Coherent Corp. · 1 day ago
Sr. Principal Hardware Engineer
Horsham, PA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$108K/yr - $216K/yr
8+ years expCoherent Corp. is a global leader in lasers, engineered materials and networking components, and they are seeking a Sr. Principal Hardware Engineer. The role focuses on new product development, legacy sustaining, and technical development, including electrical design, customer support, and coaching junior engineers.
Semiconductors
Responsibilities
New product development – 70%
Electrical design throughout feasibility study, solution simulation and verification, schematic creating, BOM management, PCBA bring-up, function verification test including signal integrity check for key signals and generate test report
Working with manufacturing team to develop manufacturing electrical functional tests
Customer technical support
Work with NPI and Test Eng teams to transfer design to manufacture
Legacy Sustaining – 20%
RMA investigations and implementation of corrective actions
Handle part EOL or part shortage in mass production, suggest alternative part, do verification and ECO to introduction the parts
Technical Development – 10%
Improving product density is a key mandate. To that end:
+ Identify technologies to reduce product power consumption
+ Identify technologies to reduce required pcba area
Coach junior hardware engineers
Qualification
Required
B.Sc. degree or above in electronics engineering, telecommunication
8+ years of board-level or system-level hardware design experience in the telecommunications or embedded systems
Proven expertise in high-speed digital circuit design, with hands-on experience developing telecom line cards
Strong skills in analog circuit simulation and practical implementation
Experience in designing high sensitivity optical signal detection circuits
Solid background in FPGA-based control system circuit design, including interface and logic integration
Experience with EDFA (Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifier), OTDR (Optical Time-Domain Reflectometer), or OCM (Optical Channel Monitor) products is a strong plus
Familiar with hardware circuit design tools such as Orcad and Cadence Allegro
Deep understanding of hardware design and engineering process (PCB and PCBA) and quality control is required
Strong communication skills and experience working in cross-cultural and global team environments
Excellent teamwork, self-motivated and responsible
Benefits
Competitive compensation program
Comprehensive career development platform
Company
Coherent Corp.
Coherent empowers market innovators to define the future through breakthrough technologies, from materials to systems.
10001+ employees
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