Principal Embedded Software Engineer
Coherent Corp.3 days ago
Horsham, PA, USAStaff+
Responsibilities
- Design and develop embedded software features for existing and future optical networking products.
- Resolve bugs and sustaining issues in legacy products.
- Collaborate with validation, integration, optical, hardware, and test engineering teams.
- Maintain accurate firmware documentation and provide input to the documentation team.
- Coach junior software engineers and drive code reviews and coding practices.
- Support pre-sales and post-sales customer interactions by guiding Field Application Engineers.
- Develop system-product software including platform infrastructure, BSP, applications, photonic control, alarms, performance monitoring, and service management.
- Work across the Agile development lifecycle and collaborate with global, cross-site teams.
Requirements
- University degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science.
- 8+ years of experience in embedded software systems.
- 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 optical networking features and systems including ROADM and ILA.
- Experience with C/C++, Go, Python, object-oriented design, and embedded Linux multiprocessing and multithreading.
- Familiarity with Netconf, OpenConfig, YANG models, security protocols, virtualization, and container technologies.
- Experience with open-source projects such as SONiC, FRRouting, or Open vSwitch is preferred.
- Strong written and oral English communication skills and experience working with global teams.
- Knowledge of Chinese is an asset.
- Ability to work on an aggressive schedule and accommodate occasional overtime or flexible hours.
Benefits
- Onsite work in Horsham, Pennsylvania.
- Occasional off-site meetings or travel may be required.
- Opportunity to work with global teams and cross-functional engineering groups.
- Equal opportunity and affirmative action employer with disability accommodation available.
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).