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Position Title: Leader of Advanced Photonics Technology Development
Employment Type: Full-time, existing vacancy
Location: Ottawa ON, onsite
Welcome to Lumentum! We’re all about harnessing cutting-edge tech to create a brighter, more connected future. We are the leaders in optical and photonic products, working at the intersection of innovation and impact. Here’s what we’re up to:
Cloud & Networking
Industrial Tech
At Lumentum, we’re committed to collaboration, inclusivity, and empowering our team to shine. Together, we’re shaping the tech of tomorrow while supporting a culture where everyone thrives.
Why You’ll Love This Role
We are looking for a dynamic and visionary leader to spearhead our Advanced Photonics Technology Development initiatives. This role is at the forefront of pioneering next-generation optical and photonic solutions, directly impacting the evolution of cloud and telecom networks. The ideal candidate will drive the exploration, evaluation, and advancement of disruptive photonics technologies—including Silicon Photonics (SiPh), cutting-edge switching engines, advanced optics, and integration components.
This role will require you to guide strategic research efforts, from ideation to commercialization, across cross-functional teams. You will be responsible for identifying emerging trends in photonics and aligning them with both short- and long-term product development goals, ensuring that innovation leads to scalable and manufacturable solutions.
The successful candidate will combine deep technical expertise, strategic vision, and hands-on leadership to guide the successful transition of research breakthroughs into market-ready technologies, reinforcing our position as a leader in next-gen photonic technologies.
What You’ll Be Doing
Shape and evolve the strategic roadmap for next-generation photonics technologies, aligning with overall business and product strategies.
Identify, evaluate, and act on disruptive trends in photonics, including Silicon Photonics (SiPh), integrated optics, optoelectronics, co-packaged optics, AI-enabled photonics, and quantum optics, ensuring the company remains ahead of industry developments.
Lead and champion the ideation, development, and proof-of-concept efforts for novel photonic devices, subsystems, and integration platforms.
Foster a culture of internal innovation, leveraging structured programs, collaborative exploration, and robust technology incubation pipelines.
Partner closely with product management, systems engineering, design, and manufacturing teams to transition emerging technologies into production and commercialization.
Represent the company in technical partnerships and academic collaborations, ensuring we stay at the forefront of photonic technology advancements.
Cultivate strong relationships with key research institutions, vendors, foundries, and thought leaders in the photonics and optics industries.
Monitor competitive landscapes, IP developments, and emerging technology trends, ensuring we identify and act on new business and technology opportunities as they arise.
What We’re Looking For
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