# Senior Electrical / FPGA Engineer

Key Responsibilities Prototype designs of Laser Control ElectronicsDesign, develop, and improve electronics for laser diode drivers, current sources, temperature-control systems, photodetector monitoring, safety interlocks, and system diagnostics. Develop control and monitoring of electronics for new laser architectures. Troubleshoot electrical noise, stability, grounding, EMI/EMC, and reliability issues. Develop and optimize precision control loops for optical power, temperature, wavelength, current, and other critical laser parameters. FPGA and Embedded Control DevelopmentDevelop FPGA-based control, timing, synchronization, signal-processing, and diagnostic functions. Maintain, troubleshoot, and enhance existing FPGA-based control functions. Support integration of FPGA and embedded control systems with laser hardware and higher-level system controls. Electronics Development for New Laser PlatformsDevelop prototype electronics for new laser concepts and experimental laser systems. Design controller boards, interface boards, sensor electronics, and power supplies. Support integration and testing of electronics with optical and laser subsystems. Education & Experience M.S. Electr

- **Id**: 3769175
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/coherent-senior-electrical-fpga-engineer>
- **Role**: Hardware
- **Role family**: Hardware
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Santa Clara, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 10
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-04T17:56:39Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-04
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-06T12:32:34Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 1
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3318
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Lasers & Laser Systems, Optical Communications, Semiconductor Manufacturing, Optics & Photonic Components

## Company

- **Id**: 58506
- **Name**: Coherent
- **Domain**: coherent.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/coherent-com>
- **Size band**: 501-1000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Oracle

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 84
- **Open postings**: 58
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.828
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 3
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-06T05:58:05Z

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 1

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 10
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: master
- **Optional**: yes

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-04T21:05:35Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 27 · green card filings: 3; Filings 12m: 27; Filings prev 12m: 17; Green card filings 12m: 3

## Liveness

- **Score**: 57
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.632
- **P room**: 0.9
- **Age days**: 1
- **Expected fill days**: 3
- **Reasons**: conf:3, stale_co, velocity, win:mid, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-06T05:58:05Z

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