Test Engineer
Coherent
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- Location
- Sunnyvale, CA
- Job type
- Full time
- Posted
- Oct 1
- 16 days ago
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About the company
Coherent
Semiconductors · 10,001+ employees
What you'll do
- Review and interpret product specifications, test requirements, and technical documentation for fiber optic modules, subsystems, and chassis-level systems.
- Design, develop, and implement comprehensive test methods and procedures for new and existing products.
- Perform calibration, functional testing, validation, troubleshooting, and failure analysis of fiber optic modules and systems.
- Analyze test data to assess product performance, identify trends, investigate deviations, and support corrective actions.
- Document test procedures, setups, configurations, and results with a high level of accuracy and clarity.
- Generate thorough test reports to support engineering, manufacturing, quality assurance, and customer requirements.
- Interface with optical, electrical, and automated test instruments; develop and maintain reliable instrument-control and data-acquisition setups.
- Configure, load, verify, and handle chassis-level software in production in accordance with approved work instructions and release procedures.
- Handle firmware and software securely, including access control, version verification, approved release usage, traceability, and protection of production software and test data.
- Support production ramp, train manufacturing personnel on test procedures, and help improve test efficiency, repeatability, and yield.
- BS or MS in optics, physics, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer engineering, or a related technical field.
- Experience with optical, electrical, and general-purpose test instruments, including instrument interfacing and communication interfaces such as Ethernet, USB, GPIB, serial, or similar protocols.
- Experience developing or maintaining automated test software and data-acquisition systems. LabVIEW experience is a plus; experience with Python, Visual Basic, or similar languages is also valuable.
- Ability to work with limited supervision and manage assigned tasks and projects effectively.
- Able to move light equipment and tooling (<25lbs) as needed when setting up manufacturing stations.
Key skills
Fiber optic modulesTest proceduresCalibrationFunctional testingChassis-level softwareTechnical documentationSecure firmware handling
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Job Summary: As a Test Engineer specializing in fiber optic modules and systems, you will play a key role in ensuring product quality, performance, and manufacturing readiness. You will review product specifications, design and implement test procedures, perform calibration and functional testing, configure and support chassis-level software in production, analyze test results, and maintain accurate technical documentation. You will also follow controlled procedures for secure firmware and software handling throughout testing and production.