# Senior Engineer

Primary Duties & Responsibilities Have good understanding of basic optical components and fiberoptic devices like collimator array, PBS , PBSA . Source and select optical components from suppliers. Build prototypes based on optical designs. Characterize fiberoptic devices. Generate build and test reports. Develop SOPs (Standard Operation Procedure). Participate in qualification activities. Support production. Education & Experience BS or MS in engineering or related technical fields (Optics, Physics, Photonics). 2-5 years of related experience, free space optics alignment. Skills Multidisciplinary background in optics, materials science, mechanical engineering preferred. Familiar with telecom fibers, cables, connectors, epoxies. Work independently in optical alignment for space optic assembly and alignment. Ability to work with minimal supervision and to manage assigned tasks and projects effectively. Ability to read, learn and analyze optical alignment processes, search for solutions in the public domain as well as create/develop innovative solutions. Ability to leverage knowledge and experience and apply them to solve problems resourcefully. Ability to search, locate and

- **Id**: 4134500
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/coherent-senior-engineer>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Sunnyvale, United States, Santa Clara, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-11T23:27:02Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-11
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-13T08:09:37Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 1
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4156
- **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**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Oracle

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 84
- **Open postings**: 61
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.836
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 4
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Technologies

- **Outlook** — Optional: no

## Trust

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

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-12T03:32:01Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 28 · green card filings: 4; Filings 12m: 28

## Liveness

- **Score**: 63
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.632
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 4
- **Reasons**: conf:0, stale_co, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

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