Sr. Manager, Laser Systems Engineer - II-VI AEROSPACE & DEFENSE

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

Technical leadership: Leads technical team, coordinating engineering activities for design, development, and implementation of new products. Applies systems-engineering principles, including the analysis of mission CONOPS for the development of system requirements, structured decomposition of the requirements and designs into sub-systems and sub-assemblies. Supports program management and operations personnel as technical lead on assigned projects. Ensures that design concepts comply with customer's specifications and are technically feasible and implementable. Guides and supports product acceptance testing, qualification testing, and troubleshooting efforts.

Technical expertise: Exhibits a deep understanding of laser physics and engineering, especially high-average-power lasers used for directed-energy applications. Exhibits strong degree of ingenuity, creativity, and resourcefulness to develop highly advanced technologies, processes, and concepts related to the design, test, and evaluation of high energy laser optical systems. Plans R&D projects, troubleshoots critical processes, solves unusually complex problems, and provides technical expertise and guidance to the organization.

Business Development: Serves as a spokesperson on new business opportunities and specialized projects. Serves as customer interface in meetings and other industry events is required. Leads and writes technical proposals for the development of new business and assists in evaluating technical requirements, identifying exceptions, and preparing cost estimates for customer quotes.

Personnel Development: Provides collaborative guidance to engineering team. Provides feedback through coaching and mentoring. Provides administrative and technical support to engineering management.

Education & Experience

Minimum B.S. in engineering field or applied physics. M.S. or Ph.D. in optics, applied physics or electrical engineering preferred. Typically, 12+ years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and work experience. Typically requires 7+ years managerial and leadership experience.

Skills

Strong demonstrated technical background in lasers and laser technology, especially high energy CW lasers with high quality beams. Strong demonstrated technical background in laser optics and fiber technology. Structured engineering background including familiarity and experience with systems engineering practices for the new product design and development lifecycle, including mission analysis, requirements definition and derivation, establishing error budgets / engineering constraint budgets, interface definition, and tracking compliance progress throughout the development lifecycle. Familiarity and experience with integration and test of complex laser systems involving feedback-loop control to achieve desired beam qualities, including integration planning and sequencing, diagnostics and troubleshooting, formal verification planning and test design, and development of formal verification and qualification procedures. Familiarity with executing to Department of Defense Contracts as Prime contractor or major Subcontractor is a plus.

Must be a U.S. citizen. Must be able to be granted a security clearance.

Working Conditions

Primarily an engineering design and management function with office working conditions.

Physical Requirements

Primarily an engineering design and management function with few physical requirements.

Safety Requirements

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

Quality and Environmental Responsibilities

Depending on location, this position may be responsible for the execution and maintenance of the ISO 9000, 9001, 14001 and/or other applicable standards that may apply to the relevant roles and responsibilities within the Quality Management System and Environmental Management System.

Culture Commitment

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

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 Corp. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations (ITAR), applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8. U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.\"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.Coherent Corp., Aerospace & Defense Inc, Emerging Products & Technologies Business Unit is seeking a Sr. Manager and Laser Systems Engineer to participate in the development of laser sub-systems for directed-energy applications. This engineer would take a lead role in the laser systems engineering and system integration and test, including managing a core group of engineers who are subject-matter experts in this area.