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. 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.