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Coherent Corp. · 2 months ago

Principal Field Applications Engineer

positionHorsham, PA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityLead/Staff
money$101K/yr - $196K/yr
date8+ years exp

Coherent Corp. is a global leader in lasers and engineered materials, seeking a Principal Field Applications Engineer to provide technical support and customer training. The role involves responding to customer inquiries, conducting product trials, and collaborating with internal teams to enhance product development.

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Responsibilities

Quick response technical support customer issues or inquiries
Review with R&D team and conduct any necessary pre-testing to ensure trial success
Perform testing at customer site as required
Work with internal teams to resolve customer issues and complete Root Cause Analysis
Provide technical support for PLM and Quality team customer interactions
Review PLM and R&D product specifications, providing real-world feedback to new product development
Review and/or propose test scope and detailed plan
New product installation and operation training for the front line customer support team
Provide technical Customer Installation and Operating documentation

Qualification

Optical communication experienceNetwork management protocolsPython codingCoherent optical transceiversDWDMOTNTechnical supportProblem-solvingCommunication skillsTeam oriented

Required

M.Sc. or B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or Physics
8+ years working experience in optical communication companies as technical support manager or engineer, development engineer or system verification engineer
Experience with the following technologies: Coherent optical transceivers, DWDM, OTN, optical network architectures, and network management protocols
Experience investigating field issues and RMA support
Experience using and troubleshooting network management system
Strong communication and negotiation skills
Creative, analytical and structured problem-solving capability
Team oriented and a self-starter
Travel 25% to 33% of time
7x24 on-call support

Preferred

Experience in coding Python script
Experience in product development

Benefits

Competitive compensation program
Comprehensive career development platform

Company

Coherent Corp.

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Coherent empowers market innovators to define the future through breakthrough technologies, from materials to systems.
dateFounded in 1971
location
Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, USA
people-size10001+ employees
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https://www.coherent.com/

H1B Sponsorship

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2023 (16)
2022 (6)
2021 (7)
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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$3.44B
Key Investors
JP Morgan Chase
2025-09-26Post Ipo Debt· $3.03B
2021-05-07Post Ipo Equity· $410M
1987-10-09IPO

Leadership Team

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Sherri Luther
CFO and Treasurer
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Giovanni Barbarossa
Chief Strategy Officer & President Materials Segment
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