Senior Production Line Architect (Optics)

Role Overview

​As a Senior Production Architect, you will own the transition of advanced optical systems from design into scalable, high-volume manufacturing, ensuring products are built with precision, tested with uncompromising accuracy, and delivered at best-in-class yields.

This is a senior technical leadership role at the intersection of R&D, NPI, and High-Volume Manufacturing. You will set manufacturing architecture, influence product design early, and establish the processes, metrics, and partnerships required to scale complex optical systems reliably.

Key Responsibilities

Manufacturing Architecture & Process Ownership

• Define and own end-to-end manufacturing architectures for complex optical assemblies, from incoming materials through final test and shipment.
• Establish and maintain production standards, SOPs, and control plans that ensure repeatability, scalability, and quality at volume.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean Six Sigma methodologies to drive yield, cost, cycle time, and process stability improvements.

DFM / DFT & New Product Introduction

• Serve as a core manufacturing voice during architecture definition and NPI, ensuring designs are manufacturable, testable, and scalable from day one.
• Partner with R&D to influence optical, mechanical, and test design decisions based on production realities.
• Capture and institutionalize lessons learned from pilot, ramp, and HVM phases into future product generations.

External Manufacturing & ASIC Interfaces

• Act as the technical point of contact for ASIC foundries and OSAT partners.
• Align ASIC DFT strategies and production test vectors to ensure comprehensive fault coverage and efficient test flows.
• Support supplier qualification, ramp readiness, and ongoing yield and reliability improvements.

Required Qualifications

• Experience: 10+ years in high-tech manufacturing; experience in optics, semiconductors.
• Manufacturing Depth: Strong knowledge of cleanroom manufacturing, ESD controls, and precision mechanical assembly.
• Leadership: Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive decisions across R&D, NPI, suppliers, and HVM.

Nice to Have

• Experience with active optical alignment systems and automation.
• Familiarity with interferometry, wavefront sensing, or advanced optical metrology.
• Background in reliability engineering, accelerated life testing, or qualification planning.