Director, Software Manufacturing

Job Title

Director, Software Manufacturing

Role Summary

Lead strategy, development, and execution of software systems that enable high-volume manufacturing of optical transceivers and photonic devices. The role spans test automation, calibration, data infrastructure, MES integration, and production readiness.

Work cross-functionally with photonics, ASIC, hardware, operations, and external manufacturing partners to ensure scalable, traceable, and high-yield production.

Experience Level

Senior — requires substantial experience: typically 12+ years in software engineering with a significant focus on manufacturing/test/production systems and at least 5+ years managing engineering teams.

Responsibilities

Lead software initiatives that enable NPI to high-volume manufacturing, improve yield, and scale production.

• Define and lead the manufacturing software roadmap for optical transceivers and photonic devices.
• Architect scalable test, calibration, and data infrastructure for NPI and HVM.
• Develop software solutions for wafer probe, module test, system-level validation, and final test.
• Integrate manufacturing software with MES systems and factory automation platforms.
• Implement data-driven yield analysis, failure detection, and root-cause workflows.
• Build and deploy automated test and calibration systems, including DSP tuning and optical alignment.
• Implement telemetry, logging, and traceability across the manufacturing lifecycle to meet customer requirements.
• Coordinate with foundries, OSATs, contract manufacturers, supply chain, and quality teams to standardize infrastructure.
• Lead and scale a software manufacturing and test engineering team; establish development, release, and deployment practices.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience for immediate impact.

• 12+ years in software engineering with substantial focus on manufacturing, test, or production systems.
• 5+ years of engineering leadership experience managing teams.
• Proven track record with NPI-to-HVM transitions, yield ramp, and production scaling.
• Experience working with contract manufacturers, OSATs, or global manufacturing partners.
• Strong programming skills in Python, C/C++, or similar for automation, test, and data systems.
• Experience with MES systems, data pipelines, manufacturing analytics, and production telemetry.
• Deep understanding of manufacturing KPIs: yield, throughput, cycle time, cost, and quality.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with optical transceivers (QSFP, QSFP-DD, OSFP) or high-speed modules (400G, 800G, 1.6T).
• Background in silicon photonics, advanced packaging, or optical module manufacturing.
• Experience building factory automation systems and large-scale test infrastructure.
• Familiarity with DSP-based calibration flows and optical performance tuning.
• Experience supporting hyperscalers or Tier 1 data center customers and working in fast-paced startups.

Education Requirements

Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.

About the Company

Company: Lumilens

Headquarters: San Jose, CA, USA

Lumilens develops integrated photonics and optical interconnect solutions for high-speed data communication and chip-to-chip interfaces, focusing on optical front-end hardware and co-packaged optics for advanced semiconductor systems.