Job Description

As a Field Integration Engineer (all genders), you will be the key point of contact for our key accounts, providing expert consultation and support in the design and integration of our ultrashort pulse lasers. You will guide customers through system design, laser control, and optimization while ensuring seamless integration into their applications. This also includes diagnosing and resolving 2nd-level service and support requests for our products, which may be related to the integration of the laser. Additionally, you will play a crucial role in collecting and relaying customer feedback to drive continuous product improvement.

Your responsibilities

• Consulting key accounts on all aspects of laser integration, including:
  • Guidance on beam path design
  • Communication of required optical specifications
  • Support for laser control, cooling, and accessibility requirements
• Advising on optimal laser operation and control; training customers on laser setup and functionality
• Installing lasers—primarily custom solutions—at customer sites worldwide in selected cases
• Collaboration and support in 2nd-level support for diagnosing and resolving complex service requests.
• Providing customer feedback to product management to drive continuous product improvement
• Documenting customer visits
• Leading the creation of advanced customer documentation and training materials (editorial support provided by a dedicated team for technical manuals)
• Travel requirement: 50%-60%

Your qualification

• Strong service-oriented mindset and customer focus
• Successfully completed degree in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on Physics, Photonics, Laser Technology, Mechatronics, or Electrical Engineering, or a vocational training as a Laser Technology Assistant (all genders) (or equivalent) with at least 2 years of professional experience in the laser industry
• Excellent knowledge of lasers and photonics
• Fluency in English (written and spoken)
• Flexibility and willingness to travel
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Hands-on mentality and structured working approach

Our benefits

• Flexible working time model in a 40-hour week
• Breakfast, pizza-lunch, fruit basket and coffee, water, tea at your free disposal
• International yet familiar environment with strong collegial support across departments and locations
• Extensive employee support from an external advisory service
• Job bike offer
• Benefit program for company shares
• Market platform (access to many discounted branded products & services)
• Easy accessibility by car and public transport as well as free employee parking

Contact

Have we caught your interest? If you would like to join our great team and contribute to the success of the company, then we look very much forward to hearing from you.

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Company profile

Coherent empowers market innovators to define the future through breakthrough technologies, from materials to systems. We deliver innovations that resonate with our customers in a wide range of applications for the industrial, communications, electronics and instrumentation markets. Coherent is headquartered in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, and maintains research and development, manufacturing, sales and service facilities worldwide.

We owe our worldwide technological leadership to the profound knowledge and experience of our employees. This awareness characterizes our corporate culture - which is open and communicative and ensures trusting cooperation. Each individual contributes to the company's success with his or her knowledge and responsibility. The passion and commitment of our team are the engine of our company!