Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Establish, maintain, and improve the Quality Management System (QMS)
• Ensure compliance with standards such as:
• ISO 9001 / ISO 13485 / AS9100 (as applicable)
• Lead internal and external audits
• Control documentation (SOPs, WI, specifications)

• Define and enforce optical quality criteria
• Surface quality (scratch, pits, stains, etc.)
• Parametric (Power/IRR, center thickness, outside diameter, ETV, etc.)
• Approve inspection methods and acceptance standards
• Ensure all outgoing products meet customer optical specifications

• Oversee use and validation of:
• Interferometers
• Test glass
• ETV measurement
• Ensure proper calibration and measurement system analysis (MSA/GR&R)
• Drive accuracy and repeatability of measurements

• Monitor key metrics:
• Yield
• Scrap/rework rates
• Cp/Cpk
• Lead Statistical Process Control (SPC) implementation
• Partner with production to improve process capability

• Lead investigations on:
• Customer complaints
• Internal defects
• Use structured methods:
• 8D, Fishbone, 5 Whys
• Implement and verify corrective and preventive actions (CAPA)

• Qualify and audit suppliers of:
• Raw Materials (ZnSe, Silicon blanks)
• Consumables (diamond slurry, polishing pad, red soap, coolant, etc.)
• Coatings and components
• glass and aluminum tooling
• Ensure incoming materials meet specs
• Drive supplier quality improvement

• Lead and develop:
• Quality Engineers
• Inspectors/Technicians
• Build a quality mindset across production
• Train teams on:
• Standards
• Defect awareness
• Measurement techniques

• Act as primary contact for:
• Customer audits
• Quality issues
• Technical clarifications
• Communicate quality performance and improvements
• Support new product introduction (NPI)

• Drive Lean / Six Sigma initiatives
• Identify systemic improvement opportunities
• Align quality objectives with business goals

Education & Experience

• Preferred Degrees:
  • 
    Optics / Optical Engineering (best fit)
  • 
    Physics (Applied / Optics-related)
  • 
    Materials Science / Engineering
  • 
    Mechanical Engineering (with precision manufacturing exposure

• The candidate must come from environments with tight tolerances and precision manufacturing.

• 
  Preferred Industry Backgrounds
  • 
    Optical fabrication (lenses, prisms, mirrors)
  • 
    Photonics / laser optics
  • 
    Semiconductor manufacturing
  • 
    Precision machining / ultra-precision polishing
  • 
    Aerospace or medical device manufacturing (high-spec components)

Skills

• Leadership- Able to quickly earn the respect and loyalty of subordinates; promotes harmony and teamwork.
• Problem solving. Able to find and remove roots cause for individual and complex quality problems.
• Ability to lead cross functional teams in problem solving activities.
• Experience in SPC, Six Sigma, Lean, CQE preferred.
• Experience in data collection and analysis including process capability studies and analysis of DOE data.
• Auditing knowledge including ISO 9001. CQA preferred.
• Calibration and verification expertise.

Working Conditions

• This role is 100% onsite

Culture Commitment

Ensure adherence to company’s values (ICARE) in all aspects of your position at Coherent Corp.:

Integrity – Create an Environment of Trust

Collaboration – Innovate Through the Sharing of Ideas

Accountability – Own the Process and the Outcome

Respect – Recognize the Value in Everyone

Enthusiasm – Find a Sense of Purpose in Work