Senior Director, Manufacturing Operations

The role

You will own and drive the strategy and execution of the manufacturing organization. You will manage capital, capacity modeling, and logistics to enable rapid growth and operational excellence.

What you will do

• Lead end-to-end manufacturing capital management and strategic capital planning.
• Develop and optimize capacity models and long-term manufacturing roadmaps.
• Design and implement scalable logistics strategies and manage global supply chains.
• Own manufacturing site selection, readiness, and ramp.
• Oversee contract manufacturer and supplier relationships across geographies.
• Drive process improvements, efficiency initiatives, and cost reduction.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Product, and Supply Chain teams for NPI and volume production transition.
• Monitor and report on key operational metrics.
• Recruit, lead, and mentor a manufacturing operations team.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in manufacturing operations, capital planning, or industrial engineering in high-tech sectors.
• Demonstrated experience with large-scale capital and capacity planning, factory operations, and international logistics.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills.
• Expertise in operational modeling, forecasting, and supply chain optimization.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Track record of leading cross-functional and multi-site teams.

Nice to have

• Experience with optical, semiconductor, or electronics products in a rapid-growth startup environment.
• Familiarity with PLM systems, lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and process improvement methodologies.
• Experience managing global CMs and suppliers in Asia (Taiwan, China, Malaysia, Thailand).

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Meaningful equity
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
• Flexible time off policy

About the company

Lumilens is building photonics infrastructure for AI supercomputing. It is a well-funded startup focused on delivering transformative photonics solutions for AI and high-performance computing applications.