Technical Program Leader

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Technical Program Leader Optical Products (WSS / OCM / DGE)

Location: Ottawa Ontario On-site with occasional travel

As a global multi-cultural innovative company we are building a diverse and inclusive culture where differences are valued. We are unified in our commitment to live our Guiding Principles: Innovate Engage Deliver Excel and Win. Our differences make us stronger more creative and capable of delivering better results.

Why this role exists

Lumentums Ottawa design centre is scaling the next generation of Optical switches optical channel monitors and dynamic gain equalizers. The Technical Program Leader combines the delivery focus of an Engineering Program Manager with the system-level ownership of a Design Authority ensuring programs hit schedule and budget and the product architecture meets performance reliability and manufacturability targets.

What youll do

Program Management Leadership

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 & characterization activities and communicate frequently with customers and product-line management

Technical Design Authority

Define & 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

What You Bring

• Exceptional leadership and communication skills with a proven ability to build collaborative relationships across various functions.
• 10 years of work experience including 5 years managing complex R&D programs in optical or photonic product development coupled with hands-on system engineering or architecture experience.
• A degree in Optical Electrical Physics or a related engineering field; an advanced degree is a valuable asset.
• Comfort navigating ambiguous situations defining a clear path to resolution and confidently interacting directly with customers and executives.
• Technical depth in one or more of the following areas: lasers MEMS/LCoS Si Photonics coherent optics and free space optics.
• Familiarity with DFx Six-Sigma ISO 9001/TL 9000 and project tools such as JIRA Confluence Oracle Agile Tableau or PMI/Scrum/PRINCE2 methodologies.

What Success Looks Like

• Programs launch on time and on budget with quality metrics meeting or exceeding Telcordia and customer standards.
• Architectural decisions are thoroughly documented and traceable; design reviews promptly address actions and field issues show rapid root-cause closure.
• The cross-functional team feels empowered informed and continuously improvingand customers view you as their trusted technical interface.

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