Optical Fiber Process Engineering Lead

Coherent; East Granby (CT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Coherent is seeking a Process Engineering Supervisor to lead a team of process engineers at the East Granby, CT facility focused on specialty optical fiber manufacturing. You will guide technical priorities, improve manufacturing performance, and partner with Operations, Quality, and R&D teams.

The Product Engineering Supervisor will combine hands-on process engineering expertise with daily people leadership.

Qualifications

• B.S./M.S. degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science or a related field.
• Typically 5+ years of relevant experience in product/process/manufacturing engineering or related role.
• Prior leadership experience such as project leadership or supervision.
• Demonstrated experience using data analysis to improve manufacturing performance, including JMP or similar statistical software.
• Strong understanding of process capability, yield improvement, root cause analysis, experiment design, validation, and production support.
• Ability to lead technical problem-solving involving process variation, equipment interactions, and product quality requirements.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present technical information clearly to engineering, operations, and leadership.
• Ability to prioritize work for a small technical team and manage multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Directly supervise and mentor a team of process engineers supporting optical fiber and fiber-based component manufacturing.
• Coordinate process engineering support for assigned optical fiber product lines, including yield tracking and process performance monitoring.
• Partner with Operations, Quality, and R&D to troubleshoot manufacturing issues and implement corrective actions.
• Lead the team in developing and maintaining numerical tools to quantify process capability, including SPC; use data to drive action plans for quality and cost improvements.
• Support New Product Development by coordinating product engineering participation and qualification of new products and processes.
• Build team expertise in optical fiber fabrication techniques used at Coherent, including MCD, Over-collapse, and Fiber Draw.
• Promote daily technical engagement between product engineering, production staff, and cross-functional teams.
• Foster a culture of safety, quality, continuous improvement, accountability, collaboration, and data-based decision-making.

Skills

Leadership

Data analysis

Process engineering

SPC

Root cause analysis

Experiment design

Communication

Prioritization

Education

B.S./M.S. in Chemical Engineering or related field

Tools

JMP

Job description

Coherent is seeking a Process Engineering Supervisor to lead a team of process engineers at the East Granby, CT facility focused on specialty optical fiber manufacturing. You will guide technical priorities, improve manufacturing performance, and partner with Operations, Quality, and R&D teams.

The Product Engineering Supervisor will combine hands-on process engineering expertise with daily people leadership.