Machine Learning Operations Contractor

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Data Processing and Model Development
• Enhance data pipelines across wafer processes, die-level s, and experimentation.
• Develop supervised and unsupervised models for yield prediction and performance screening.
• Proficient in data pre-processing, feature extraction, dimensionality reduction, clustering, classification, and regression.
• Experience with NN architectures such as CNNs, AEs, GANs and with ensemble learning methods including gradient boosting and random forests is preferred.
• Validation and Deployment
• Apply model selection to identify effective approaches and validate models using known techniques.
• Integrate domain knowledge from semiconductor laser physics into ML models for improved interpretability.
• Familiarity with inverse design concepts is a plus.
• Collaboration and Reporting
• Work closely with photonics researchers and process engineers to align ML approaches with experimental and production objectives and quantify cost-benefit analysis.
• Document methodologies, model performance, and research findings clearly.
• Provide regular updates and deliverables to project stakeholders.

Education & Experience

• B.S. with 5-year industry experience or M.S./ Ph.D. with 2-year industry experience in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Photonics, or related field.
• Proven track record in AI/ML deployment and integration within high visibility projects.

Skills

• Expertise with ML frameworks: TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn.
• Proficiency in both Python and C/C++ programming data structures for performance optimization.
• Experience in high-performance ML inference (LibTorch, CUDA, ONNX).
• Experience with cloud-based ML platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and MLOps platforms such as Kubernetes.
• Ability to visualize and communicate insights effectively.
• Background in photonics, semiconductor devices, or manufacturing yield optimization is a strong plus.

About Us

We are 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.