Senior Director of Systems and Hardware Engineering

4 weeks ago


San Jose, California, United States Lumilens Full time

We are a well-funded start-up backed by leading investors, focused on developing cutting-edge photonics products for AI infrastructure and High Performance Computing.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Director of Systems and Hardware Engineering to lead our architecture definition and hardware development efforts.

This role requires a highly experienced leader with a proven track record of delivering optical transceiver products into data center customers.

As the Director of Engineering for High-Speed Products, you will lead and develop our engineering capabilities across Lumilens' family of photonics solutions.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Leading a multidisciplinary team of engineers in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, package development, and optical subsystem development
  • Providing leadership for the definition of the system architecture, design, interfaces, risks, and tradeoffs to support product development schedules
  • Responsible for leading initiatives and building team-focused development of the system and subassemblies in collaboration with external partners
  • Collaborating with cross-functional teams on feature specifications, collecting requirements from all relevant partners, and making decisions about implementation and resource trade-offs
  • Ensuring that product releases successfully meet business needs and that key performance indicators for product performance are defined and met
  • Coordinating with external partners and the internal team to drive the hardware platform development
  • Participating in the management of internal timelines and budgets
  • Communicating project status to escalate issues to high-level management and staff
  • Participating in hiring and disciplinary decisions affecting employees and contractors

Requirements include:

  • S/MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline
  • ~15+ years' experience in telecommunications, optoelectronics, or microelectronics development with significant time in a management role
  • ~Demonstrated design of products in the field with Telcordia GR-468 compliance
  • ~Strong leadership and communication and engineering and project management skills
  • ~Experienced in managing/leading a diverse team of strong individual contributors
  • ~Technical depth to understand concerns and communicate status and resolution to executive leadership team

Lumilens is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment that values diversity, equity, and inclusion.



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