Product Engineering Program Manager
Core
Lead engineering change activities across optical networking product families, coordinating cross-functional teams to evaluate, implement, and communicate changes while minimizing technical and business risk.
Role type
Senior IC product engineering program manager
Builds
Optical networking products (photonic modules) powering AI, cloud computing, data centers, telecom, and advanced manufacturing
Domain
Hardware engineering / Optical networking / Manufacturing operations
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Engineering change management, Product lifecycle management, Cross-functional project coordination, Technical risk assessment, Root cause analysis, Process improvement, Stakeholder alignment, Schedule management
Preferred skills
Optical networking technologies (WSS, OCS, OCM, amplifiers, ROADM), Agile PLM systems, Engineering Change Order administration, Quality tools (FMEA, 8D, 5 Whys, CAPA), Enterprise tools (Oracle, Jira, Confluence, Tableau), PMP/CAPM/PRINCE2 certification, Lean Six Sigma
Technologies
Agile PLM, Oracle, Jira, Confluence, Tableau
Responsibilities
Coordinate engineering change requests from initiation through closure; Facilitate Change Control Board meetings and document decisions; Manage Product Change Notifications (PCNs/PxNs) with customers; Lead cross-functional technical risk assessments and Root Cause Analysis; Develop metrics and dashboards to monitor process performance; Manage multiple concurrent engineering change activities across product lines
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC