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Technical Program LeaderLumentum • Ottawa, ON, CA
Technical Program Leader

Technical Program Leader

Lumentum • Ottawa, ON, CA
20 days ago
Job type
  • Permanent
Job description

This range is provided by Lumentum. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$160,000.00 / yr - $180,000.00 / yr

Location

61 Bill Leathem Drive, Ottawa, ON K2J 0P

Position

Technical Program Leader

Responsibilities

  • Lead a multi-disciplinary, cross-functional team through concept, development, qualification, and production release of complex optical modules, owning Alpha / Beta deliveries and executive status reporting;
  • Develop, monitor, and control integrated master schedules, budgets, and risk registers; identify gaps and drive process improvements that question the status quo;
  • Coordinate vendor / partner interactions, prototyping, test and characterization activities, and communicate frequently with customers and product‑line management;
  • Define and maintain the product specification, translating market / customer needs into clear engineering requirements and system budgets;
  • Own the system‑level architecture, bringing optics, electronics, firmware, and mechanics into a cohesive design and chairing formal design reviews;
  • Guide problem‑solving, root‑cause analysis, and engineering‑change control, ensuring the design continues to satisfy requirements through the lifecycle;
  • Provide authoritative technical input to operations, quality, sales, and customers; mentor engineers in optics, electronics, algorithms, and software.

Terms of Employment

Permanent

Benefits

  • Disability insurance, dental insurance and extended medical insurance.
  • Education

    Bachelor degree in Optical, Electrical, Physics, or a related engineering field.

    Experience & Other Requirements

  • Minimum of 8 years’ employment experience in hands‑on system engineering or architecture, specifically in optical or photonic product development;
  • Minimum of 5 years’ experience leading a multi-disciplinary, cross-functional team through concept, development, qualification, and production release of complex optical modules;
  • Demonstrated experience managing complex R&D programs in optical or photonic product development;
  • Exceptional communication skills with a proven ability to build collaborative relationships across various functions;
  • Technical depth in one or more of the following areas : lasers, MEMS / LCoS, Si Photonics, coherent optics, and free space optics;
  • Proven experience with DFx, Six‑sigma, ISO 9001 / TL 9000, and project tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Oracle, Agile, Tableau, or PMI / Scrum / PRINCE2 methodologies.
  • Seniority Level

  • Mid‑Senior level
  • Employment Type

  • Full‑time
  • Industry

  • Telecommunications
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