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Senior Director, Manufacturing Software Engineering

Lumilens· Engineering
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Bengaluru, IndiaFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Senior leadership role leading strategy, development, and execution of software systems enabling high-volume manufacturing of next-generation optical transceivers and photonic devices, with focus on yield, test, calibration, and production efficiency across wafer to system validation.

Responsibilities

  • Define and lead the software roadmap for manufacturing systems supporting optical transceivers and photonic devices
  • Architect scalable test, calibration, and data infrastructure for new product introduction (NPI) and high-volume manufacturing (HVM)
  • Drive software solutions for wafer probe, module test, system-level validation, and final test
  • Ensure seamless integration with MES systems and factory automation platforms
  • Develop software frameworks to improve yield, throughput, and cycle time across manufacturing lines
  • Lead implementation of data-driven yield analysis, failure detection, and root cause methodologies
  • Build and deploy automated test and calibration systems for optical modules, including DSP tuning and optical alignment
  • Partner with manufacturing and quality teams to reduce escapes, improve reliability, and optimize cost
  • Ensure manufacturing software meets the scale, quality, and traceability requirements of hyperscale customers
  • Support customer qualifications, audits, and production ramp readiness
  • Implement robust telemetry, logging, and traceability systems
  • Drive alignment between internal manufacturing systems and customer validation environments
  • Partner closely with photonics, ASIC, hardware, systems, and operations teams to enable manufacturable product designs
  • Support NPI to HVM transitions with robust, production-ready software systems
  • Interface with foundries, OSATs, and contract manufacturers to standardize test and software infrastructure
  • Collaborate with supply chain and operations to ensure capacity and scalability
  • Build, lead, and scale a high-performing software manufacturing and test engineering team
  • Establish best practices in software development, release management, and manufacturing deployment
  • Drive a culture of operational excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement
  • Mentor engineers across software, test, and manufacturing domains

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
  • 15+ years of experience in software engineering with significant focus on manufacturing, test, or production systems
  • 5+ years of leadership experience managing engineering teams
  • Strong background in manufacturing software, test automation, and production systems for semiconductor, photonics, or hardware products
  • Proven experience supporting NPI to HVM, including yield ramp and production scaling
  • Experience working with contract manufacturers, OSATs, and/or global manufacturing partners
  • Strong programming experience (Python, C/C++, or similar) for automation, test, and data systems
  • Deep understanding of manufacturing KPIs: yield, throughput, cycle time, cost, and quality
  • Experience with MES systems, data pipelines, and manufacturing analytics

Skills

Required:Software strategy and roadmapManufacturing software & test automationProgramming (Python, C/C++)

Benefits

  • Competitive executive-level compensation, including meaningful equity participation
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Opportunity to build and lead a critical engineering function at a rapidly scaling photonics company
  • Direct impact on next-generation AI and hyperscale infrastructure
  • Collaborative environment with world-class photonics and systems engineers
Last updated Aug 15, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Lumilens

Connectivity Platform for AI

Lumilens provides next-gen photonic interconnects for massively scaling out – and scaling up – AI compute infrastructure.

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