Technical Program Leader

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POSITION:

Technical Program Leader

MAIN DUTIES AND 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; and

Provide authoritative technical input to operations quality sales and customers; mentor engineers in optics electronics algorithms and software.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Permanent

LANGUAGE OF WORK:

English

WAGE:

CAD 160000.00 to CAD 180000.00 per annum based on a 37.5 hour work week. Eligible for discretionary performance-based increase and bonus.

BENEFITS:

Disability insurance dental insurance and extended medical insurance.

LOCATION(s) OF WORK:

61 Bill Leathem Drive Ottawa ON K2J 0P

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; and

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

Ready to drive both execution excellence and technical integrity for industry-leading optical modules
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