Technical Program Manager
16 hours ago
Edinburgh
Avicena is a privately held company developing microLED based ultra-low power high bandwidth interconnects for chip-to-chip communications. This technology will revolutionize High-Performance (HPC) and Cloud computing, as well as other industries where low power interconnects are critical like camera sensors, autonomous vehicles, and aerospace. Avicena is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California with a development center in Edinburgh, Scotland. The company was founded in 2019 by leading technologists from the optical networking industry with a track record of delivering breakthrough products. (___) About The Role We’re looking for a Senior Technical Program Manager / Engineering Manager to lead a team of ~8 engineers working on: Failure analysis (FA) and reliability Test development (hardware, software, data) Optical and opto-mechanical packaging You’ll own programme delivery and people leadership, and you’ll play a central role in coordinating work between Edinburgh and headquarters in Sunnyvale, CA. Responsibilities Leadership & team development • Line-manage, mentor and grow a multidisciplinary team., • Set clear priorities, goals and development plans., • Support hiring and help shape the engineering culture in Edinburgh. Program ownership • Build and manage integrated plans for FA, reliability, test and packaging projects., • Track milestones, manage risks and dependencies, and communicate status to UK and US leadership., • Coordinate external partners for test, packaging and qualification activities. HQ & cross-site collaboration • Act as the primary engineering interface with Sunnyvale HQ., • Align roadmaps, priorities and resources across time zones., • Run effective cross-site reviews, handovers and decision forums. Technical delivery (FA, reliability, test, packaging) • Oversee FA and reliability strategies, test plans and qualification activities., • Guide development of scalable electrical/optical tests and data flows from R&D through to production., • Support optical / opto-mechanical packaging design, build and qualification with the specialist engineers., • Ensure learnings from test, FA and field use feed back into design and process. Ways of working & quality • Drive clear requirements, design reviews, change control and documentation., • Promote data-driven decisions and good experimental practice. Qualifications Essential • Degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, Optoelectronics or similar (or equivalent experience)., • Strong experience running complex hardware programmes in semiconductors, photonics, optoelectronics or advanced packaging., • Hands-on background in at least two of:, • FA & reliability, • Test development (ATE, bench automation, data), • Optical / opto-electronic packaging, • Proven people leadership: managing and developing engineers and/or leading technical teams end-to-end., • Comfortable working with distributed teams and external suppliers, including across US/Europe time zones., • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills., • Experience with microLEDs, optical interconnects or high-speed I/O., • Familiarity with reliability and qualification standards for optoelectronic components., • Experience taking products from R&D into pilot or high-volume manufacturing., • Competence in data analysis tools (Python, MATLAB, JMP, etc.).