Intern, Laser Application Engineer at Coherent Corp. · 5100…

Summary: Coherent Corp. is a global leader in lasers and engineered materials, seeking a highly motivated intern for their Laser Applications team for Summer 2026. The role involves gaining hands-on experience with laser applications in manufacturing, investigating laser-material interactions, and collaborating with industry professionals. Responsibilities: - Investigation of laser-material interactions to understand and develop process parameters to achieve various types of laser-based manufacturing - Setting up laser materials processing stations or changing and re-aligning optics in existing stations - Programming motion stages and laser scanners as well as laser output parameters to set up applications trials - Design of Experiment to explore complex multi-variable processing parameter spaces - Analysis of results by microscopy, mechanical and electrical testing - Documenting experiments completed and organizing learnings to present to a broader team - Interactions with customers and coworkers to discuss application results Required Qualifications: - Education Level Required: Bachelor's / Master's / PhD Candidate - Majors: Optics and Photonics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Engineering/Applied Physics, Chemistry or similar relevant fields - Open to currently enrolled students or those who have graduated within one year of the internship start date - Excellent written and verbal communication - Team-oriented but able to work independently when needed - Adaptable and eager to learn in a fast-paced environment - Attention to detail and time management - Imaginative & open – can come up with and consider new or unique solutions and approaches to problems; open to considering and trying other's new or unique ideas or solutions Preferred Qualifications: - Relevant coursework or extracurricular experience in lasers and optics is a plus - Working knowledge of tooling, fixturing, mechanical alignment, mechanical design software and mechanical machining techniques is a plus - Experience operating lasers, especially with galvanometer scanners for materials processing is a plus - Experience in light material interactions, glass science or glass chemistry is a plus - Experience designing and aligning optics and optical beam paths is a plus Required Skills: Laser operation, Optics design Important Skills: Mechanical design software, Laser-material interactions