Optical Design Engineer
Job in
Horsham, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 19044, USA
Listed on 2026-09-25
Listing for:
Coherent Corp.
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-25
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Manufacturing Engineer, Electronics Engineer, Systems Engineer, Process Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
- Build bench-top prototype systems and verify optical performance.
- Conduct optical design and verification for OTDR, OPS, OSA and other fiber-optic devices.
- Run optical verification testing to assess product feasibility and performance expectations including margining.
- Optimize optical designs of existing products to reduce product cost, improve performance, simplify processes, and improve manufacturing yield.
- Interact with suppliers on optical component specifications and sample procurement.
- Engage with cross-functional teams to fully define product performance specs.
- Provide technical support to Sales and Marketing.
- Product & Process Support and Troubleshooting
-25% - Troubleshoot and solve optical performance related issues in various product development phases.
- Recommend, devise, plan, and execute engineering studies and projects to solve problems discovered and/or as assigned.
- Determine, develop and implement new methods, technologies, and processes that improve performance, cost, or deliveries of existing products.
- Support the transfer of new products and processes to manufacturing.
- Generate innovative technical ideas and contribute to the Intellectual Property Portfolio.
- Explore new technologies for use in telecommunications and related industries.
- Keep abreast of and recommend new technologies with consideration of the applicability and viability to WSS markets.
- Special Assignments-5%
- Support special projects as required.
- Report on projects and make recommendations to upper Management.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Optical Design-60%
- Build bench-top prototype systems and verify optical performance.
- Conduct optical design and verification for OTDR, OPS, OSA and other fiber-optic devices.
- Run optical verification testing to assess product feasibility and performance expectations including margining.
- Optimize optical designs of existing products to reduce product cost, improve performance, simplify processes, and improve manufacturing yield.
- Interact with suppliers on optical component specifications and sample procurement.
- Engage with cross-functional teams to fully define product performance specs.
- Provide technical support to Sales and Marketing.
- Product & Process Support and Troubleshooting
-25% - Troubleshoot and solve optical performance related issues in various product development phases.
- Recommend, devise, plan, and execute engineering studies and projects to solve problems discovered and/or as assigned.
- Determine, develop and implement new methods, technologies, and processes that improve performance, cost, or deliveries of existing products.
- Support the transfer of new products and processes to manufacturing.
- New Technology Development-10%
- Generate innovative technical ideas and contribute to the Intellectual Property Portfolio.
- Explore new technologies for use in telecommunications and related industries.
- Keep abreast of and recommend new technologies with consideration of the applicability and viability to WSS markets.
- Special Assignments-5%
- Support special projects as required.
- Report on projects and make recommendations to upper Management.
- Master’s degree in Optics, Physics, Material Science or equivalent
- Experience with designing, diagnosing, and implementing fiber optical systems
- Hands‑on experience in troubleshooting and problem solving.
- Demonstrated ability to achieve results independently and/or with a team
- Ability to recommend and implement product improvements.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Data analysis skills in Excel, Python, or other tool or choice
- Working knowledge of optical systems, fiber‑optic components, devices, and associated hardware
- Expertise with OTDR or other optical metrology systems is a plus.
- Extensive hands‑on…
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