Technical Program Manager (Photonic Platforms)

NAME OF PETITIONER: HyperLight Corp.

JOB TITLE: Technical Program Manager (Photonic Platforms)

JOB ID#: HL5001

WORKSITE ADDRESS: 675 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 301, Cambridge, MA 02139

WAGE: $116,000-$140,000/year

NUMBER OF HOURS/WEEK: 40 hours/week

REMOTE/TELECOMMUTING POSITION: N/A – 100% onsite.

TRAVEL: N/A

JOB DUTIES:

Support the Plan of Record (POR) and program schedule for photonic platform development, from early design through manufacturing ramp;
Coordinate cross-functional teams spanning PIC/EIC design, process integration, test, packaging, and supply chain to track roadmap milestones;
Assist in managing the interface with foundry and external assembly/packaging partners — coordinating wafer starts, process qualifications, and yield improvement initiatives;
Track critical path, dependencies, and risks across concurrent programs; escalate issues to senior program managers and leadership as needed;
Support manufacturing readiness activities, including engineering sample builds, customer sampling, capacity planning, and supply chain qualification;
Maintain program dashboards for schedule, yield, and manufacturing readiness metrics to support stakeholder reporting and cross-functional visibility;
Provide regular program status updates to senior program managers and stakeholders, maintaining clear accountability for scope, schedule, and budget.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, Computer Science, or Data Science and 3 years of experience in the job offered or similar role, plus:

3 years of experience with at least one of the following: integrated photonics, optical components, semiconductor/fab process development, or advanced packaging;
3 years of experience identifying, tracking, and mitigating technical and schedule risks across multi-team hardware development programs using structured risk management practices;
3 years of experience using EDA (electronic design automation) software to monitor and report yield and manufacturing metrics, including CpK and FMEA, in support of manufacturing improvement programs;
3 years of experience using SQL or Python to query and analyze manufacturing and test data hosted on cloud-based platforms, including AWS services such as S3 and EC2, in support of yield analysis, process characterization, or program metrics tracking;
3 years of experience with MATLAB, JMP, or equivalent scientific computing environment for statistical process analysis and data-driven decision-making in a semiconductor or photonic device development context.
Company will accept any equivalent combination of education and experience.

OR

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, Computer Science, or Data Science and 1 year of experience in the job offered or similar role, plus:

1 year of experience with at least one of the following: integrated photonics, optical components, semiconductor/fab process development, or advanced packaging;
1 year of experience identifying, tracking, and mitigating technical and schedule risks across multi-team hardware development programs using structured risk management practices;
1 year of experience using EDA (electronic design automation) software to monitor and report yield and manufacturing metrics, including CpK and FMEA, in support of manufacturing improvement programs;
1 year of experience using SQL or Python to query and analyze manufacturing and test data hosted on cloud-based platforms, including AWS services such as S3 and EC2, in support of yield analysis, process characterization, or program metrics tracking;
1 year of experience with MATLAB, JMP, or equivalent scientific computing environment for statistical process analysis and data-driven decision-making in a semiconductor or photonic device development context.
Company will accept any equivalent combination of education and experience.

Interested applicants may submit their resumes via: https://hyperlightcorp.com/company#career (Job ID: HL5001)