Technical Program Manager

Hi,

Role: Technical Program Manager

Experience : 15 years, 5 years as Technical Program Manager

Location: Sunnyvale, CA (On-site)

Roles & Responsibilities

Program & Delivery Management

• Own end-to-end program planning across hardware (Lightbridge/Pro terminals), firmware/embedded, and the Prism management software - including roadmaps, milestones, dependencies, and release schedules.
• Coordinate hardware/software co-development cycles, aligning silicon photonics and optical hardware timelines (e.g., Prism next-gen chip-based platform) with software feature delivery.
• Manage risk, critical path, and trade-off decisions; maintain a single source of truth for status across engineering, product, operations, and leadership.
• Run agile ceremonies, program reviews, and executive readouts; escalate blockers with clear mitigation plans.

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Serve as the connective tissue between Optical/RF/HW engineering, embedded firmware, cloud/software (Prism app), QA, supply chain/manufacturing, field deployment, and product management.
• Coordinate carrier integration requirements (FCAPS - Fault, Configuration, Accounting, Performance, Security) into both product and management-app roadmaps.
• Partner with field/deployment teams to ensure installability, beam-alignment/commissioning workflows, and network reliability targets are met.

Technical Oversight

• Understand the system architecture: laser/optical link performance, beam-steering/alignment, hybrid failover (radio/fiber backup), telemetry, and the Prism app''s monitoring/orchestration layer.
• Drive requirements and acceptance criteria for reliability (uptime, latency, link stability in adverse weather), interoperability, and manageability.
• Oversee test/validation programs, field trials, and go-to-market readiness (regulatory/eye-safety compliance, certifications).

Stakeholder & Vendor Management

• Manage relationships with hardware vendors, contract manufacturers, and carrier customers/partners.
• Communicate progress, risks, and dependencies clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders including senior leadership.

Skills & Qualifications Required

• 10+ years in technical program/project management, ideally in telecom, networking, hardware, or hardware+software (HW/SW) integrated products.
• Proven track record shipping complex programs spanning hardware, firmware, and software simultaneously.
• Strong understanding of networking/telecom concepts (IP/optical transport, link reliability, FCAPS, carrier-grade requirements).
• Excellent risk management, dependency mapping, and cross-functional coordination skills.
• Fluency with agile/scrum and program tools (Jira, Confluence, roadmapping tools).
• Outstanding written and verbal communication; ability to translate between deeply technical teams and executives.

Strongly Preferred

• Familiarity with Free-Space Optics (FSO), photonics, RF/microwave, laser systems, or optical networking.
• Experience with silicon photonics / hardware NPI (New Product Introduction) and manufacturing ramp.
• Exposure to network management systems / NMS / SDN-style orchestration software (relevant to the Prism Management Application).
• Experience with carrier/telco customer deployments and field operations.
• Understanding of regulatory and eye-safety/compliance frameworks for laser-based products.

Education

• Bachelor''s in Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical/Optical Engineering, ECE or related field (Master''s or PMP a plus).

Diverse Lynx LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive due consideration for employment without any discrimination. All applicants will be evaluated solely on the basis of their ability, competence and their proven capability to perform the functions outlined in the corresponding role. We promote and support a diverse workforce across all levels in the company.