Distinguished Technical Staff - Multiple Teams

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Distinguished Technical Staff, Network architecture, Co-packaged optics, and systems

Lumentum Holdings is seeking an experienced senior individual contributor to drive our network architecture, co-packaged optics (CPO), and systems strategy. In this critical role, you will collaborate with internal stakeholders, customers, and ecosystem partners to analyze compute fabrics, scale-up/scale-out topologies, front-end/back-end infrastructure, DCI, and long-haul networks—refining and defining Lumentum’s technology position and roadmap within these networks  This role will have a specific focus on co-packaged optics and will define a drive a strategic program to expand Lumentum technology and product offerings within the emerging CPO market.  This is a highly visible, cross-business-unit role spanning optical components, switching, transport, and modules, with direct engagement across executive teams.

Key responsibilities:

• Owns Lumentum Co-packaged optics strategy.
• Works with external customers and internal stakeholders to drive adoption of differentiated CPO technology.
• Defines and drives Lumentum co-packaged optics strategic program and hardware development.
• Works with customers to map network architectures across Long haul, DCI, front end, back end and compute fabric.
• Drives roadmap alignment across network architecture and business units ensuring seamless connections between technology and product development.
• Works closely with executive team to evaluate emerging technologies and startups.

Education

• MS, PhD, Electrical Engineering, Photonics, or related field.

Qualifications:

• 15+ years of experience in optics and network technology, including experience in optical components, optical modules, optical switches across multiple end user applications.
• Direct experience with CPO hardware, ecosystem, supply chain, SiPh, and laser technology.
• Experience with high speed systems and system modeling.  Ability to connect modeling specifically to CPO technology challenges.
• Strong relationships across the CPO hardware and customer ecosystem.
• Experience with data communication protocols (Ethernet, PCIe, etc)
• Strong understanding of high speed SerDes technology.
• Excellent understanding of different modulation formats such as PAM4, Coherent.
• World class written, presentation, and communication skills.

Pay Range:

P90-USA-1 :$169,600.00 - $242,250.00

Disclaimer:

Final base salary for the successful candidate will depend on multiple factors, including but not limited to, job location, where work will be performed, qualifications, work history and relevant experience. With our continual goal of making Lumentum a best place to work for our employees, we strive to offer employees competitive total compensation packages, which may include annual bonus, commission for certain sales roles, equity, and health and welfare benefits.