  • This role is ideal for a highly organized professional who enjoys working closely with technical leaders, coordinating complex activities, and helping drive execution in a fast-paced transceiver and data center technology environment.

Working Conditions

Office environment with regular interaction in laboratory and manufacturing settings.

  • Occasional domestic and international travel to suppliers and manufacturing sites may be required.


Physical Requirements

Ability to work in laboratory and manufacturing environments, including extended periods of sitting, standing, and use of standard lab equipment.

Safety Requirements

All employees are required to follow site Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) procedures and Coherent corporate EHS standards.

Quality and Environmental Responsibilities

Depending on location, this position may be responsible for the execution and maintenance of the ISO 9000, 9001, 14001 and/or other applicable standards that may apply to the relevant roles and responsibilities within the Quality Management System and Environmental Management System.

About Coherent

Coherent, Inc. is a global leader in providing laser-based solutions to a broad range of commercial and scientific research customers. The company designs, manufactures, and markets lasers, laser-based systems, precision optics, and related accessories for a diverse group of customers. Coherent's markets include scientific research, OEM components and instrumentation, microelectronics, materials processing, and life sciences. The company's products are used in a wide range of applications. Coherent was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
Learn more about Coherent
Size
5,085 employees
Market Cap
$4.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$419.7 million
Founded
1966
5 Year Trend
+27.8%
Revenue
$1.2 billion
NASDAQ

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