Technical Program Manager

The role

The Senior Technical Program Manager will lead complex cross-functional programs spanning silicon, optical systems, photonics integration, advanced packaging, bring-up, validation, and system-level delivery. This role drives high-quality silicon and optical products from development through validation.

What you will do

• Organize end-to-end planning, scheduling, and execution for silicon, optical, photonics integration, advanced packaging, bring-up, validation, and systems development programs.
• Partner with engineering leads to estimate, prioritize, and sequence work.
• Create, maintain, and execute detailed project plans covering scope, schedule, budget, and resources.
• Manage schedules, risks, issues, and quality.
• Facilitate recurring meetings, technical reviews, and operational checkpoints.
• Deliver communications to management and stakeholders on project status, milestones, risks, and decisions.
• Provide hands-on program management and cross-functional coordination.
• Own major program milestones including tapeouts, optical module or subsystem bring-up, and validation activities.
• Engage with vendors, customers, and external partners.

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of experience leading complex hardware programs across silicon, optical systems, photonics, bring-up, validation, and product qualification.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Solid understanding of complex hardware development cycles, including silicon tapeout processes, optical subsystem development, integration planning, and cross-functional execution.
• Ability to influence without authority and drive results in a matrixed, cross-functional environment.
• Strong organizational skills to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic, fast-paced setting.
• Proficiency with program management tools such as MS Project, Jira, Asana, Smartsheet, or equivalent.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including technical presentations.

Nice to have

• EVT/DVT and system integration experience
• Prior background in semiconductors (chip design, physical design, or test engineering)
• Strong knowledge of silicon photonics, optical communications, photonic integrated circuits (PICs), laser technologies, co-packaged optics, heterogeneous integration, and broader optical system archit
• Experience supporting the development, qualification, and manufacturing ramp of 800G and 1.6T optical transceivers, optical engines, or high-speed interconnect solutions.
• Experience with advanced packaging technologies, including silicon photonics packaging, chiplets, co-packaged optics, and 2.5D/3D integration.
• Understanding of optical system bring-up, validation, reliability testing, and production qualification processes.
• Experience working with optical component suppliers, OSATs, contract manufacturers, and ecosystem partners.
• Familiarity with yield improvement, manufacturing readiness, supply chain scaling, and high-volume production of optical products.
• Experience establishing program management processes and operating frameworks within startup or high-growth technology environments.

About the company

Lumilens is building photonics infrastructure for AI supercomputing, including chip-to-chip optical interconnects and scalable photonic engines. It is a well-funded startup backed by Mayfield.