Senior Manager, Silicon Photonics Testing and Packaging at Lumilens (Singapore)
Lumilens· Singapore·
Role details
Work type
Onsite
Employment
Full-Time
Job description
Roles & Responsibilities
- Lead the New Product Introduction (NPI) effort to develop in-house test solutions, including managing the tester RFQ (Request for Quotation) process
- Own the transfer of qualified test solutions into High Volume Manufacturing (HVM), ensuring smooth handover and production readiness
- Partner with design, process, and packaging engineering teams to define test requirements and specifications for silicon photonics products
- Evaluate, select, and manage relationships with test equipment vendors and suppliers
- Drive test yield improvement and cost-of-test reduction initiatives across the product lifecycle
- Establish and maintain test methodologies, standards, and documentation to support scale-up and manufacturing transfer
- Manage project timelines, budgets, and resources for test development programs
- Lead and develop a team of test and packaging engineers
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders (R&D, operations, quality, and supply chain) to ensure alignment on product qualification milestones
- Provide technical guidance on packaging and test integration challenges specific to silicon photonics devices
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Photonics, materials, or a related field
- Minimum 10 years of experience in photonics test/packaging engineering, with at least 5 years in a managerial or leadership capacity
- Proven track record in NPI, test solution development, and HVM transfer within the photonics industry
- Strong understanding of silicon photonics packaging and test processes (e.g., optical alignment, wafer-level/final test, wire bonding, or fiber attach)
- Experience managing tester RFQ processes and vendor negotiations
- Strong project management, cross-functional collaboration, and stakeholder management skills
- Excellent leadership and people management capabilities
Why work at Lumilens
- Culture: Fast-paced startup environment with deep technical expertise; mission-driven focus on enabling the future of AI
- Work policy: In-office (HQ San Jose, CA with Bengaluru, India as major hub) [builtin.com]
- Perks: Opportunity to work on cutting-edge photonics, robotics, and AI manufacturing; direct impact on world’s largest AI infrastructure
- Engineering culture: Heavy emphasis on silicon photonics, hardware design, robotics automation, and system-level architecture. Teams are led by veterans from Cisco, Juniper, Meta, Lumentum, Coherent.