Sr. Manufacturing Engineer
About The Position
The Senior Manufacturing Engineer — Advanced Thermal Management supports the transition of Coherent’s advanced thermal management products from development into repeatable, customer-ready manufacturing. Products include semiconductor packaging hardware, liquid cold plates, thermal spreaders, advanced ceramic and diamond materials, embedded cooling structures, and related thermal assemblies. The role works across engineering, manufacturing, quality, operations, supply chain, product management, and customer-facing teams to define manufacturing processes, improve manufacturability, execute pilot builds, and prepare products for scale-up. It also supports new product introduction, supplier readiness, production readiness, process validation, qualification, and manufacturing improvements. The work takes place in office, laboratory, and manufacturing environments. Travel may be required to Coherent sites, suppliers, external laboratories, and customer locations. Employees must follow site EHS procedures and Coherent corporate EHS standards. Depending on location, the position may also be responsible for executing and maintaining applicable quality and environmental management standards, including ISO 9000, ISO 9001, and ISO 14001.
Requirements
- Minimum 7–10 years of experience in manufacturing engineering, process engineering, new product introduction, advanced materials manufacturing, precision components, semiconductor hardware, electronics cooling, ceramics, liquid cooling, or related technical fields.
- BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Science, Industrial Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Ceramic Engineering, or an equivalent technical degree.
- Experience supporting new product introduction, pilot production, process development, supplier readiness, and production scale-up.
- Strong interpersonal, teamwork, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Strong technical judgment in reliability testing, materials behavior, thermal-mechanical stress, liquid cooling assemblies, and package-level qualification.
- Ability to research standards, assess customer requirements, and develop practical qualification plans for new technologies.
- Ability to communicate technical findings clearly to internal teams, customers, suppliers, and external test laboratories.
- Ability to work in office, laboratory, and manufacturing environments; sit, stand, walk, and use standard office and computer equipment. May occasionally access production areas, laboratories, test equipment, and reliability test setups.
- Must follow applicable site EHS procedures and corporate EHS standards.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with precision machining, grinding or lapping, polishing, metallization, bonding, joining, cleaning, inspection, leak testing, pressure testing, or thermal assemblies.
- Experience with semiconductor, advanced packaging, electronics cooling, liquid cold plates, ceramics, diamond materials, or high-reliability engineered products.
Responsibilities
- Provide manufacturing engineering support, process development, production readiness, pilot build execution, and scale-up planning for advanced thermal management products.
- Lead and support manufacturing activities for semiconductor packaging hardware, liquid cold plates, thermal spreaders, advanced ceramic and diamond materials, embedded cooling structures, and related thermal assemblies.
- Develop manufacturing process flows, routings, work instructions, inspection plans, tooling requirements, and process control methods.
- Transition development processes into controlled manufacturing processes.
- Work with engineering and operations to identify manufacturability risks, process gaps, yield issues, cost drivers, and capacity constraints.
- Support pilot builds, customer qualification builds, and early production builds.
- Coordinate with internal teams, suppliers, and external processing partners on machining, polishing, metallization, bonding, joining, cleaning, inspection, testing, and final assembly.
- Support make-versus-buy analysis and supplier readiness for critical manufacturing steps.
- Drive yield improvement, cycle-time reduction, cost reduction, and process repeatability.
- Support root cause analysis and corrective actions for manufacturing defects, process variation, supplier issues, and customer build issues.
- Partner with quality and reliability teams to ensure manufacturing processes support customer qualification and product requirements.
- Support capital planning, equipment selection, process validation, and manufacturing readiness reviews.
- Define reliability test plans, identify failure mechanisms, and support qualification of new product platforms.
- Research standards, assess customer requirements, and create practical qualification plans for new technologies.
- Communicate technical findings to internal teams, customers, suppliers, and external test laboratories.
- Follow site EHS procedures and Coherent corporate EHS standards.
- Depending on location, execute and maintain applicable quality and environmental management system standards.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation program
- Career development platform
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
