Engineering Manager

Coherent's Laser Systems and Measurement (LSM) business designs and manufactures multi-laser light engines, laser diode modules, and laser measurement products for bioinstrumentation, microelectronics, industrial, and scientific markets.

The Engineering Manager is a technical and people leader within the development engineering team, working closely with the Engineering Director and other Engineering Managers in a multi-project development environment.

In this role, you will lead multidisciplinary engineering teams, execute product development projects to meet timelines and requirements, delivering high-quality laser and measurement product designs

Key Responsibilities

Engineering Team Leadership


* Manage and develop a team of engineers across optical/laser, mechanical, electrical, and test disciplines.


* Provide day-to-day technical guidance, coaching, performance feedback, and career development for direct reports.


* Foster a collaborative, accountable, and results-oriented engineering culture.


* Support resource planning in coordination with engineering director and other engineering managers in the R&D team.

Technical & Product Development Leadership


* Provide technical leadership for the development of laser engines, laser diode modules, multi-laser light engines, and laser measurement systems.


* Guide system-level design decisions, requirements flow-down, design reviews, and risk mitigation.


* Ensure sound engineering practices across design, prototyping, testing, verification, and documentation.


* Review and approve technical deliverables to ensure performance, quality, reliability, and safety requirements are met.


* Remain close at a technical level to provide credible technical guidance, design review input, and problem-solving support as needed.

Project Management


* Lead execution of development projects from concept through design release and transfer to manufacturing.


* Develop and manage schedules, priorities, and resource allocation for assigned projects.


* Identify technical, schedule, and resource risks and develop mitigation plans.


* Ensure projects follow the phase-gate development processes and hold phase-gate reviews for project milestones.


* Ensure product deliverables such as design documentation, test results, analyses and outputs are reviewed and recorded.


* Support NPI transfer activities to ensure effective handoff of new products to Operations.


* Support customer engagement and technical discussions as needed in coordination with the Engineering Director, Product Management, and Sales.


* Provide clear and timely program status updates, technical assessments, and risk communication to the engineering management team.

Education & Experience


* BS degree required (MS or PhD preferred) in Optical Engineering, Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline.


* 7-10 years of experienc...