Lumentum · 12 hours ago
Optical System Senior Manager
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expLumentum is seeking a senior technical leader to define and drive the system architecture for next-generation optical pluggable modules and advanced photonic packaging solutions. The role involves leading cross-functional technical execution and driving technical trade-off discussions to ensure optimal system performance.
Optical CommunicationSemiconductorTelecommunications
Responsibilities
Define and own the end-to-end system architecture for advanced optical modules, ensuring scalability, performance, and manufacturability across IMDD and coherent platforms
Lead cross-functional technical execution across link modeling, RF and optical design, electronics design, process development, reliability, and performance optimization
Partner closely with DSP, PIC, and EIC vendors—as well as customer architecture teams—to define system requirements, align technology roadmaps, and ensure seamless multi-component integration
Drive technical trade-off discussions and system-level design decisions that balance performance, cost, power, and manufacturability
Provide deep technical leadership across modeling, simulation, hardware bring-up, and validation to ensure best-in-class system performance
Qualification
Required
8+ yrs of experience with a MS/Ph.D. Engineering, Optics, or related field
Strong, hands-on expertise in direct-detect and coherent optical communication systems, including link budgets, system margin analysis, and network-level performance considerations
Demonstrated leadership in directing cross-functional engineering teams, setting technical strategy, driving execution, and delivering complex programs on schedule
Deep understanding of high-speed optical module components, including DSPs, drivers, TIAs, lasers, MZMs, EMLs, and photodetectors
Exceptional system-level analytical skills, with the ability to model and quantify the impacts of impairments such as noise, crosstalk, nonlinearity, reflections, and chromatic dispersion
Experience with high-speed hardware development, including RF modeling, signal integrity, design trade-offs, and process-technology constraints
Proficiency with key engineering tools, including: MATLAB, Python – data analysis, algorithm development, system and link simulations; ADS, HFSS – RF and electromagnetic modeling; VPI – optical link simulation
Company
Lumentum
Lumentum Operations is an optical and photonic products manufacturer.
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