Lumentum · 19 hours ago
Head of High Density Interconnect
USA - CA - San Jose (Ridder)
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
15+ years expLumentum Holdings is seeking a Head of High-Density Interconnects to drive their short reach technology and business strategy. In this critical role, you will be responsible for maturing Lumentum's technology and working with internal leadership and external customers to define and deliver market-leading products.
Optical CommunicationSemiconductorTelecommunications
Responsibilities
Owns company wide high density interconnect strategy. Owns and drives technology development, partners with PLM and Sales to drive customer adoption and relationships
Partners with R&D to define and deliver high density interconnect technology roadmap
Works in tight connection with BU GMs, CTO office, and the executive team to scope and craft new technology-based business opportunities
Leads strategic technology development and initial product definition, making the appropriate tradeoffs between risk and time to market
Represents Lumentum at various industry leading events as it relates to AI, data center, telecom and long-haul communications
Qualification
Required
15+ years experience with high density interconnect. Must have experience with VCSELs, uLEDs, high density SiPh or other related technology
Experience with HVM supply chain, OSATs, and high density packaging concepts is required
Ability to form and leverage relationships across Hyperscaler, Neocloud, and ASIC ecosystem to craft intersection of Lumentum hardware and customer product roadmap
Capable of assessing business opportunity size, scope, customers, and differentiation. Comfortable with TAM, SAM, SOM, and ROI calculations
Capable of driving senior engineering projects with unclear scope, timeline, and deliverables
Experience with data communication protocols (Ethernet, PCIe, etc)
Experience with high speed electrical and Optical IO concepts, SerDes, UCIe, Ethernet PHY and Host rates, etc
Excellent written, presentation, and communication skills
Preferred
Experience with 3D packaging, FOWLP, and other packaging concepts is preferred
Benefits
Annual bonus
Commission for certain sales roles
Equity
Health and welfare benefits
Company
Lumentum
Lumentum Operations is an optical and photonic products manufacturer.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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$3.67B2025-09-04Post Ipo Debt· $1.1B
2023-06-12Post Ipo Debt· $525M
2022-03-03Post Ipo Debt· $750M
Leadership Team
Wajid Ali
Executive Vice President and CFO
Misha Rozenberg
Executive Vice President of Operations and Quality
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