Optical System Integration Manager

$200,000 - $240,000/Yr

Molex - Fremont, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Fremont, CA

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

Molex possesses a rich heritage in the optical industry, providing the highest performing and field-proven wavelength management solutions from components, modules to integrated line-cards. Continuous innovation in passive component function integration, miniaturization, and manufacturing automation, cutting-edge WSS and amplification technology, and comprehensive optical, mechanical, electrical, and software design capabilities enable us to serve the needs of high-density, high-bandwidth, and flexible optical networks of telecom, datacom, hyperscale datacenter, and supercomputing. In Fremont, CA, we serve global clients in telecom and datacom industries by providing innovative optical modules and subsystems to support our customer's next generation networks. We are looking for an Optical System Integration Manager to join our team. This person will be responsible for leading an R&D team to develop innovative integrated optical solution products, such as optical cross-connect switches and other innovative fiber optics products to satisfy the needs of the next generation telecom, datacenter networks, and AI/ML supercomputing networks. This person will work in a multi-discipline team, interact with sales and marketing, product line managers, lead electrical, mechanical, software, and optical R&D engineers, and work with colleagues from different geographic sites.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a strong optical centric R&D team to success in the integrated optical solution product development with competitive edges in cost, performance, quality, delivery, and mass manufacturability in time and within the budget.
• Lead architecture and algorithm design interacting with optical, hardware, software/firmware members, in design team, and carrying out detail system analysis, modelling, and simulation.
• Lead definition of high-level testing framework of functionality, performance, and reliability.
• Systematically implement project management methodologies in project planning, scheduling, and execution with emphasis on critical path management and risk mitigation.
• Systematically implement DFMEA, PFMEA, design of experiment, design for manufacturability with automation in the process of product development and manufacturing.
• Systematically implement documentation system with all relevant project development documents, e.g., BOM, drawings, specification datasheets, experiments and test data, process flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, presentations, summaries, meeting minutes, etc. as well as ECN, revisioning.
• Collaborate and communicate with internal teams of different functions, such as mechanical, hardware, software as well as QA, MFG, HR, etc. as well as teams of different sites.
• Customer interaction including RFQ/RFP responses and pre/post sale customer support.
• Initiate new optical design concepts, conduct technology and platform evaluation for next generation optical solution pipeline.

Requirements

• Master's degree in physics, photonics or relevant field
• At least 8 years in the field of optical product R&D
• Solid fundamental knowledge and expertise in optical physics, free space and/or micro-optics product/system development, including optical design, optical engineering, photonic simulation, or relevant fields
• Experience in optical and photonic packaging.
• Team leading experience with multi-site, multi-discipline team members
• Experience with optical design using Zemax/CODE V/OSLO

Nice-to-haves

• Project management experience (with one of the project management software, such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, etc.)
• PMP certificate
• Bilingual with Mandarin
• Familiar with MATLAB or Python or LabVIEW scripts
• Familiar with opto-mechanical analysis, stress & thermal analysis
• Familiar with optical MEMS technology and products

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Life insurance
• Accidental death and dismemberment (ADD) insurance
• Disability insurance
• Retirement plan
• Paid vacation/time off
• Educational assistance
• Infertility assistance
• Paid parental leave
• Adoption assistance