Job Summary

As a Laser Processing Engineer, you will play a crucial role in our R&D department. Your primary responsibility will be to design and optimize laser machining processes for high-end thermal management components, ensuring efficient and effective solutions. This role is ideal for a recent graduate with a technical degree, offering an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience and contribute to innovative projects.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

Develop and run laser cut strategies, optimizing for cut quality and material removal rate
Create a preventative maintenance schedule for laser processing systems and address system faults and issues as they arise.
Conduct metrology on sample cuts and verify conformance with product drawings
Conduct thermal testing on prototype pieces, including but not limited to thermal test vehicle (TTV) testing, flow tests, pressure tests, etc.
Align and calibrate laser optical system
Calibrate and maintain laser galvo system
Work with multi-disciplinary team to guide design and simulation optimization loops for channel geometry and features.

Education & Experience

Education: 4 year Science or Engineering Degree, BS minimum requirement.

Post Graduate Engineering or Science Degree - MSc or PhD

Experience: College science lab and engineering project experience.

Skills & Other Requirements

High organization skills, motivation, good inter-personal skills for interfacing with customers and other departments.
Good analytical skills for problem solving, good technical writing skills, and some computer programming skills.
Strong physics understanding, therefore, able to do theoretical analysis, both optical and electrical.
Concise report writing is also required to aid in communicating complex optical issues.
Strong data analysis and reporting skills
Automation and scripting experience preferred
Laser processing/material removal experience preferred but not required

Working Conditions

Office, general laboratory, high power laser operation

Physical Requirements

Office and general laboratory.

Good laser safety and electrical safety practices are essential.

Standing (hours per day): 2-3 hours
Lifting (lbs.): up to 20 lbs solo and 50 lbs in a team lift
Pushing/Pulling (lbs.): none
Sitting (hours per day): 5-6 hours

Safety Requirements

All employees are required to follow the site EHS procedures and COHERENT Corporate EHS standards.

Good laser and electrical safety practices are essential.

Quality & Environmental Responsibilities

Responsible for all operations of optical design group which includes work distribution,

organization, documentation, software selection, training, risk assessment design quality for entire group.

Confidential Information: Often involved with proprietary information belonging to Coherent and its customers.
Involved with assessing technical feasibility towards setting strategic direction of IR Engineering and NPI activities.
Contacts with Others: Contact with outside customers, by traveling overseas and domestically and by phone and written communications, regarding optical design and electro-optic design and support during the quotation, ordering, and post order support stages.

Extensive interfacing with the sales department during the quotation of special optics and electro-optics.

Strong interfacing with manufacturing and QA departments to solve design and manufacturing issues.

Support documentation and filing of Coherent Patents and Trade Secrets.

Training and mentoring other Coherent employees.

Transfer of new products manufacturing and testing from prototype to production.

Errors: Errors may result in manufacturing costs, scrapped parts and poor delivery to our customers. Technical reputation of Coherent may be jeopardized by errors made in this role.

Engineer must possess ability for self monitoring and error checking so that errors are kept to a minimum.

Culture Commitment

Ensure adherence to company’s values (ICARE) in all aspects of your position at Coherent:

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 is a global leader in lasers, engineered materials and networking components. We are a vertically integrated manufacturing company that develops innovative products for diversified applications in the industrial, optical communications, military, life sciences, semiconductor equipment, and consumer markets. Coherent provides a comprehensive career development platform within an environment that challenges employees to perform at their best, while rewarding excellence and hard-work through a competitive compensation program. It's an exciting opportunity to work for a company that offers stability, longevity and growth. Come Join Us!

Note to recruiters and employment agencies: We will not pay for unsolicited resumes from recruiters and employment agencies unless we have a signed agreement and have required assistance, in writing, for a specific opening.

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