Product Engineering Lead

Job Title

Product Engineering Lead

Role Summary

Lead end-to-end New Product Introduction (NPI) and production ramp for high-speed optical interconnect products, including co-packaged optics (CPO) and pluggable optics. Work across design, packaging, test, reliability, operations and supply chain to deliver manufacturable, repeatable production processes and meet volume ramp objectives.

Experience Level

Senior-level role. Requires significant practical experience; the posting requests 10+ years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

Own NPI execution, manufacturing readiness, and production ramp for optical interconnect products. Coordinate cross-functional activities to enable predictable product launches.

• Manage NPI from engineering prototype through qualification, production release, and volume ramp (EVT/DVT/PVT and mass production).
• Define and track NPI milestones, yield targets, qualification deliverables, and production release gates.
• Develop production test, characterization and qualification plans; establish release criteria for 100G/200G/400G-per-lane products.
• Drive manufacturing readiness including process flows, assembly methods, tooling, test coverage, documentation, and supplier readiness.
• Lead yield optimization and structured root-cause analysis; implement corrective actions with engineering, manufacturing, and suppliers.
• Establish data-driven dashboards to monitor test coverage, yield trends, reliability, and ramp health.
• Partner with OSATs, module manufacturers, suppliers and internal sites to align process capability, quality controls, traceability and ramp capacity.
• Support design-for-manufacturing/test/quality/reliability and feed lessons learned back into product and process improvements.

Requirements

Must-have technical experience and skills for leading production launches of optical/high-speed interconnect products.

• 10+ years in product engineering, NPI, manufacturing engineering, test engineering, quality engineering, or production ramp for semiconductor, photonics, optical module, or high-speed interconnect products.
• Proven ownership of NPI programs from prototype through qualification and volume production.
• Strong understanding of optical interconnect components and modules (transceivers, silicon photonics, lasers, modulators, detectors, optical coupling, packaging, module assembly).
• Experience with high-speed optical and electrical test methodologies, production test development, calibration, and test correlation.
• Hands-on familiarity with measurement and test equipment (BER testers, oscilloscopes, optical spectrum analyzers, optical power meters, network analyzers, thermal chambers, automated test systems).
• Experience developing qualification and reliability test plans (environmental, mechanical, optical, electrical, lifetime stress testing).
• Demonstrated ability to analyze yield data, identify systematic failure modes, lead root-cause investigations, and drive corrective actions across design, process, test and suppliers.
• Experience working with OSATs, contract manufacturers, component suppliers, foundries, or global manufacturing sites.
• Strong cross-functional leadership and influencing skills in a matrixed global organization.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to present technical risks, readiness status and ramp plans to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Self-directed, structured, and detail-oriented; able to operate effectively in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Photonics, Optical Engineering, or a related technical discipline required. An advanced degree is preferred. Equivalent technical experience may be considered.

About the Company

Company: GlobalFoundries

Headquarters: Saratoga Springs, New York, USA

GlobalFoundries is a leading contract manufacturer for the global semiconductor industry, with facilities in multiple countries, including the USA. The company develops a broad portfolio of semiconductor technologies and employs around 13,000 people worldwide. GlobalFoundries focuses on enhancing competitiveness in specialized application solutions and fostering innovation in mobile communications, consumer electronics, and automotive applications.