Test Engineer

Coherent Corp. Vietnam•Sunnyvale, CA

16d•$114,000 - $153,938•Onsite

About The Position

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! This position involves reviewing and interpreting product specifications, test requirements, and technical documentation for fiber optic modules, subsystems, and chassis-level systems. The role includes designing, developing, and implementing comprehensive test methods and procedures, performing calibration, functional testing, validation, troubleshooting, and failure analysis. Analyzing test data, documenting procedures and results, and generating test reports are key responsibilities. The engineer will also interface with test instruments, configure software, handle firmware and software securely, and support production ramp by training manufacturing personnel and improving test efficiency.

Requirements

BS or MS in optics, physics, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer engineering, or a related technical field.
Experience with optical, electrical, and general-purpose test instruments, including instrument interfacing and communication interfaces such as Ethernet, USB, GPIB, serial, or similar protocols.
Experience developing or maintaining automated test software and data-acquisition systems.
Ability to work with limited supervision and manage assigned tasks and projects effectively.
Ability to read, learn, and analyze complex test methods; research solutions; and develop practical, resourceful approaches to technical problems.
Ability to leverage knowledge and experience and apply them to solve problems resourcefully.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects while maintaining careful attention to detail.
Ability to teach and train others within the work group.
Excellent interpersonal communication, technical writing, and presentation skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience in optics, photonics, fiber optics, or related optical test applications is desired.
Related industrial experience in product or manufacturing test is a plus.
LabVIEW experience is a plus; experience with Python, Visual Basic, or similar languages is also valuable.

Responsibilities

Review and interpret product specifications, test requirements, and technical documentation for fiber optic modules, subsystems, and chassis-level systems.
Design, develop, and implement comprehensive test methods and procedures for new and existing products.
Perform calibration, functional testing, validation, troubleshooting, and failure analysis of fiber optic modules and systems.
Analyze test data to assess product performance, identify trends, investigate deviations, and support corrective actions.
Document test procedures, setups, configurations, and results with a high level of accuracy and clarity.
Generate thorough test reports to support engineering, manufacturing, quality assurance, and customer requirements.
Interface with optical, electrical, and automated test instruments; develop and maintain reliable instrument-control and data-acquisition setups.
Configure, load, verify, and handle chassis-level software in production in accordance with approved work instructions and release procedures.
Handle firmware and software securely, including access control, version verification, approved release usage, traceability, and protection of production software and test data.
Support production ramp, train manufacturing personnel on test procedures, and help improve test efficiency, repeatability, and yield.