Laser Development Engineer (Advanced R&D) (all genders)

As part of Coherent’s Advanced R&D Group, you will advance ultrafast laser concepts into reliable industrial products. You will work with an international team to tackle challenges in high-performance laser systems for micromachining, shaping both hardware and measurement infrastructure. This role offers hands-on prototyping, rigorous testing, and collaboration across global partners. You’ll help drive the next generation of ultrafast DPSS lasers with impact on real-world manufacturing.

• Breakfast, pizza lunches, fresh fruit, coffee/tea
• Job bike offer
• Discounted products and services platform
• Free employee parking
• Convenient access by car and public transport

• Develop new lasers and improve existing products, modules and related components for industrial applications
• Design high-end laser sources and optics for ultrafast pulses, including nonlinear frequency conversion from mid-IR to UV
• Plan and manage development projects, contribute to requirements specs, and prepare progress, interim and final reports
• Build and test development prototypes
• Define specifications for laser characterisation equipment and document measurement protocols
• Design and verify optical and electronic test fixtures
• Conduct and document short- and long-term tests and present results
• Collaborate with international colleagues and partners in the US and Asia
• Support international customers and suppliers with technical problem-solving

• Diploma or Master’s degree in Physics; PhD preferred
• Strong knowledge of laser technology with hands-on experience in complex high-power picosecond or femtosecond laser systems, amplifiers, and IR/visible/UV lasers
• Experience with diode-pumped solid-state lasers
• Solid understanding of laser measurement and characterisation techniques
• Excellent English and strong communication skills
• Industrial environment experience or electronics education advantageous
• Familiarity with simulation tools and mathematical software advantageous

• strong communication
• collaboration
• problem-solving
• high-power picosecond/femtosecond laser systems
• diode-pumped solid-state lasers
• laser measurement and characterisation techniques