Senior Technical Program Manager (Silicon)

About the role

Senior Technical Program Manager

SAN JOSE, CA / Onsite

About the Role

Lumilens is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to own and drive complex silicon tapeouts, advanced packaging, bring-up, validation, and system-level integration programs. This is a high-visibility leadership role responsible for delivering high-quality silicon, packaged solutions, and validated systems on aggressive timelines in a fast-paced, innovative environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Organize end-to-end planning, scheduling, and day-to-day execution for Lumilens’ silicon and package tapeouts, advanced packaging, bring-up, validation, and systems development programs.
• Partner with engineering leads and cross-functional teams to accurately estimate, prioritize, and sequence work while balancing quality, scope, and schedule.
• Create, maintain, and execute detailed project plans covering scope, schedule, budget, and resources, ensuring alignment with business objectives and key stakeholders.
• Proactively manage schedules, risks, issues, and quality; escalate effectively and provide clear visibility to leadership.
• Facilitate productive recurring meetings, technical reviews, and operational checkpoints throughout the project lifecycle.
• Deliver concise, targeted communications to management and stakeholders on project status, key milestones, risks, and decisions.
• Provide hands-on program management, cross-functional coordination, and internal/external stakeholder communications to achieve outstanding results.
• Own release schedules, tapeout milestones, bring-up activities, and critical program deliverables in a dynamic, high-velocity setting.
• Engage with vendors, customers, and external partners on program-related activities as required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Silicon design, tapeout, bring-up, validation, and product qualification.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Solid understanding of the silicon tapeout process (verification, signoff, mask ordering, etc.).
• Experience with product bring-up, silicon validation, and qualification flows (EVT/DVT exposure is a plus).
• Prior background in semiconductors (chip design, physical design, or test engineering preferred).
• Ability to influence without authority and drive results in a matrixed, cross-functional environment.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic, fast-paced setting.
• Proficiency with program management tools such as MS Project, Jira, Asana, Smartsheet, or equivalent.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including technical presentations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of photonic structures, optical communication, silicon photonics, laser solutions, and heterogeneous integration.
• Experience with advanced packaging technologies (2.5D/3D integration, chiplets, silicon photonics packaging, etc.).
• Experience building program management frameworks and processes from the ground up in a startup or new business unit.