Director of Programs

Director of Programs

Analog Photonics Overview

Analog Photonics is a fast-growing silicon photonic technology startup. We use our proprietary silicon photonic platform to serve automotive, communications, consumer, and defense markets with innovative, chip-scale solutions.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic direction and technical leadership to the engineering team

Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of engineering projects

Propose new programs, both government and commercial

Collaborate with team leads to ensure alignment on project goals

Provide both internal and external technical updates on engineering projects

Communicate with customers to understand market needs and present product offerings

Responsible for interviewing and hiring new full-time engineers and interns

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

M.S. (Ph.D. preferred) in electrical engineering, applied physics, or related field.

Strong experience in proposal writing and answering funding calls

10+ years of leading an engineering program in the optical communications/photonics space.

Experience designing products in both commercial and defense

Experience in optical design: refractive/reflective/diffractive components, lasers or displays for microscopy, LiDAR, optical networking, or consumer applications.

Experience executing on a product design schedule/leading reviews

Experience interacting with presenting technical product data to external customers

Technical hardware design experience building chip-scale solutions.

Ability to generate technical content for product development

Ability to travel as needed.