The Vice President, External Manufacturing is responsible for defining and executing external manufacturing strategy, with direct accountability for Contract Manufacturers (CMs) and Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) partners. This role ensures successful industrialization, qualification, and scaling of photonics products while meeting aggressive targets for quality, cost, yield, and delivery. The Vice President will serve as the primary executive interface to manufacturing partners and play a critical role in transitioning products from development to high-volume production.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive external manufacturing strategy encompassing CMs and OSATs to support current and future photonics product roadmaps.
• Drive long-term manufacturing scalability while maintaining performance, yield, and cost competitiveness.
• Contract Manufacturer & OSAT Management Identify, evaluate, quali...