Senior Technical Program Manager

Job Title

Senior Technical Program Manager

Role Summary

Lead complex, cross-functional programs spanning silicon, optical systems, photonics integration, advanced packaging, bring-up, validation, and system-level delivery. Drive high-quality silicon and optical products from development through validation and production readiness on aggressive timelines.

Work with engineering, vendors, and partners to coordinate milestones and remove program-level risks while contributing to the company’s photonics infrastructure for AI supercomputing.

Experience Level

Senior — typically 10+ years of experience managing complex hardware programs across silicon, optical systems, integration, and product qualification.

Responsibilities

Manage end-to-end program execution and provide clear visibility to leadership and stakeholders.

• Plan, schedule, and execute programs for silicon, optical modules, photonics integration, advanced packaging, bring-up, validation, and systems development.
• Partner with engineering leads to estimate, prioritize, and sequence work while balancing quality, scope, schedule, and resources.
• Create and maintain detailed project plans covering scope, schedule, budget, and resourcing aligned with business objectives.
• Proactively identify, track, and mitigate schedule, technical, and quality risks; escalate when needed.
• Facilitate technical reviews, recurring program meetings, and operational checkpoints across the project lifecycle.
• Deliver concise status reports and communications to management, customers, and external partners.
• Own major milestones such as tapeouts, optical subsystem bring-up, EVT/DVT activities, validation, and qualification readiness.
• Coordinate with vendors, OSATs, contract manufacturers, and customers on program-related activities.

Requirements

Must-have:

• 10+ years leading complex hardware programs across silicon, optical systems, photonics integration, bring-up, validation, and qualification.
• Solid understanding of hardware development cycles, including silicon tapeout processes, optical subsystem development, integration planning, and cross-functional execution.
• Experience with product bring-up, validation, and qualification flows (EVT/DVT and system integration).
• Prior experience in semiconductors (chip design, physical design, or test engineering preferred).
• Proven ability to influence without authority and drive results in a matrixed environment.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced setting.
• Proficiency with program management tools such as MS Project, Jira, Asana, or Smartsheet.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including technical presentations.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with silicon photonics, photonic integrated circuits (PICs), laser technologies, or co-packaged optics.
• Familiarity with development and manufacturing ramp for 800G/1.6T transceivers, optical engines, or high-speed interconnects.
• Experience with advanced packaging (chiplets, 2.5D/3D integration) and heterogeneous integration.
• Knowledge of yield improvement, manufacturing readiness, supply-chain scaling, and high-volume optical product production.
• Experience establishing program management processes in startup or high-growth environments.

Education Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field (as stated). No explicit mention of equivalent-experience language or graduate degrees in the posting.

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.