Technical Program Manager

About the role

OpenLight is seeking a Technical Program Manager to coordinate and drive the execution of cross-functional engineering and customer programs from development through qualification and production. The position works across multidisciplinary teams and external suppliers focused on heterogeneous integration and silicon photonics technologies.

What you'll do

• Coordinate technical projects and programs from planning through completion, defining objectives, requirements, milestones, deliverables, schedules, and resource needs.
• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules, tracking critical paths, dependencies, decision points, and technical or supplier risks.
• Coordinate risk mitigation and recovery plans with project leads and cross-functional teams across wafer processing, photonic device and PIC design, layout, PDK, systems engineering, test, reliability, and qualification.
• Facilitate regular project meetings, milestone reviews, technical discussions, and maintain accurate dashboards, documentation, and status reports.
• Manage and support projects with external partners including foundries, material suppliers, PCB fabrication and assembly vendors, packaging houses, and test facilities.
• Partner with product management, business development, sales, operations, and engineering to align execution with customer and business priorities while refining project management workflows.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of relevant professional experience, including managing or coordinating technical engineering projects.
• Experience in silicon photonics, semiconductor wafer fabrication, photonic integrated circuits, optoelectronics, or advanced packaging.
• Proficiency with project management and collaboration tools such as Microsoft Project, Jira, Smartsheet, or Microsoft Office.
• Experience coordinating projects with external foundries, suppliers, or manufacturing partners through hardware development lifecycles, qualification, and manufacturing ramp.
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically or internationally approximately 10%.

Nice to have

• An advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

Skills: program management, silicon photonics, Jira, wafer fabrication, schedule, risk mitigation

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