Laser Product Engineer

Short Description for Internal Candidates

Coherent is a world leader of lasers for materials processing, microelectronics, scientific, life sciences and medical customers.

The light we deliver touches almost every aspect of human life-vision correction to cell analysis, precision welding to 3-D metal printing, gravity wave detection to brain research.

Our team is seeking a Laser Product Engineer at our Bloomfield, CT location.

The successful candidate will help drive business-critical laser systems development programs in major emerging markets with state-of-the-art laser technologies.

As a Laser Product Engineer, you will bring new technologies to life, support customers and aid in the manufacturing process.

We're looking for technical leaders who can take on difficult unstructured technology challenges that require solid organizational skills and deep technical competence related to lasers, beam delivery, and instrumentation

Description for Internal Candidates

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:


* Support of NPI projects as they move through the development cycle.

The goal is to ensure a smooth transition from R&D to production.

Once the product is released, the product engineer is the primary engineering support for the product.

Part of the involvement with the NPI process is to come to the level of understanding to provide this later level of support.


* Provide guidance to customers on product function and performance.

The product engineer also should be able to provide design guidelines to support customer system development.


* Be an expert on the optical, mechanical, electrical, thermal and software interfaces that define our laser systems.


* Collaborate with a larger team of optical, electronic, software, reliability, applications, marketing and research professionals to tackle cross-functional challenges.


* Provide the first level of engineering response to production issues, in collaboration with the manufacturing engineering staff.

Provide problem solving support based on knowledge of the various subsystems and the design approach of the system.

The product line meeting will be a primary source of these issues and how they will be addressed.


* Support product line team as engineering member.

Coordinate all product-based engineering activities focused on the given product line.

Process-based engineering activities may be performed in collaboration with manufacturing engineering.

Must have strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated success working in a team environment.


* Identify opportunities and coordinate projects to improve product quality, reduce product cost, and to drive towards a reliable and lean manufacturing flow.


* Manage product changes utilizing PDM system (Agile).


* Assess impact and coordinate response to material quality issues and material source of supply issues.

Education and Experience

Desired Qualifications



* M.S.

degree and > 3 years of design and/or devel...