Vice President, R&D Engineering

Coherent • Fremont, CA

9d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Vice President, R&D Engineering will provide engineering and technical leadership for the Advanced Transceiver, ensuring alignment with the company’s technology roadmap and business objectives. This role involves guiding advanced transceiver projects to ensure technical developments support the company’s strategic technology and business goals. A key aspect of this position is collaborating with customers to understand their needs and develop differentiated technology that drives both customer and company success. The role oversees the planning, execution, and delivery of advanced R&D initiatives within the Datacenter business group, managing all phases of these projects. Collaboration with other technical and business leaders is essential for establishing priorities, allocating resources, and driving organizational growth. Furthermore, the position involves mentoring and developing engineering managers and senior technical staff to foster excellence and innovation, while ensuring compliance with industry standards, best practices, and regulatory requirements. A culture of continuous improvement, teamwork, and open communication across engineering is to be fostered. The role also requires understanding and influencing industry direction and trends through interaction with customers, standard bodies, and MSA groups.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or higher in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• More than ten years of progressive engineering leadership experience, preferably in advanced research and development or transceivers technology.
• Demonstrated success in managing large, complex engineering teams and projects.
• Outstanding strategic thinking, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and innovative environment.
• Deep technical understanding of transceiver technologies, and proven track record of developing advanced concepts for transceivers.
• Deep understanding of customer requirements for both current and future products.
• Ability to engage with laser, detector, integrated circuit, and optical packaging teams both internal to the company and external to the company.
• Creative thinker.
• All employees are required to follow the site EHS procedures and Coherent Corp. Corporate EHS standards.

Nice To Haves

• Existing relationships with major transceiver customers a plus.
• Understand the competition from China vendors on datacom transceivers is highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering and technical leadership for the Advanced Transceiver, ensuring alignment with the company’s technology roadmap and business objectives.
• Guide the Advanced Transceiver projects to ensure technical developments support the company’s strategic technology and business goals.
• Work with customers to understand how to develop differentiated technology to enable customers’ success and Coherent success.
• Engage with customers to identify needs and guide technology development that drives both customer and company success.
• Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of advanced R&D initiatives within the Datacenter business group.
• Manage all phases of advanced R&D projects in the Datacenter group, from planning through delivery.
• Collaborate with other technical and business leaders to establish priorities, allocate resources, and drive organizational growth.
• Set priorities and optimize resources in partnership with technical and business leaders to support organizational growth.
• Mentor and develop engineering managers and senior technical staff, promoting excellence and innovation.
• Support and mentor engineering managers and senior staff to foster excellence and innovation.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards, best practices, and regulatory requirements.
• Uphold industry standards, best practices, and regulatory compliance in all engineering activities.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, teamwork, and open communication across engineering.
• Understand and influence the industry direction and trends through interaction with customers, standard bodies, and MSA groups.
• Engage with customers and industry groups to stay current and shape industry trends.

Benefits

• Coherent Corp. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive