Engineering Manager
Coherent · Wilsonville, OR
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 10+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management manufacturing role at Coherent (industrial) in Wilsonville, OR. A ccountability – Own the Process and the Outcome.
- They ask for
- 10+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Kanban, Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), EHS / safety
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in Oregon: typical posted base $96k–$131k.
Median of the low and high ends of 10 live postings that list pay, out of 43 manufacturing engineer openings in Oregon, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Oregon plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 42 other live manufacturing postings in Oregon.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (10+ vs 5+)
Typical $96k–$131k, from 10 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Root cause 49%
- Automation 40%
- SPC 26%
- Lean 23%
- ✓ Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 21%
- ✓ New product launch 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Kanban, EHS / safety, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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How to get in at this plant
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- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Manufacturing team at Coherent
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- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
- How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
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Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
This plant: Coherent in Wilsonville
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Full description from CoherentAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
requirements
flow-down, design reviews, and risk mitigation.
- ✓Ensure sound engineering practices across design, prototyping, testing, verification, and documentation.
- ✓Review and approve technical deliverables to ensure performance, quality, reliability, and safety
requirements
are met.
- ✓Remain close at a technical level to provide credible technical guidance, design review input, and problem-solving support as needed.
Education & Experience
- ✓BS degree required (MS or PhD preferred) in Optical Engineering, Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline.
- ✓7–10 years of experience in laser or photonics product development, including hands-on engineering roles.
- ✓2–5 years of experience in an engineering leadership role, including direct people management or formal technical team leadership.
- ✓Laser system product development experience (free-space and/or fiber-coupled) strongly preferred
requirements
and engineering plans.
- ✓Experience with engineering project management tools/methods (Wrike/Agile/Kanban).
Safety
Requirements
All employees are required to follow the site EHS procedures and Coherent Corp. Corporate EHS standards.
Quality and Environmental
Responsibilities
Depending on location, this position may be responsible for the execution and maintenance of the ISO 9000, 9001, 14001 and/or other applicable standards that may apply to the relevant roles and
responsibilities
within the Quality Management System and Environmental Management System.
Culture Commitment
Ensure adherence to company’s values (ICARE) in all aspects of your position at Coherent Corp.:
I ntegrity – Create an Environment of Trust
C ollaboration – Innovate Through the Sharing of Ideas
A ccountability – Own the Process and the Outcome
R espect – Recognize the Value in Everyone
E nthusiasm – Find a Sense of Purpose in Work
Coherent is a global leader in lasers, engineered materials and networking components. We are a vertically integrated manufacturing company that develops innovative products for diversified applications in the industrial, optical communications, military, life sciences, semiconductor equipment, and consumer markets. Coherent provides a comprehensive career development platform within an environment that challenges employees to perform at their best, while rewarding excellence and hard-work through a competitive compensation program. It's an exciting opportunity to work for a company that offers stability, longevity and growth. Come Join Us!
Note to recruiters and employment agencies: We will not pay for unsolicited resum
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Coherent’s Laser Systems and Measurement (LSM) business designs and manufactures multi-laser light engines, laser diode modules, and laser measurement products for bioinstrumentation, microelectronics, industrial, and scientific markets.
The Engineering Manager is a technical and people leader within the development engineering team, working closely with the Engineering Director and other Engineering Managers in a multi-project development environment. In this role, you will lead multidisciplinary engineering teams, execute product development projects to meet timelines and requirements, delivering high-quality laser and measurement product designs
Engineering Team Leadership
- •Manage and develop a team of engineers across optical/laser, mechanical, electrical, and test disciplines.
- •Provide day-to-day technical guidance, coaching, performance feedback, and career development for direct reports.
- •Foster a collaborative, accountable, and results-oriented engineering culture.
- •Support resource planning in coordination with engineering director and other engineering managers in the R&D team.
Technical & Product Development Leadership
- •Provide technical leadership for the development of laser engines, laser diode modules, multi-laser light engines, and laser measurement systems.
- •Guide system-level design decisions,
Project Management
- •Lead execution of development projects from concept through design release and transfer to manufacturing.
- •Develop and manage schedules, priorities, and resource allocation for assigned projects.
- •Identify technical, schedule, and resource risks and develop mitigation plans.
- •Ensure projects follow the phase-gate development processes and hold phase-gate reviews for project milestones.
- •Ensure product deliverables such as design documentation, test results, analyses and outputs are reviewed and recorded.
- •Support NPI transfer activities to ensure effective handoff of new products to Operations.
- •Support customer engagement and technical discussions as needed in coordination with the Engineering Director, Product Management, and Sales.
- •Provide clear and timely program status updates, technical assessments, and risk communication to the engineering management team.
Technical Background & Skills
- •Broad understanding of laser systems, laser diodes, modules, optics, and optical/mechanical integration.
- •Experience leading multidisciplinary development teams (optical, mechanical, electrical, firmware/software, and test).
- •Familiarity with system-level architecture, prototype development, and validation testing (including automated instrumentation/laser measurement where applicable).
- •Working knowledge of laser safety and laboratory best practices.
- •Strong technical judgment with system-level thinking.
- •Clear written/verbal communication and comfort translating business needs into executable