Sr Staff Technical Program Manager, Hardware Systems
Core
Drive program execution and cross-functional alignment for Lightmatter's Hardware Systems team, managing the full lifecycle from design through production for 3D-stacked photonics engines.
Role type
Sr Staff Technical Program Manager (Hardware Systems)
Builds
3D-stacked photonics engines (Passage™) for AI data centers and HPC workloads
Domain
Semiconductor/Photonics hardware engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Hardware development lifecycle management, cross-functional stakeholder alignment, resource planning and capacity management, contract manufacturer (CM) coordination, material flow and BOM tracking, risk and dependency management, program scheduling (EVT/DVT/PVT), budget management
Preferred skills
Process improvement in startup environments, managing complex concurrent hardware programs
Technologies
Microsoft Project, Jira, Smartsheet
Responsibilities
Maintain integrated schedules across concurrent hardware workstreams; facilitate cross-functional alignment and decision capture; manage team-wide resource loading and capacity visibility; coordinate material flow and component tracking; serve as primary interface with external contract manufacturers and suppliers; track HW Systems budgets and tooling costs; establish lightweight program management processes
Seniority
Sr Staff, hands-on IC
