Director of Engineering Operations
Listed on 2026-03-04
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Electrical Engineering
Role Overview:
Director of Engineering Operations
As the Director of Engineering Operations, you will be the operational and engineering execution backbone of the company—driving alignment, velocity, and cross‑functional coordination across PIC design, lab development, system architecture, module engineering, and customer‑facing work.
This is a high‑energy, fast‑paced leadership role for someone who thrives on taking complex hardware and photonics programs from concept to demonstration and to product. You will be a key leader shaping the roadmap, engineering processes, ensuring tight integration between teams, and keep execution on track across multi‑foundry tapeouts, link demos, module architecture, and customer pilot programs.
We are looking for a strong operator with deep optical transceiver experience, excellent communication skills, and the ability to coach and elevate engineering teams.
Key Responsibilities- Own cross‑functional execution roadmap across PIC, lab, systems, firmware, packaging, and module.
- Drive overall product engineering including milestone target setting and tracking.
- Maintain the master plan for tapeouts, demos, customer pilot builds, and module development.
- Implement execution frameworks, OKR tracking, risk management, and dependency management.
- Coordinate with Co‑CTOs to translate architecture and PIC requirements into end products.
- Ensure deliverables across PIC, test, firmware, packaging, and module engineering align cleanly.
- Oversee lab operations and test flows to ensure proper prioritization and efficient output.
- Drive critical link demos, fiber testing, and stability testing through product development.
- Mentor engineers on communication, documentation, and measurement readiness.
- Work with the Head of Product to align engineering output with customer requirements.
- Support customer and partner technical interactions (hyperscalers, module vendors,
- 8–15+ years in optical transceivers, silicon photonics, optical modules, or high‑speed hardware.
- Understanding of optical link architecture, PIC‑based transceivers, WDM systems, coupling/packaging.
- Proven success driving complex hardware programs or multi‑disciplinary engineering teams.
- Proven track record engineering pluggable modules and/or custom module form factors.
- Exceptional organizational skill and ability to create clarity from ambiguity.
- High energy and urgency, able to drive teams to aggressive milestones.
- Strong communication and coaching/mentoring ability.
- Experience with lab workflows, test planning, validation cycles, and hardware bring‑up.
- Experience with silicon photonics tapeout cycles.
- Experience in early‑stage startups.
- Leadership experience in program management, engineering operations, or NPI.
- Familiarity with reliability and qualification flows.
- Experience engaging hyperscalers or large module customers.
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