Senior Product Manager

As a Senior Product Manager at SMART Photonics, you will play a critical role in shaping the future of integrated photonics by translating customer applications and market trends into winning product strategies. You will work at the intersection of customers, R&D, and engineering to define product roadmaps, drive technology alignment, and identify new market opportunities. Your insights will directly influence SMART’s platform development and long-term innovation strategy.

In this role, you will focus on the telecom and datacom markets as our primary growth drivers, while also engaging with customers in emerging application areas such as automotive LiDAR, structural health monitoring, and biomedical technologies.

We need a seasoned senior Product Manager with a strong foundation in photonic integration and semiconductor technologies, combined with system-level understanding of optical communication systems (e.g., coherent and IMDD). You can translate system and customer requirements into clear product and technology needs and have a solid understanding of the pure-foundry model and PDK offerings.

Your responsibilities:

Own the product strategy and roadmap for InP photonic integration technologies across telecom, datacom as well as other relevant markets

Develop a deep understanding of customer needs and system challenges, translating them into clear product requirements, functional specifications, and PIC building blocks

Serve as the key interface between customers, R&D, and engineering, aligning market needs with technology capabilities and influencing both internal and customer roadmap

Shape and influence company strategy by identifying market trends, defining strategic priorities, and aligning product direction with long-term business objectives

Drive new customer engagement and build strong, collaborative relationships to expand adoption and long-term partnerships

Partner with Sales and Marketing to identify, assess, and develop new business opportunities, defining scope and requirements for customer projects

Guide technology development by defining specifications with R&D and prioritizing execution with Engineering

Conduct competitive analysis and benchmarking to position products effectively in the market

Integrate market insights, customer feedback, and competitive intelligence into product positioning and roadmap decisions

Foster a culture of technical excellence and customer focus in the Product Management team

Collaborate with external partners (e.g., EPDA tool providers) to advance the broader technology and software ecosystem

About SMART Photonics:
SMART Photonics is building an Indium Phosphide (InP) integrated photonics ecosystem that drives innovation across a wide range of applications; from energy-efficient datacenters to advanced sensing solutions for infrastructure monitoring and medical diagnostics. InP integrated photonics is rapidly expanding into new application areas, including aerospace, environmental monitoring, autonomous systems, and secure communications. At SMART Photonics, we are shaping the future of the medical, automotive, and data communications industries.

We offer:

Strong technical background and 7+ years of experience in photonics, semiconductor, sensing, or telecom industry, ideally in roles that bridge technology and business

Deep understanding of customer applications and market needs, particularly in the telecom and datacom markets; a plus if you also bring insights in emerging application areas such as automotive LiDAR, structural health monitoring, and biomedical technologies

Hands‑on experience with integrated photonics technologies, and familiarity with the pure‑play foundry model, PDK concepts, and the EPDA tool ecosystem

Ability to translate complex technologies into compelling product strategies and value propositions, while also converting market and customer requirements into technology and product development priorities

Thrives in cross‑functional environments and effectively influences internal and external stakeholders across engineering, R&D, sales, and customers

Strong communication skills that build trust, navigate complexity, and drive alignment across…