Senior Photonics Test Software Engineer (ICs & Automation)

Coherent Corp.; Stockholms kommun; On-site; SEK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Coherent Corp in Sweden is seeking a senior software engineer to join our R&D environment, building the software infrastructure used to control instruments, test devices, capture measurement data, and support automated test solutions from early prototype development through to production.

You will collaborate with teams across Chip Design, Wafer Fabrication, Process Engineering, Operations, Quality & Reliability, Verification, and Project Management to ensure robust, maintainable software and to

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
• Strong professional experience in software development.
• Strong object‑oriented programming experience, ideally in C#, C++ or Java.
• Experience developing software for test systems, industrial systems, scientific equipment or similar technical environments.
• Ability to work close to hardware, instruments, devices, and measurement data.
• Experience with Python or MATLAB would be beneficial.
• Experience with data analysis, modelling, simulations, or measurement processing would be beneficial.
• Experience in semiconductor, electronics, optoelectronics, industrial automation, or manufacturing test environments would be highly relevant.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain software for optical and electronic test systems.
• Build software to control instruments, test devices, collect measurements, and process data.
• Develop infrastructure supporting early prototype testing and automated production test solutions.
• Collaborate with verification, engineering, and manufacturing teams during new product development.
• Contribute to designing new test setups and measurement workflows.
• Develop algorithms and software features to improve automation, efficiency, test coverage, and data quality.
• Analyze measurement data to verify test quality and support root-cause investigations.
• Release, maintain, and improve software used across development and manufacturing phases.
• Ensure software is documented, reliable, maintainable, and aligned with internal standards.
• Support knowledge sharing within the team and mentor junior colleagues.
• Represent the test software perspective in cross‑functional project work when needed.

Skills

Software development

OOP languages

Hardware interfacing

Python

MATLAB

Data analysis

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or a related field

Tools

Python

MATLAB

Job description

Coherent Corp in Sweden is seeking a senior software engineer to join our R&D environment, building the software infrastructure used to control instruments, test devices, capture measurement data, and support automated test solutions from early prototype development through to production.

You will collaborate with teams across Chip Design, Wafer Fabrication, Process Engineering, Operations, Quality & Reliability, Verification, and Project Management to ensure robust, maintainable software and to