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Question 1 of 3Hiring now
195
open professional roles
153
opened in the last 90 days
238 in the last 12 months
0%
of roles are remote
13
states hiring
California, Texas, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Connecticut, New Jersey
What it hires for: Engineering (123), Operations (33), Finance (8), Product (8), Data & Analytics (6). By level: director (55), senior ic (49), mid level (41), early career (34), manager (25).
Where: Fremont, CA, United States (43), Santa Clara, CA, United States (43), Sherman, TX, United States (34), Horsham, PA, United States (14), Sunnyvale, CA, United States (13), Saxonburg, PA, United States (12), Santa Clara, CA (11), Newark, DE, United States (8).
Main hubs: Santa Clara, CA (11). Open a city for its job market, layoffs and training.
Where Santa Clara, CA ranks
Where Santa Clara, CA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best cities for sales pay after cost of living$175k · of 45
- #1Best cities for product pay after cost of living$224k · of 14
- #2Best cities for operations pay after cost of living$173k · of 41
- #2Best cities for marketing pay after cost of living$192k · of 16
- #2Best all-round cities for remote workers in the West Coast85 / 100 · of 39
- #3Best cities for finance pay after cost of living$156k · of 35
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
Coherent in the industry job lists
Where Coherent places in our weekly lists of the employers hiring in each industry, kept month by month.
November 2026
- #6Employers with the most open semiconductor jobs183 open · of 25
- #8Entry-level semiconductor jobs and who is hiring25 entry-level · of 25
- #20Employers with the most open manufacturing jobs175 open · of 25
Coherent hiring at a glance
- We have tracked Coherent's career site since Oct 2026; it has opened 239 professional roles in that time.
- 25 of Coherent's 185 open roles (14%) are entry-level or early-career; 3 of them say people without experience are welcome.
- 8 open roles (4%) ask for a specific AI skill; tools named include Databricks, CUDA, PyTorch, TensorFlow.
- Of the 151 open roles that state where the work happens, 1 remote, 58 hybrid, 92 on-site.
- 3% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 12% for Manufacturing & Industrial employers.
- 4 roles were posted in the last 7 days; the median open role was posted 70 days ago.
- By open professional roles, Coherent ranks #44 of 583 Manufacturing & Industrial employers we track.
What Coherent asks for
Skills named most often in open roles
- excel 39
- supply chain 39
- python 35
- oracle 23
- erp 22
- jmp 20
- lean 19
- project management 19
- procurement 16
- forecasting 14
AI tools named: Databricks (2), CUDA (1), PyTorch (1), TensorFlow (1).
Entry-level roles, in the employer’s words
Phrases from open postings that say people without experience are welcome or that training is provided.
- “This position is an excellent opportunity for a recent college graduate with strong financial, analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving sk…”Data Analyst - Project Management Support
- “0-1 years of related engineering, manufacturing, research, internship, or co-op experience.”Process Engineer - DMG (Diamond Material Growth)
- “BS in Engineering or Science with 0+ years experience”R&D Prototype Engineer
How Coherent compares with Manufacturing & Industrial employers
| Measure | Coherent | Median employer |
|---|---|---|
| Open professional roles | 185 | 34 |
| Roles that post a salary range | 3% | 12% |
Median across 602 Manufacturing & Industrial employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.
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Open roles
- Senior Principal Optical Engineer Hybrid/RemoteSaxonburg, PA
- Plant Operations Director Lean, Safe & High-ImpactNewark, DE
- Category Manager - Chemicals, Gases, Energy & UtilitiesSherman, TX
- Senior Manager, Product ManagementSanta Clara, CA · $180k–$250k
- Member of Technical StaffSunnyvale, CA
- Production PlannerPine Brook, NJ
- Sr. Director, Architectural SolutionsSanta Clara, CA, United States
- Principal Reliability & Customer Quality EngineerFremont, CA, United States
- Process Engineer - DMG (Diamond Material Growth)Saxonburg, PA, United States
- Director of Manufacturing OperationsNewark, DE, United States
What Coherent pays
Across 7 postings with a posted range, pay is in line with the market range for the same roles. 3% of its roles post a salary range.
Only salary ranges the employer posted. No estimates.
Coherent news from SEC filings
Acquisitions, leadership changes and capital raised by Coherent, from its SEC filings in the last 12 months.
- Leadership change · Executive or director change · SEC filing
Common questions
- Is Coherent hiring?
- Coherent has 195 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 153 opened in the last 90 days and 238 in the last 12 months. The most common function is engineering.
- How well does Coherent pay?
- Across 7 postings with a posted salary range, Coherent's pay is in line with the market range for the same roles. We compare each posted range with the market range for the same title, function and area.
- Does Coherent hire entry-level candidates?
- Yes. 25 of Coherent's 185 open roles (14%) are entry-level or early-career; 3 of them say people without experience are welcome. Entry-level means roughly 0 to 3 years of experience, read from the title, the employer and the full posting.
- Does Coherent offer remote or hybrid jobs?
- Of the 151 open roles that state where the work happens, 1 remote, 58 hybrid, 92 on-site.
- What skills does Coherent ask for?
- Across its open roles the skills named most often are excel (39), supply chain (39), python (35), oracle (23), erp (22), jmp (20).
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