Coherent Corp.

Director of Materials Engineering

Coherent Corp.

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: New Jersey • United States

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Salary

💰 $150,000 - $228,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Manage customer project-driven laser systems and components
  • Direct (manage, mentor, train, review) staff and their engineering development teams
  • Support staffing of customer project teams and project managers
  • Maintain design standards, facilities (labs and work stations), design tools (software/hardware), and operating procedures for the Engineering function
  • Support the engineering managers in managing and planning engineering department spending
  • Nurture global intracompany technology partnerships and collaborative product innovation by direct interactions with customers
  • Contribute to product designs as a senior technologist
  • Manage global customer project teams when needed

Requirements

  • Master’s degree in physics and / or material science, PhD preferred
  • 15+ years of relevant leadership experience, with 5 years of directly related materials experience
  • 7+ years diversified leadership, planning, communication, organization and people motivation skills
  • Competency with laser components including NLO crystals, GaAs and other III-V materials
  • Significant experience with fast paced project management and product development teams
  • Expert knowledge of mechanical, electrical, optical, and/or software engineering
  • Working knowledge of project management software tools (MS Project and Sharepoint) and PDM systems
  • Management and design leadership experience in new product development
  • Proven examples of innovation
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Certifications
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