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# Principal Member of Technical Staff, LCM Advanced Packaging & Manufacturing Engineer at Lumotive

- **Company:** Lumotive
- **Location:** Taipei, Taiwan
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-05-22
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-13
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/lumotive/9d690322-ee19-4299-91ae-07421de1f53d

## Job description

Lumotive is pioneering the era of programmable optics—where light is controlled as intelligently and flexibly as software.

At the heart of this transformation is a once-in-a-generation innovation: a flat CMOS-based “general purpose optic.” Lumotive’s Light Control Metasurface (LCM™) beam forming chips can be programmed to function as a beam steering mirror, a lens, mirror, a beam splitter—or any optical function—replacing bulky and mechanical optical components with a fully digital, reconfigurable semiconductor . This breakthrough lays the foundation for a massive shift in multiple technologies—from 3D sensing and imaging to optical networking, free space optical communication, and beyond. Like the shift from analog to digital in electronics, programmable optics will reshape industries from robotics, self-driving cars, AI, defense, and healthcare.

Lumotive’s first commercial application is in LiDAR, where its software-defined beam steering chips are already enabling compact, high-performance, solid-state sensors. These sensors are being deployed today in smart infrastructure, robotics, and mobility systems through leading module makers and solution integrators.

With more than 200 patents and growing commercial traction, Lumotive is delivering the world’s first digital platform for light—and redefining what’s possible in the optical age.

Job Description: Lumotive is seeking a Principal Member of Technical Staff based in Taiwan with deep expertise in New Product Introduction (NPI)  and production management for semiconductor advanced packaging and test of optical devices. This is an outward-facing role that requires regular travel to key suppliers across Taiwan and China. You will serve as a critical link between design and production, executing best practices with vendors across wafer fab, OSAT, LCOS assembly, optical sub-assembly, and test, including support for Lumotive’s wafer fab partner as needed. In addition to technical leadership, this role requires strong project ownership, supplier coordination, and disciplined execution to drive schedules, milestones, and issue resolution across a distributed supply base.  The role reports to the Director, Semiconductor Module Manufacturing in the Redmond, Washington office.

Responsibilities:

- Supplier Engagement & Project Management
- Own technical engagement and production support with OSATs, LCOS assembly, optical sub-assembly and test vendors, and wafer fab partners
- Drive supplier project plans, schedules, deliverables, and risk mitigation to ensure on-time execution
- Travel 50% of time to supplier sites across Taiwan and China to ensure alignment, troubleshoot issues, and remove execution barriers
- Support customer fulfillment while helping define and implement long-term volume ramp strategy
- Coordinate cross-functional escalation and decision-making between internal teams and suppliers to keep NPI and production activities on track
- NPI & Technical Execution
- Lead NPI assembly process development for LCM-based optical modules, transitioning from low-volume builds to scalable production
- Define, develop, and qualify advanced packaging architectures (e.g., flip-chip, wafer-level assembly, fan-out, CoC using ACF, TCB, LAB)
- Collect, consolidate, and communicate Design for Manufacturability (DFM) feedback from suppliers
- Serve as the on-site production test interface between Taiwan suppliers and Lumotive’s in-house test team; provide Level 1 troubleshooting support, triage hardware/software interactions, and escalate issues with clear documentation
- Guide suppliers and the Lumotive test team on manufacturing test best practices for a production environment, including test coverage strategy, yield tracking, and test station readiness criteria
- Provide inspection and failure analysis (FA) feedback to drive supplier corrective actions for prototype and production builds
- Establish build readiness criteria and support qualification activities for new processes, tooling, and suppliers
- Documentation, Quality & Continuous Improvement
- Contribute to design reviews and Technical Data Package creation
- Apply configuration management and quality best practices internally and with suppliers for change management, RMA, SCAR, CAPPA, and related workflows
- Develop and maintain assembly instructions, inspection plans, SOPs, and manufacturing documentation
- Drive yield improvement, process optimization, and cost reduction across the supply chain
- Monitor supplier readiness, process capability, and production risk to support successful product ramps
- Own production test environments; provide Level 1 troubleshooting, support hardware/software interactions at the test station, and act as an effective on-site liaison with Lumotive’s test engineering team

Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field (MS/PhD or equivalent practical experience strongly preferred)
- 12+ years of industry experience, including 10+ years in supplier-facing manufacturing, process, quality, or NPI engineering roles
- Fluency in Mandarin and English is required
- Proven experience in DFM and process design for opto-mechanical and opto-electronic systems
- Strong background in semiconductor packaging, LCOS, or MEMS assembly, with a focus on optical subsystems
- Experience working with semiconductor and advanced packaging suppliers in Taiwan
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex project schedules and drive supplier execution
- Experience with wafer bonding, dicing, AOI, wire bonding, optical alignment, and related assembly processes
- Skilled in drawing review, process documentation, technical data packages, and production audits
- Experience leading supplier qualification, process readiness reviews, and production ramp activities
- Ability to drive technical issue resolution across design, test, quality, and operations teams
- Experience  with PLM, MES, and SPC systems for managing production data and supplier quality is required
- Experience with tools such as Arena (PLM), SolidWorks, Tableau, and JMP

## About Lumotive

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Lumotive develops programmable optical semiconductors using its patented Light Control Metasurface (LCM) technology to enable solid-state beam steering for lidar, optical switching, and communications.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Privately Held; $131M total funding, most recent Series B in 2025)
- **Headquarters**: Redmond, Washington, United States
- **Founded**: 2017
- **Founders**: Gleb Akselrod (CTO and Founder)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Semiconductor Manufacturing / Programmable Optics
- **Target customers**: B2B – lidar module makers, robotics integrators, automotive ADAS suppliers, defense contractors, AI hyperscaler data centers, and optical network operators.
- **Mission or purpose**: “Delivering the world’s first digital platform for light — and redefining what’s possible in the optical age.”

## Products & Services
- **Light Control Metasurface (LCM) Beamforming Chip**: A software‑defined, flat CMOS‑based “general purpose optic” that can be programmed to steer, split, or focus light without moving parts. Used in solid‑state lidar for 3D sensing, optical circuit switching for AI data centers, and free‑space optical communications.
- **LCM‑Enabled 3D Sensing Solutions**: High‑performance, compact solid‑state lidar sensors deployed in smart infrastructure, robotics, and mobility systems through module makers and integrators.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of $131M; annual revenue estimated at $2.5M (based on headcount‑to‑revenue proxy)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Series B (Feb 2025) included 11 investors; earlier rounds involved corporate and venture investors (names not publicly listed). Partners include leading module makers and solution integrators in lidar and optical networking.
- **Growth Signals**: 66 employees (+28.6% YoY); 12 active job postings (+20% monthly, +300% quarterly); recent $45M Series B (Feb 2025) and $14M follow‑on (July 2025); expanding into AI data center optical switching; offices in Redmond (HQ), Vancouver, Palo Alto, Bellevue, and employees across 5 countries.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Proprietary LCM technology** with 160+ patents, enabling digital, reconfigurable optics without mechanical parts.
- **Once‑in‑a‑generation innovation**: a flat CMOS‑based “general purpose optic” that replaces bulky mechanical optical components, analogous to the shift from analog to digital in electronics.
- **Broad application range** (lidar, optical switching, communications) reduces single‑market risk and opens multiple high‑growth verticals.

## Strategic Focus
- Scaling production and operations to meet demand from AI data centers (optical circuit switching), autonomous robotics, and automotive ADAS.
- Hiring a Vice President of Operations to drive excellence across fabrication, assembly, test, quality, supply chain, and logistics.
- Continuing to advance LCM chip performance and integration for next‑gen 3D sensing and high‑speed communications.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: “Intense intellectual environment” with high ownership, visibility, and responsibility; described as “no place to hide” but rewarding for top performers. Values: Always Innovate, Seek Excellence, Focus on Customers.
- **Work model**: Hybrid/office presence expected (offices in Redmond, Vancouver, Palo Alto, Bellevue); remote flexibility not explicitly stated.
- **Team**: 57% technical staff; collaboration with “ridiculously smart people” from Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, Meta, and other top tech firms.
- **Growth**: Rapidly scaling company with recent funding and expanding headcount; opportunity to shape a breakthrough technology category.

## Sources
1. [lumotive.com](https://lumotive.com/)
2. [lumotive.com/about](https://lumotive.com/about/)
3. [lumotive.com/culture](https://lumotive.com/culture/)
4. [linkedin.com/company/lumotive](https://www.linkedin.com/company/lumotive)
5. [jobs.lever.co/lumotive](https://jobs.lever.co/lumotive)

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