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Senior Process Engineer
Coherent UK
Newark, USA
Full-time
Senior · 5+ years experience
Onsite
Discovered 2 days ago
Role Overview
The Senior Process Engineer is a seasoned, hands-on technical authority with broad ownership of assigned product families and key ceramic manufacturing processes.
Working independently with limited supervision, this engineer resolves complex manufacturing problems, improves process performance, and provides technical guidance to other engineers.
Significant time on the production floor is essential to observing processes, running trials, validating improvements, and working directly with operators and supervisors.
In collaboration with the Engineering Lead, this engineer sets technical direction within assigned areas and influences decisions across Operations, Quality, R&D, customers, and other sites.
The role mentors junior engineers and leads cross-site or multi-product work when connected to assigned products or processes within the engineer's subject matter expertise.
This is an individual contributor role; team work coordination and assignments, including during Engineering Lead’s absence, remain the lead’s responsibility.
Final engineering standards and governance decisions remain with designated engineering leadership.
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Skills
- Strong understanding of process engineering principles and the ability to apply them creatively to complex manufacturing problems; relevant ceramic or advanced materials processing expertise is preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently with limited supervision, develop approaches from general objectives, manage concurrent technical priorities, and follow through on commitments.
- Practical experience with data analysis, design of experiments (DOE), statistical process control (SPC), and structured root-cause analysis. Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma experience is preferred.
- Ability to translate experimental results and production data into robust process controls, work instructions, PFMEAs, and control plans.
- Clear technical writing and presentation skills; able to explain and defend recommendations, lead technical discussions, and communicate effectively with operators, engineers, senior stakeholders, and customers.
- Ability to mentor engineers, review technical work, and build productive relationships across functions and sites through expertise, collaboration, and sound judgment.
- Hands-on manufacturing problem-solving skills, willingness to challenge assumptions respectfully, and commitment to validating solutions on the production floor.
- Experience interpreting technical drawings and understanding geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) is preferred.
- Working Conditions
- Office and manufacturing floor environment with regular interaction with production processes and equipment.
- Physical Requirements
- Ability to occasionally lift/push/pull up to 20 lbs.
- Able to sit, stand, bend, squat and walk about the facility.
- Ability to work safely around manufacturing equipment
- Safety Requirements
- All employees are required to attend scheduled training, follow the site EHS procedures and Corporate EHS standards. This includes the use of proper protective equipment (PPE) as required by the job responsibilities.
- Managers will ensure that all safety and environmental procedures are followed consistently. They will ensure that risk assessments are performed, proper training, work instructions, required PPE is available, and will monitor compliance.
- Quality and Environmental Responsibilities
- Depending on location, this position may be responsible for the execution and maintenance of the ISO 9000, 9001, 14001 and/or other applicable standards that may apply to the relevant roles and responsibilities within the Quality Management System and Environmental Management System.
- Culture Commitment
- Ensure adherence to company’s values (ICARE) in all aspects of your position at Coherent Corp.:
- I ntegrity – Create an Environment of Trust
- C ollaboration – Innovate Through the Sharing of Ideas
- A ccountability – Own the Process and the Outcome
- R espect – Recognize the Value in Everyone
- E nthusiasm – Find a Sense of Purpose in Work
- Coherent Corp. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
- If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected].
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Ceramic Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related discipline
- 5+ years of engineering, manufacturing, process development, or related experience
- Demonstrated seasoned technical capability in manufacturing or process development, including ownership of complex problems through implementation and sustained results. Evidence of technical guidance to other engineers, mentoring, and effective cross-functional influence is required
- Demonstrated ability to work independently with limited supervision, develop approaches from general objectives, manage concurrent technical priorities, and follow through on commitments.
- Ability to translate experimental results and production data into robust process controls, work instructions, PFMEAs, and control plans.
- Clear technical writing and presentation skills; able to explain and defend recommendations, lead technical discussions, and communicate effectively with operators, engineers, senior stakeholders, and customers.
- Ability to mentor engineers, review technical work, and build productive relationships across functions and sites through expertise, collaboration, and sound judgment.
- Hands-on manufacturing problem-solving skills, willingness to challenge assumptions respectfully, and commitment to validating solutions on the production floor.
- Working Conditions
- Office and manufacturing floor environment with regular interaction with production processes and equipment.
- Physical Requirements
- Ability to occasionally lift/push/pull up to 20 lbs.
- Able to sit, stand, bend, squat and walk about the facility.
- Ability to work safely around manufacturing equipment
- Safety Requirements
- All employees are required to attend scheduled training, follow the site EHS procedures and Corporate EHS standards. This includes the use of proper protective equipment (PPE) as required by the job responsibilities.
- Managers will ensure that all safety and environmental procedures are followed consistently. They will ensure that risk assessments are performed, proper training, work instructions, required PPE is available, and will monitor compliance.
- Quality and Environmental Responsibilities
- Depending on location, this position may be responsible for the execution and maintenance of the ISO 9000, 9001, 14001 and/or other applicable standards that may apply to the relevant roles and responsibilities within the Quality Management System and Environmental Management System.
- Culture Commitment
- I ntegrity – Create an Environment of Trust
- C ollaboration – Innovate Through the Sharing of Ideas
- A ccountability – Own the Process and the Outcome
- R espect – Recognize the Value in Everyone
- E nthusiasm – Find a Sense of Purpose in Work
- Coherent Corp. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
- If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected].
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong understanding of process engineering principles and the ability to apply them creatively to complex manufacturing problems; relevant ceramic or advanced materials processing expertise is preferred.
- Practical experience with data analysis, design of experiments (DOE), statistical process control (SPC), and structured root-cause analysis. Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma experience is preferred.
- Experience interpreting technical drawings and understanding geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) is preferred.
About Coherent UK
Electronics Manufacturing30216 employeesFounded 1971
Developer and manufacturer of lasers, engineered materials, and networking components.
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