Staff Engineer, Process at COHERENT
About the role
Primary Duties & Responsibilities Partner with operators, production supervisors, engineers, and R&D teams to improve manufacturing processes and product quality Spend significant time on the production floor observing processes, troubleshooting issues, and identifying improvement opportunities Lead and support process improvement projects focused on yield improvement, scrap reduction, throughput, and quality Investigate process and product issues using structured problem-solving techniques…
Interview process at COHERENT
General interview process (this company's specific loop isn't published - reach out if you have insider info).
- Recruiter phone screen - typically 20-40 min
- Technical screen - 1 coding problem or take-home; format varies by company
- Onsite / virtual loop - typically 4-6 rounds over 2-3 weeks; exact split of coding, systems design, and behavioral varies by role and location
Platforms used: unknown — MiPrep tested compatible with major platforms
How to prepare
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