Technical Program Manager

About the role

You will coordinate and drive the execution of cross-functional engineering and customer programs from development through qualification and production. The position centers on bringing silicon photonics technologies and Heterogeneous Integration to market across applications in AI, datacom, machine vision, and LIDAR.

What you'll do

• Define project objectives, requirements, milestones, deliverables, schedules, and resource needs alongside engineering and business stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules, tracking critical paths, dependencies, technical risks, and resource constraints.
• Coordinate activities across multidisciplinary teams spanning wafer processing, photonic device and PIC design, layout, PDK, systems engineering, test, reliability, and qualification.
• Manage projects involving external suppliers and manufacturing partners, including foundries, material suppliers, PCB fabrication and assembly vendors, packaging houses, and test facilities.
• Maintain project documentation, dashboards, and status reports to deliver concise program updates to management and key stakeholders.
• Facilitate regular milestone reviews, risk mitigation plans, technical discussions, and process improvements across project workflows.

What you'll need

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

Skills: Program Manager, Silicon Photonics, PIC, Heterogeneous Integration, Project Schedules

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