Laser Systems Design Engineer – Multidisciplinary Innovator

COHERENT; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension

Wellbeing programmes

Life & income protection

Flexible working

Learning & development

Employee recognition

Job summary

Coherent is a global leader in lasers and photonics, seeking an Systems Design Engineer to drive cross-disciplinary development of advanced laser systems. You will define requirements, manage interfaces and coordinate verification across optics, electronics, software and mechanical engineering.

You will lead system-level risk management, investigate issues, and contribute to product releases with a focus on manufacturability, reliability and customer needs.

Qualifications

• Degree in Physics, Engineering or a related scientific or technical discipline.
• Experience working in multidisciplinary engineering environments.
• Strong problem-solving skills with structured root-cause analysis.
• Experience troubleshooting complex systems involving electronics, software and/or optical technologies.
• Ability to coordinate technical activities across multiple engineering disciplines and stakeholders.
• Experience working throughout the product development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Define and develop control-system requirements for new laser-system designs, translating inputs into system architectures and control strategies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, manufacturable products that meet requirements.
• Create and maintain system requirements, verification plans, test specifications and documentation.
• Coordinate development, integration and release of control-system hardware and software.
• Investigate prototype failures and perform root-cause analysis to implement corrective actions.
• Develop broad technical expertise across laser-system design and contribute to product improvement.
• Evaluate design decisions considering manufacturing, field service, compliance and customer needs.
• Apply risk-management methodologies to identify and mitigate technical risks.
• Support compliance activities and product qualification against standards.
• Lead troubleshooting across electronics, software and system-level issues.
• Contribute to manufacturing and field-support investigations.

Skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Root-cause analysis

Systems engineering

Requirements management

Risk assessment

Problem solving

Education

Degree in Physics or Engineering

Tools

Python

MATLAB

C#

Job description

Coherent is a global leader in lasers and photonics, seeking an Systems Design Engineer to drive cross-disciplinary development of advanced laser systems. You will define requirements, manage interfaces and coordinate verification across optics, electronics, software and mechanical engineering.

You will lead system-level risk management, investigate issues, and contribute to product releases with a focus on manufacturability, reliability and customer needs.