Manager will own all aspects of the company optical development programs, managing a staff of assigned associates: inter-disciplinary (engineering) experts, cross-functional leaders, and project management, from concept approval through production release.

Essential Functions/ Responsibilities:

• Lead the end-to-end development process for optoelectronic assemblies, from concept and prototyping to production and market release.
• Collaborate with marketing, engineering, sourcing, manufacturing, and quality teams to define product specifications, plans, and budgets.
• Build and constantly tune composition of excellent team
• Oversee the design, development, and testing of optoelectronic components, ensuring performance, reliability, efficiency, and compliance with industry standards.
• On time, on scope, on performance, on quality, on cost
• Set up decision processes and roles to ensure timely execution
• Identify and integrate emerging technologies and materials to enhance product performance and competitiveness.

Required Experience

• Experience in new product development, with at least a couple of cycles from concept to revenue.
• Strong leader of people, technology and product development, driving with a sense of urgency
• Proven expertise in optoelectronics, including knowledge of optical systems.
• Strong project management skills, with experience using tools like MS Project, Jira, or similar.
• Familiarity with manufacturing processes, quality assurance, and regulatory requirements for optoelectronic products.

Education:

Electrical Engineering, Optics, Physics, Materials Science, Semiconductor Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering

Position: Product Development Manager – Optics
Location: CA