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Coherent

Precision optics and laser solutions for diverse industries.

📍 Santa Clara, CA, USA

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About Coherent

Coherent manufactures lasers, optics, and related technologies for markets including materials processing, microelectronics, and life sciences. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Coherent's products include solid-state lasers, fiber lasers, and laser systems designed for precision applications. Engineering disciplines at Coherent encompass optical engineering, electrical engineering, and software development. Engineers solve challenges related to laser performance, system integration, and application-specific requirements. With a workforce of approximately 1,500 employees, Coherent operates multiple facilities focused on R&D and manufacturing, ensuring a robust pipeline of advanced laser technologies.

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Principal Firmware Engineer

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📍Horsham, United States 🇺🇸

📊 principal

⏱︎ full-time

C++ FPGA Agile

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Principal Firmware Engineer

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📍Horsham, United States 🇺🇸

📊 principal

⏱︎ full-time

C++ FPGA NIOS

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Firmware Engineer

@ Coherent

📍Tampere Metropolitan Area, Finland 🇫🇮

📊 lead

⏱︎ full-time

firmware C++ embedded

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Lead Engineer, Embedded System Verification

@ Coherent

📍Horsham, United States 🇺🇸

📊 lead

⏱︎ full-time

Python Jenkins gRPC

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Lead Hardware Engineer

@ Coherent

📍Horsham, United States 🇺🇸

📊 senior

⏱︎ full-time

RF PCB Analog

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R&D Hardware Engineer

@ Coherent

📍Georgetown, United States 🇺🇸

📊 mid-level

⏱︎ full-time

leadership problem-solving collaboration

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Senior Firmware Engineer

@ Coherent

📍Hyderabad, India 🇮🇳

📊 senior

⏱︎ full-time

Firmware I2C UART

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Senior Firmware Engineer

@ Coherent

📍Hyderabad, India 🇮🇳

📊 senior

⏱︎ full-time

Firmware I2C SPI

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Lead Hardware Engineer

@ Coherent

📍Horsham, United States 🇺🇸

📊 senior

⏱︎ full-time

OrCAD PADs PCB

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Lead Hardware Engineer

@ Coherent

📍Horsham, United States 🇺🇸

📊 senior

⏱︎ full-time

RF PCB OrCAD

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Principal Engineer, Hardware Engineer, Transmission

@ Coherent

📍Shanghai, China 🇨🇳

📊 principal

⏱︎ full-time

coherent PCIe Ethernet

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PCB Layout Designer

@ Coherent

📍Malaysia, Malaysia 🇲🇾

📊 senior

⏱︎ full-time

HDI PCB COB

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Sr. Principal Engineer, Firmware, Transmission

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📍Shanghai, China 🇨🇳

📊 senior

⏱︎ full-time

C++ Assembly SPI

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Sr. Principal Engineer, Firmware, Transmission

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📍China, China 🇨🇳

📊 senior

⏱︎ full-time

C++ Assembly SPI

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Principal Engineer, Hardware Engineer, Transmission

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📍China, China 🇨🇳

📊 principal

⏱︎ full-time

telecom Ethernet SPI

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Lead Hardware Engineer

@ Coherent

📍Horsham, United States 🇺🇸

📊 senior

⏱︎ full-time

RF PCB Analog

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Senior Electronics Hardware Engineer

@ Coherent

📍NY, United States 🇺🇸

📊 senior

⏱︎ full-time

analog digital RF

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Senior Software Development/Firmware Engineer

@ Coherent

📍Berlin, Germany 🇩🇪

📊 senior

⏱︎ full-time

C# VB.NET SPI

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Hardware Engineer

@ Coherent

📍Georgetown, United States 🇺🇸

📊 mid-level

⏱︎ full-time

transceiver automation PCB

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Hardware Engineer

@ Coherent

📍Georgetown, United States 🇺🇸

📊 mid-level

⏱︎ full-time

circuit simulation PCB

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Hardware Engineer

@ Coherent

📍George Town, Malaysia 🇲🇾

📊 mid-level

⏱︎ full-time

circuit optical PCB

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Intern, Firmware Engineer

@ Coherent

📍CA, United States 🇺🇸

📊 entry-level

⏱︎ internship

firmware drivers MCU

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Intern, DSP Engineer

@ Coherent

📍Santa Clara, United States 🇺🇸

📊 entry-level

⏱︎ internship

DSP Python C++

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Senior Embedded Software Engineer

@ Coherent

📍Glasgow, United Kingdom 🇬🇧

📊 senior

⏱︎ full-time

C/C++ RTOS UART

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Intern, Embedded System Engineer

@ Coherent

📍CA, United States 🇺🇸

📊 entry-level

⏱︎ internship

C/C++ Python Linux

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Intern- Firmware Engineer

@ Coherent

📍CA, United States 🇺🇸

📊 entry-level

⏱︎ internship

firmware drivers MCU

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Firmware Engineer

@ Coherent

📍Sunnyvale, United States 🇺🇸

📊 junior

⏱︎ full-time

C++ Python MCU

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Embedded Systems Software & FPGA Programmer

@ Coherent

📍NY, United States 🇺🇸

📊 entry-level

⏱︎ full-time

FPGA C C++

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Senior Firmware Engineer

@ Coherent

📍Sunnyvale, United States 🇺🇸

📊 senior

⏱︎ full-time

C++ Python MCU

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Staff Embedded Software Engineer

@ Coherent

📍Horsham, United States 🇺🇸

📊 entry-level

⏱︎ full-time

C++ Python Agile

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Principal Firmware Engineer

@ Coherent

📍Horsham, United States 🇺🇸

📊 principal

⏱︎ full-time

FPGA C++ Agile

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Firmware Engineer

@ Coherent

📍Sunnyvale, United States 🇺🇸

📊 junior

⏱︎ full-time

C++ Python MCU

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Principal FPGA Engineer

@ Coherent

📍Horsham, United States 🇺🇸

📊 principal

⏱︎ full-time

FPGA SoC Verilog

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Principal Embedded Software Engineer

@ Coherent

📍Horsham, United States 🇺🇸

📊 principal

⏱︎ full-time

C++ Agile DevOps

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Embedded Controls Engineer

@ Coherent

📍Bloomfield, United States 🇺🇸

📊 mid-level

⏱︎ full-time

embedded firmware protocols

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Firmware Validation Engineer

@ Coherent

📍CA, United States 🇺🇸

📊 mid-level

⏱︎ full-time

C# Python Git

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Embedded Systems Engineer

@ Coherent

📍CA, United States 🇺🇸

📊 mid-level

⏱︎ full-time

ARM C/C++ DSP

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Firmware Validation Engineer

@ Coherent

📍CA, Canada 🇨🇦

📊 mid-level

⏱︎ full-time

C# Python Git

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Principal IC Design Engineer

@ Coherent

📍Santa Clara, United States 🇺🇸

📊 principal

⏱︎ full-time

IC CMOS RFIC

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Software Development Engineer, Firmware Validation

@ Coherent

📍CA, Canada 🇨🇦

📊 mid-level

⏱︎ full-time

Python I2C USB

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Embedded Systems Software & FPGA Programmer

@ Coherent

📍NY, United States 🇺🇸

📊 entry-level

⏱︎ full-time

FPGA Verilog C++

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Embedded Systems Engineer

@ Coherent

📍CA, United States 🇺🇸

📊 senior

⏱︎ full-time

ARM DSP I2C

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Senior Engineer

@ Coherent

📍Hyderabad, India 🇮🇳

📊 senior

⏱︎ full-time

FPGA HDL Verilog

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Embedded Systems Engineer

@ Coherent

📍CA, Canada 🇨🇦

📊 mid-level

⏱︎ full-time

C/C++ ARM DSP

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Embedded Controls Engineer

@ Coherent

📍Bloomfield, United States 🇺🇸

📊 entry-level

⏱︎ full-time

firmware PCB VHDL

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PCB Layout Designer

@ Coherent

📍CA, Canada 🇨🇦

📊 mid-level

⏱︎ full-time

PCB Expedition PADs

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PCB Layout Design/Senior/Staff Engineer

@ Coherent

📍Malaysia, Malaysia 🇲🇾

📊 senior

⏱︎ full-time

PCB Mentor CAM350

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Company Info

Employees 1001-5000

Founded 1966

Type Public

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Active Hiring Locations

📍 Horsham, United States 🇺🇸 4

📍 Tampere Metropolitan Area, Finland 🇫🇮 1

Top Roles

Firmware Engineer (3) Embedded Systems Engineer (1) Electrical Engineer (1)

Key Skills

C++ PCB Python I2C FPGA SPI UART Agile

Seniority Levels

principal (2) lead (2) senior (1)

Work Arrangement

On-site (5)

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About Coherent

Coherent Career Opportunities

Coherent currently has 5 active embedded systems positions spanning 2 countries. All positions are on-site, typical for hardware-focused roles requiring lab access and equipment. Recognized as a top-tier employer (85.0/100), Coherent offers competitive compensation and strong career development paths in embedded engineering.

Coherent Hiring Trends

* Data represents job posting activity over the past 6 months: Feb 2026 through Jul 2026

Coherent's hiring pace has moderated recently (3 openings this month vs 9 last month), which is common after major hiring pushes or as projects move from development to deployment phases.

Over the past 6 months, Coherent averaged 4.5 job postings per month, with peak hiring in Jun 2026 (9 openings). For embedded systems roles, hiring activity typically correlates with product development cycles, especially for firmware teams during pre-production phases and hardware engineers during prototyping.

Current Month

3 jobs

📉 -67% change

6-Month Average

4.5 jobs/month

Consistent hiring velocity

Peak Activity

9 jobs

Jun 2026

Required Skills at Coherent

C++ is the most in-demand skill at Coherent, appearing in 32% of all job listings (past and present). This skill is important but not universal, indicating diverse technical needs across different product lines or teams.

Coherent's technology stack spans 86 distinct skills and tools, reflecting the multifaceted nature of embedded systems development. The broad technical diversity (86 technologies) suggests work on complex, multi-domain projects requiring both hardware and software expertise.

C++

32% of roles

32%

PCB

28% of roles

28%

Python

23% of roles

23%

I2C

23% of roles

23%

FPGA

21% of roles

21%

SPI

21% of roles

21%

UART

19% of roles

19%

Agile

15% of roles

15%

ARM

11% of roles

11%

firmware

11% of roles

11%

optical

11% of roles

11%

MCU

11% of roles

11%

Engineers joining Coherent should combine depth in key areas with adaptability. The mix of hardware skills (PCB design, schematics) and firmware expertise (RTOS, embedded C) indicates full-stack embedded development where engineers work across the hardware-software boundary. Candidates with adjacent skills (version control, testing frameworks, communication protocols) typically advance faster by contributing across the development lifecycle.

Engineering Roles at Coherent

Coherent's primary hiring focus is Firmware Engineer with 3 open positions. High-volume recruitment for a single role type typically indicates either a growing team building similar capabilities or a newly formed department scaling rapidly.

Multiple openings in the same discipline create advantages for new hires: stronger peer support networks, established onboarding processes, and clearer career progression paths as the team matures. Engineers often find collaborative environments more conducive to professional growth.

Firmware Engineer

3 positions (60%)

Embedded Systems Engineer

1 position (20%)

Electrical Engineer

1 position (20%)

Experience level distribution: 40% of openings target principal-level engineers. The range across 3 experience levels suggests a well-balanced team structure with opportunities for both experienced engineers and those earlier in their careers.

Where Coherent is Hiring

Coherent operates across 8 countries with 16 total hiring locations. Multi-geography recruitment typically indicates either distributed engineering teams, expansion into new markets, or proximity to manufacturing and customer operations.

Horsham, United States serves as a primary hiring hub with 23% of all roles (11 positions). Engineering capabilities are distributed relatively evenly across locations, suggesting a genuinely multi-site development model rather than a single headquarters-centric approach.

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Horsham, United States

4 active jobs

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Tampere Metropolitan Area, Finland

1 active job

🇺🇸

CA, United States

6 previous jobs

🇨🇦

CA, Canada

4 previous jobs

🇺🇸

Georgetown, United States

3 previous jobs

🇮🇳

Hyderabad, India

3 previous jobs

🇺🇸

NY, United States

3 previous jobs

🇺🇸

Sunnyvale, United States

3 previous jobs

🇨🇳

Shanghai, China

2 previous jobs

🇲🇾

Malaysia, Malaysia

2 previous jobs

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