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title: 'Technical Program Manager at Lumilens'
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# Technical Program Manager at Lumilens

- **Company:** Lumilens
- **Location:** Singapore
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Posted:** 2026-06-06
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/lumilens/7cf13f39-3086-4412-b8a3-65f998a6efb3

## Job description

## About Lumilens

Lumilens we are building the critical photonics infrastructure that powers tomorrow’s AI supercomputing. From chip-to-chip optical interconnects to scalable photonic engines, Lumilens is unlocking a new era of computing faster, cooler, and massively more efficient.

We’re a well-funded startup backed by Mayfield and led by veterans who’ve built and scaled some of the most transformative technologies in the industry. This isn’t incremental innovation's a ground-floor opportunity to rethink the optical layer from the silicon up. You’ll work alongside a team of world-class engineers solving some of the hardest challenges in optics, systems, and scale. Every line of code, every design decision, every breakthrough you help deliver will shape the infrastructure of tomorrow.

If you're looking for mission, momentum, and the chance to make an outsized impact jump on the rocket ship. We’re just getting started.

## About the Role

Lumilens is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead complex cross-functional programs spanning silicon, optical systems, photonics integration, advanced packaging, bring-up, validation, and system-level delivery. This is a high-visibility leadership role responsible for driving high-quality silicon and optical products from development through validation and readiness on aggressive timelines in a fast-paced, innovative environment.

## Key Responsibilities

- Organize end-to-end planning, scheduling, and execution for Lumilens’ silicon, optical, photonics integration, advanced packaging, bring-up, validation, and systems development programs.
- Partner with engineering leads and cross-functional teams to accurately estimate, prioritize, and sequence work while balancing quality, scope, and schedule.
- Create, maintain, and execute detailed project plans covering scope, schedule, budget, and resources, ensuring alignment with business objectives and key stakeholders.
- Proactively manage schedules, risks, issues, and quality; escalate effectively and provide clear visibility to leadership.
- Facilitate productive recurring meetings, technical reviews, and operational checkpoints throughout the project lifecycle.
- Deliver concise, targeted communications to management and stakeholders on project status, key milestones, risks, and decisions.
- Provide hands-on program management, cross-functional coordination, and internal/external stakeholder communications to achieve outstanding results.
- Own major program milestones across silicon and optical development, including tapeouts, optical module or subsystem bring-up, validation activities, and critical cross-functional deliverables in a dynamic, high-velocity setting.
- Engage with vendors, customers, and external partners on program-related activities as 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.
- Experience with product bring-up, validation, and qualification flows across silicon and optical products; EVT/DVT and system integration experience is a plus.
- Prior background in semiconductors (chip design, physical design, or test engineering preferred).
- Ability to influence without authority and drive results in a matrixed, cross-functional environment.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability 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.

## Preferred Qualifications

- Strong knowledge of silicon photonics, optical communications, photonic integrated circuits (PICs), laser technologies, co-packaged optics, heterogeneous integration, and broader optical system architectures.
- Experience supporting the development, qualification, and manufacturing ramp of 800G and 1.6T optical transceivers, optical engines, or high-speed interconnect solutions, including familiarity with optical networking architectures and AI infrastructure deployments.
- 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 throughout the product lifecycle.
- 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 Lumilens

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Lumilens designs and manufactures next-generation photonic interconnects to massively scale AI compute infrastructure.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B – led by Accton Technology; prior Series A of $30M from Mayfield and Spark Capital)
- **Headquarters**: San Jose, California, USA
- **Founded**: 2024
- **Founders**: Ankur Singla (CEO), Samuel Liu (VP Products), Ritesh Kapahi (VP/GM India), Dave Friedman (VP Operations)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Photonics / optical interconnects for AI data centers
- **Target customers**: Large-scale AI providers and hyperscale data center operators (B2B, Enterprise)
- **Mission**: “To rapidly innovate in photonics and connectivity architectures to enable the massive scaling of compute infrastructure required to deliver the full potential of AI.”

## Products & Services
- **Photonic Interconnects (Scale-Out & Scale-Up)**: High-density, low-latency optical links that enable cluster-to-cluster and direct GPU-to-GPU connectivity. Supports 100x higher quantity of GPU direct connections than legacy approaches.
  - *Type*: Hardware (silicon photonics modules) + integrated manufacturing
- **Automated Manufacturing Platform**: End-to-end custom robotics and AI-optimized production processes to maximize yield, quality, and supply-chain flexibility.
  - *Type*: Service / Manufacturing capability (in-house)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available
- **Key Metric**: Total funding – $30M Series A (June 2024); Series B led by Accton Technology (amount undisclosed)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Mayfield, Spark Capital, Accton Technology
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount grew 287% YoY (54 employees as of mid-2025) [linkedin.com]
  - Operations in 8 countries: USA, India, Thailand, Poland, Singapore, Czechia, South Korea, Malaysia
  - 48 active job postings (+23.1% monthly growth) [linkedin.com]
  - Leadership team with deep photonics/networking experience from Cisco, Juniper, Meta, Lumentum, Coherent

## Competitive Advantages
- **In-house silicon photonics development** – full control over design and supply chain
- **Systems-level expertise** – can partner on both scale-out and scale-up architectures
- **Manufacturing automation** – robotics + AI processes enable faster innovation, higher quality, and predictable deployment
- **Standards-based interconnects** – easy deployment into existing infrastructure
- **Manufacturing anywhere** – supply-chain continuity and scalable manufacturing

## Strategic Focus
- Enable massive scaling of AI infrastructure by overcoming electrical/copper limitations with advanced photonics
- Disaggregate GPUs to mitigate power and density challenges in data centers
- Expand manufacturing capacity globally and continue to automate production
- Align product roadmap with industry standards to accelerate adoption

## Why Work Here
- **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.

## Sources
1. [lumilens.com](https://lumilens.com/) – Company overview, mission, leadership, products
2. [lumilens.com/company](https://lumilens.com/company) – Vision, investors, leadership team
3. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/lumilens) – Career page, employee count, year founded, office policy
4. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/lumilens) – Headcount, funding details, geographic/department breakdown, job trends, talent sources
5. [jobs.ashbyhq.com](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/lumilens) – Current job openings (48 listings)

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