Engineering Manager

Job description

**POSITION OVERVIEW** We are seeking an experienced **Engineering Manager** to lead Process Development and High Volume Manufacturing (HVM) for our Silicon Photonics transceiver product lines (800G, 1.6T) supporting AI data center customers. The successful candidate will lead and grow a team of process engineers, and work closely with contract manufacturers, suppliers, and internal cross-functional development teams to meet product objectives and instill a culture of quality and continuous improvement. The manager must be a hands-on technical leader, eager to drive new processes and solutions for high-volume manufacturing of optical transceivers, while developing talent and building organizational capability to scale with product demand. **DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES** · Lead, mentor, and grow a team of process and manufacturing engineers responsible for silicon photonics transceiver process development and sustaining. · Define, develop, prove, and deploy manufacturing processes for new products (800G, 1.6T) and drive continuous improvement projects to achieve yield, throughput, efficiency, scrap, and quality targets. · Own manufacturing process documentation strategy; review and approve processes implemented on the production line. · Drive end-to-end manufacturing ownership: ensure all changes to product, processes, and materials are under change control and follow established QMS requirements. · Partner with design engineering and contract manufacturing teams to execute, improve, and sustain manufacturing processes, ensuring design for manufacturing (DFM) guidelines are met. · Collaborate with the quality team on planning and execution of qualification testing. · Set team priorities and resource plans; prepare process and program reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends for senior leadership. · Champion automation across manufacturing processes wherever feasible. · Lead equipment selection and capital planning: create statements of purpose, and work with suppliers and stakeholders to develop algorithms, machine hardware, and software from buy-off through release to manufacturing. · Manage relationships and performance of contract manufacturers and equipment/material suppliers across global sites. · Support hiring, performance management, and career development for direct reports. **SKILLS/EXPERIENCE** · Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or related field, plus 10+ years of experience in high-volume optical transceiver and/or laser manufacturing, including at least 2-3 years in a people management or team lead role. · Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and organizational leadership skills. · In-depth technical knowledge and hands-on experience in the design, development, selection, and implementation of manufacturing processes, equipment, materials, and methodologies for optical assemblies. · Expert in one or more optical transceiver assembly processes, such as wire bond, die bond, active optical alignment, product testing, burn-in, etc. · Expertise in data analysis, statistical process control (SPC), and report generation. · In-depth understanding of quality management systems and quality standard requirements. · Data query and analysis skills using statistical tools and techniques. · Expertise in optics failure analysis (FA) processes and tools. · Proven ability to lead and develop engineering teams within a geographically diverse, cross-functional organization. · Strong command of English communication to communicate with English speaking stakeholders, both verbal and written, including in-person and virtual presentation and stakeholder management skills. · International travel required.