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Coherent Corp.

Product Engineer

Coherent Corp.

. Own product yield for InP edge-emitting lasers and photodiodes .

Posted 10/19/2026full-timeSherman • Texas • United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in semiconductor product engineering with a strong focus on yield management, root cause analysis, and statistical process control. Proficient in analyzing device performance and collaborating across engineering and manufacturing teams to drive corrective actions and improvements.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Semiconductor Product EngineeringRoot Cause AnalysisStatistical AnalysisData ProcessingInP Lasers

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Hard Skills
Yield ManagementDevice Performance AnalysisProcess ControlDesign Of ExperimentsEpitaxial Properties EvaluationFailure AnalysisTechnical DocumentationStatistical ComparisonsCorrective And Preventive ActionsManufacturing Yield Loss Investigation
Soft Skills
Problem-SolvingInterpersonal SkillsTeam CollaborationTechnical Communication
Tools & Technologies
JMP/JSLSQLPythonStatistical Software
Industry Keywords
Semiconductor DevicesIII-V SemiconductorsOptical EngineeringElectrical EngineeringMaterials Science

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
PythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Own product yield for InP edge-emitting lasers and photodiodes
  • Monitor electrical and optical device trends across wafers, lots, and manufacturing stages
  • Identify process or epitaxial excursions, performance shifts, and emerging quality concerns
  • Analyze wafer-level and die-level test data using yield summaries, failure paretos, wafer maps, and statistical comparisons
  • Collaborate with epitaxy, process engineering, device design, test, manufacturing, quality, and reliability teams to investigate failures and establish root cause
  • Develop and implement corrective and preventive actions with cross-functional teams
  • Verify corrective-action effectiveness through device performance, yield improvement, and sustained process stability
  • Plan and evaluate experiments relating epitaxial properties, fabrication processes, and device performance
  • Support product characterization, specification reviews, and process-change evaluations
  • Communicate yield trends, investigation findings, corrective actions, and improvement progress through technical reports and regular product reviews
  • Participate in technical discussions and access laboratory and manufacturing areas as required

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Minimum 4 years of relevant experience in semiconductor product engineering, device engineering, process engineering, or a related technical role
  • BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, or a related discipline, or an equivalent degree
  • Experience analyzing semiconductor device performance
  • Experience investigating manufacturing yield loss
  • Experience applying structured root cause analysis
  • Strong understanding of semiconductor laser fundamentals, including threshold current, optical gain and loss, slope efficiency, spectral behavior, and temperature-dependent performance
  • Strong root cause analysis and problem-solving skills
  • Working knowledge of statistical analysis, process control, and design of experiments
  • Ability to take ownership of yield issues, prioritize investigations, and follow corrective actions through implementation and verification
  • Strong interpersonal, teaming, and technical communication skills
  • Ability to work effectively across engineering, manufacturing, quality, and reliability functions
  • Experience with III-V semiconductor devices, particularly InP lasers or photodiodes, is preferred
  • Data processing, scripting, and automation skills, particularly JMP/JSL, SQL, Python, or similar tools, are a significant plus
  • Ability to perform computer-based data analysis and prepare technical documentation
  • Ability to access laboratory and manufacturing areas, including occasional standing and walking
  • Required to follow site EHS procedures and Coherent Corp. Corporate EHS standards

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Competitive compensation program
  • Comprehensive career development platform
  • Stability, longevity and growth opportunities
  • Equal opportunity/affirmative action employment
  • Disability accommodation support