Senior Principal Optical Design Engineer

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

• Bachelors degree with 7 years of related experience in optical transceiver electrical design.
• Or Masters 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 executives 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 and/or other applicable standards that may apply to the relevant roles and responsibilities within the Quality Management System and Environmental Management System.

CultureCommitment

Ensure adherence to companys values (ICARE) in all aspects of your position at Coherent Corp.:

Integrity Create an Environment of Trust

Collaboration Innovate Through the Sharing of Ideas

Accountability Own the Process and the Outcome

Respect Recognize the Value in Everyone

Enthusiasm Find a Sense of Purpose in Work

Coherent Corp. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex gender identity sexual orientation race color religion national origin disability protected Veteran status age or any other characteristic protected by law.