Senior R&D Operations Lead

2 giorni fa

Pavia PV, Provincia di Pavia; Lombardia, Italia Ciena Corporation Tempo pieno

Overview

As Senior R&D Operations Lead, you bridge engineering prototypes and production-ready products, turning innovative photonic tech into manufacturable, cost-efficient solutions. You will operate at the intersection of Technology Development, Product Development, and Manufacturing Engineering to enable high-volume manufacturing. The role blends hands-on leadership with building a new R&D Operations function and its operating model. You'll work across cross-functional teams to scale industrialization and drive impactful production transfer.

Retribuzione / Benefits

  • flexible work environment
  • opportunity to build a new function
  • focus on growth and well-being
  • belonging and inclusive culture
  • equal opportunity employer

Responsabilità

  • Advance DFM, DFA, and DFT throughout product development
  • Translate prototypes into manufacturable configurations considering process capability, tolerances, yield, and cost
  • Identify industrialization risks early and collaborate with engineering to address them
  • Coordinate manufacturability reviews and define milestones and acceptance criteria
  • Support design optimization for scalable manufacturing architectures
  • Design and validate manufacturing, assembly, calibration, and testing processes
  • Define process qualification, manufacturing readiness, and production transfer documentation
  • Develop manufacturing workflows, tooling requirements, and test methodologies
  • Lead technical readiness assessments and address gaps before milestones and release
  • Coordinate with foundries, packaging partners, and contract manufacturers
  • Evaluate and qualify manufacturing capabilities, equipment, and processes
  • Run engineering builds, pilot production, and process validation campaigns
  • Facilitate root-cause investigations and corrective actions during industrialization
  • Ensure documentation and qualification results are ready for high-volume transfer
  • Contribute to establishing and scaling the R&D Operations function and its methodology
  • Establish processes for industrialization planning, design transfer, and production readiness
  • Identify capability gaps and contribute to the function's roadmaps
  • Promote a collaborative, execution-oriented culture around manufacturability and continuous improvement

Requisiti fondamentali

  • 6+ years in semiconductor, photonics, electronics, or related high-tech manufacturing environments
  • Proven experience in industrialization, manufacturing operations, technology transfer
  • Experience with semiconductor foundries, contract manufacturers, or specialized partners
  • Strong understanding of product development lifecycles and prototype-to-manufacture transition
  • Proven cross-functional project management and stakeholder coordination
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills
  • Understanding of manufacturing cost structures, planning, and industrial investments
  • Ability to work independently and contribute hands-on to process building
  • Familiarity with DFM, DFA, DFT, and DFX methodologies
  • Fluency in English
  • cross-functional leadership
  • analytical thinking
  • problem-solving
  • DFM (Design for Manufacturing)
  • DFA (Design for Assembly)
  • DFT (Design for Test)