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# Sr Technical Program Manager - Advanced Opto-Electronics

- **Company:** Molex
- **Location:** Fremont, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $200,000.0 - $280,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Data Analytics
- **Published:** October 31, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/sr-technical-program-manager-advanced-opto-electronics-fremont-ca--62375b8b-8474-426f-b831-a16019e6f039

## About the Role

* Masters degree required in Physics, Photonics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Materials Science, or related technical field
 * 8+ years of technical program management, engineering program leadership, systems engineering, or related experience in a high-technology environment
 * Technical background in optoelectronics, photonics, semiconductor lasers, fiber optics, optical packaging, or related technologies
 * Experience with laser diodes, pump lasers, fiber coupling/alignment, optical modules, photonic packaging, or hermetic optoelectronic assemblies strongly preferred
 * Solid understanding of product development lifecycles including prototyping, design verification, qualification, and manufacturing release
 * Technically credible, highly organized, execution-focused, and comfortable driving difficult technical discussions and challenging unsupported assumptions
 * Experience with structured program management methodologies
 * Experience working with suppliers, contract manufacturers, and global engineering teams
 * Strong technical communication, presentation, organizational, and leadership skills

What Will Put You Ahead

 * PhD preferred
 * Experience with laser diodes, pump lasers, fiber coupling/alignment, optical modules, photonic packaging, or hermetic optoelectronic assemblies strongly preferred

## Description

* Lead complex optoelectronic development programs from concept through manufacturing release
 * Drive New Project Introduction (NPI) program execution across R&D, reliability, operations, quality, manufacturing, and suppliers
 * Maintain program schedules, milestones, risk, and critical path
 * Coordinate execution across global engineering teams, including internal and external development partners
 * Identify technical, operational, and supply chain risks early and drive mitigation plans to closure
 * Challenge technical assumptions and facilitate data-driven engineering decisions across cross-functional teams
 * Support design and tradeoff discussions involving optical performance, thermal behavior, manufacturability, reliability, yield, and cost
 * Conduct technical program reviews to ensure design maturity, qualification readiness, and manufacturing readiness
 * Track qualification activities including GR-468, environmental stress testing, accelerated life testing, and customer qualification requirements
 * Present concise technical and program status updates to executive leadership and customers