Principal Engineer, Software
Coherent Corp.6 months ago
Horsham, PA, USAStaff+
Responsibilities
- Design and develop software features based on customer and product line management requirements.
- Develop features for existing and future products and resolve bugs and sustaining issues in legacy products.
- Collaborate with validation, integration, optical, hardware, and test engineering teams to improve product performance and development processes.
- Maintain accurate firmware documentation.
- Coach junior software engineers and drive coding reviews and coding practices across the team.
- Provide guidance to Field Application Engineers during pre- and post-sales customer interactions.
- Provide input to the documentation team.
- Support quality, environmental, safety, and EHS procedures and applicable management-system standards.
Requirements
- University degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science.
- At least 8 years of experience in embedded software systems.
- At least 5 years of experience in the optical networking industry, including L0 and/or L1 equipment.
- Expertise in C and C++ programming for embedded systems.
- Familiarity with L2/L3 protocols, including LLDP, OSPF, and BGP.
- Experience with system-product software functions such as North-Bound Interface, platform infrastructure, BSP, photonic control, alarms, performance management, and service management.
- Practical experience across the Agile development lifecycle, including continuous integration, continuous deployment, and DevOps practices.
- Experience with open-source code such as SONiC, FRRouting, or Open vSwitch is a plus.
- Familiarity with Netconf, OpenConfig, YANG models, security protocols, virtualization, and container technologies.
- Experience with optical networking system-level features such as ROADM and ILA.
- Programming experience with C/C++, Go, and Python.
- Knowledge of object-oriented design and embedded Linux multiprocess and multithread design.
- Experience working with cross-site global teams and delivering on aggressive schedules.
- Strong written and oral English communication skills; knowledge of Chinese is an asset.
- Ability to meet onsite work requirements and occasionally travel or work flexible hours.
Benefits
- Onsite position in Horsham, Pennsylvania.
- Occasional off-site meetings or travel may be required.
- Occasional overtime and flexibility in work hours may be required.
- Employees receive required safety training and protective equipment in accordance with site and corporate EHS procedures.
- Coherent Corp. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and provides disability accommodations upon request.
About Coherent Corp.
Coherent Corp. builds lasers, optics, and compound semiconductor components and systems for OEMs in the industrial, communications, electronics, and instrumentation markets. Its portfolio spans laser machines, optical transceivers, and optoelectronic devices sold through direct sales and global channel partners. Headquartered in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, the company adopted the Coherent name after acquiring Coherent, Inc. in 2022 and is publicly traded on Nasdaq (COHR).