Product Line Manager, Optical I/O Chiplets
$170,000 - $223,000 USD yearly
Own commercial and technical productization for the TeraPHY™ optical I/O chiplet product line.
About the role
You will own the commercial and technical productization of the TeraPHY™ optical I/O chiplet product line from definition through tapeout, bring-up, qualification, and high-volume manufacturing.
What you'll do
- Own the product strategy and roadmap for the TeraPHY™ optical chiplet family by authoring comprehensive PRDs for engineering and manufacturing execution.
- Drive the chiplet through the full product lifecycle, including definition, tapeout, silicon bring-up, reliability qualification, test/yield ramp, and high-volume manufacturing.
- Steer the product through internal PLC gate processes alongside Engineering, Quality, Operations, and foundry/OSAT partners.
- Track AI clusters, networking switch fabrics, and disaggregated memory to shape the I/O chiplet roadmap with target customers.
- Develop technical marketing collateral including white papers, datasheets, and application notes for customers and partners.
- Serve as the primary interface for Tier 1 Cloud Service Providers (CSPs), xPU architects, and networking OEMs on chiplet integration and co-packaging.
What you'll need
- BS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
- 5+ years in product management or technical product roles for advanced-node silicon such as chiplets, I/O die, SoCs, networking ASICs, SerDes, or memory interfaces.
- Demonstrated productization ownership of a complex chip from definition through high-volume production, including foundry/OSAT engagement, reliability qualification, and test/yield ramp.
- Technical grounding in advanced packaging (2.5D/3D, chiplet integration), UCIe or comparable die-to-die interconnect, and high-speed SerDes/signaling.
Nice to have
- MS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent, or an MBA.
- Experience with Silicon Photonics, optical communications, networking, or optics.
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This role has been open 115 days — well above the 46-day median for Hardware Systems Engineering roles.
Hardware Systems Engineering · AI ML Hardware
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Open roles in category
1126
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Median days open
46 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$150k
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| Metric | Ayar Labs | All employers we track in this specialty (1126 roles · 109 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 12 | 1126 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 24 | 6531 · 156 employers |
| Median days open | 51 d | 46 d (+5 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $150k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Intel Corporation · 88 open roles · median 33 d
- KLA Corporation · 66 open roles · median 59 d
- Applied Materials · 60 open roles · median 40 d
- ASML · 59 open roles · median 17 d
- NVIDIA · 58 open roles · median 74 d
- Teradyne · 58 open roles · median 51 d
How we counted: 1126 open Hardware Systems Engineering (AI ML Hardware) roles from 109 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 8 Nov 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.