Program Manager, CM Manufacturing Launch

Lumentum is seeking a Program Manager to support manufacturing launch, transfer, qualification, and ramp activities at our Contract Manufacturing (CM) partners.

This role will coordinate cross-functional activities between Lumentum and the CM to ensure manufacturing equipment, materials, processes, documentation, resources, and qualification activities are ready to support production requirements.

The ideal candidate will have experience managing manufacturing programs, NPI, product transfers, or production ramps within an electronics, optical, semiconductor, or similar high-tech manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage manufacturing launch, transfer, qualification, and ramp activities at Contract Manufacturing partners.

• Develop and maintain integrated program schedules covering equipment, process readiness, materials, qualification builds, and production ramp.

• Coordinate activities across Lumentum Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, Planning, and CM teams.

• Track manufacturing readiness across key areas including:

  • Equipment installation and qualification
  • Process development and validation
  • Material readiness
  • Manufacturing documentation and work instructions
  • Tooling, fixtures, and test equipment
  • Operator and engineering training
  • Production capacity and staffing

• Drive completion of qualification builds, engineering builds, and production readiness milestones.

• Identify program risks, constraints, and schedule gaps and drive owners toward timely resolution.

• Maintain action-item, risk, and issue tracking with clear owners and due dates.

• Coordinate engineering support between Lumentum and CM teams during manufacturing bring-up and troubleshooting.

• Support capacity planning and equipment readiness against production demand.

• Facilitate regular program reviews and provide concise status updates to Operations leadership.

• Ensure manufacturing changes, deviations, and open issues are appropriately documented and closed before production ramp.

• Support continuous improvement activities during early production and stabilization.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, or related field.
• 3-5+ years of experience in program management, manufacturing engineering, NPI, product transfer, or manufacturing operations.
• Experience supporting manufacturing launches, production transfers, or volume ramps.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage schedules, actions, risks, and cross-functional dependencies.
• Experience working with Contract Manufacturers or external manufacturing partners.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to work effectively across engineering, operations, supply chain, quality, and manufacturing organizations.
• Comfortable working directly with manufacturing engineers and production teams to understand technical issues and drive closure.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and project scheduling tools.