Coherent

Senior Principal Optical Design Engineer

Coherent • $120K — $160K *
Fremont, CA 94536In-Person
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with 7 years of experience in optical transceiver electrical design or Master's degree with 5 years; PhD with 3 years experience.
  • Proficiency in optics ray tracing software, especially Zemax.
  • Strong command of English, both written and oral.
  • Experience in failure analysis from an optical perspective.
  • Familiarity with fiber optic transceivers and CPO/NPO modules is advantageous.

Responsibilities

  • Model and optimize optical parameters, ensuring adherence to optical tolerances.
  • Collaborate with suppliers and internal teams to integrate feedback and develop design specifications.
  • Coordinate with Process, Testing, and Automation teams to enhance manufacturability and production yield.
  • Support failure analysis of components and products with a comprehensive technical approach.
  • Train new optical engineers and conduct peer design reviews.

Benefits

  • On-site full-time working environment.
  • Opportunities for off-site meetings and occasional travel.
  • Regular interaction with team members and external contacts.
  • Flexibility in work hours to accommodate project needs.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities
  • As a core member of design team, Candidate should be responsible for optical modeling and parameters optimizing, simulate and calculate the related optical tolerances as the guideline to other design aspects.
  • Communicate with suppliers and CM/SDE to build components, respond to feedbacks and DFM from them. Candidate should have an overall view of advanced technologies and proactively develop the sense to design the most suitable technical route for project needs.
  • Coordinate with internal team include Process, Testing, Automation to review and response to their DFM items, optimize design and establish appropriate assembly and test workflow. Candidate should have good experience to make the high manufacturability design to have good projected production yield.
  • Responsible for and support the failure analysis on the components and final products from optical aspect of view. Candidates should have a wide range of technical knowledge; not only within job function, but in other fields which can be used to solve problems.
  • Responsible for training new optical engineers and peer review optical design.

Education & Experience
  • Bachelor's degree with 7 years of related experience in optical transceiver electrical design.
  • Or Master's degree with 5 years; or a PhD with 3 years experience.


Skills & Other Requirements
  • Capable of expressing in English with accuracy and efficiency, for both written and oral.
  • Proficiency with optics ray tracing software such as Zemax.
  • Familiarity with fiber optic transceivers and CPO/NPO modules a plus.


Working Conditions
  • This position is on-site full time.
  • May require occasional off-site meetings or travel
  • Regular use of a computer and other office equipment is necessary
  • Interaction with team members and external contacts is a regular part of the job
  • May require occasional overtime and flexibility in work hours to accommodate the executive's needs

Physical Requirements
  • Sitting for extended periods while working on a computer or conducting meetings.
  • Use of hands and fingers for typing, writing, and handling documents.
  • Occasional lifting of objects or materials up to 20 pounds for administrative tasks.
  • Ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
  • Mobility within the office environment to attend meetings or interact with colleagues.

Safety Requirements

All employees are required to follow the site EHS procedures and Coherent Corp. 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
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
-$419.7 million
Founded
1966
5 Year Trend
+27.8%
Revenue
$1.2 billion
NASDAQ
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* Ladders Estimates

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