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Skorpios Technologies

Develops wafer-scale silicon photonics modules

Associate Product Line Manager

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026
$70k - $90k/yr
Junior
Bachelor's
Temecula, CA, USA
In PersonRequired onsite in Temecula, California.
Operations & LogisticsProduction Planning & Scheduling

About the job

Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree in a STEM field or higher is required.
  • At least 0–2+ years of account and/or program management experience in the semiconductor or a related industry is required.
  • At least 0–2+ years of business experience in order management, customer service, sales, accounting, accounts/program management, or a similar combination of roles is required.
  • Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel, is required.
  • Knowledge of semiconductor processes, including photolithography, chemical mechanical planarization, wet and dry etching including deep reactive-ion etching, chemical vapor deposition, physical vapor deposition, and various metrology technologies, is required.
  • Experience in order management, customer service, sales, or accounts/program management is required.
  • Applicants must be U.S. persons under ITAR: U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents, political asylees, or refugees.
  • Work authorization may be required to release covered technology to employees who are not U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents, asylees, or refugees.
Responsibilities
  • Manage customer accounts and provide customer service.
  • Manage all aspects of customer development programs.
  • Work with operations to achieve committed business outcomes.
  • Work with sales and engineering to generate customer quotes.
  • Set up systems and logistics for new customer onboarding.
  • Track materials and work with operations to ensure orders are executed through the foundry and third-party service providers in a timely manner.
  • Create sales orders, fulfill orders, and recognize revenue within the enterprise resource planning system.
  • Provide annual, quarterly, and monthly revenue forecasts.
  • Manage and monitor forecast updates weekly.
  • Create and execute product delivery schedules.
  • Procure and schedule third-party services as required.
  • Manage work-in-process starts and changes in the manufacturing execution system, and ensure timely lot execution through the fabrication facility and customer order shipment.
  • Escalate issues and concerns to senior management as appropriate.
Desired Qualifications
  • Knowledge of NetSuite, Oracle product lifecycle management, Workstream, or another foundry manufacturing execution system is a plus.
  • Semiconductor experience is a plus.

About the company

Skorpios Technologies designs and sells integrated photonics products built on a proprietary wafer-scale silicon photonics process. Its offerings include modules and components for ethernet pluggable optics, copackaged optics, Lidar, and biosensors, serving telecommunications, data centers, automotive, and healthcare markets. The technology combines lasers, modulators, and photodiodes on a single wafer to create compact, efficient devices used for data transmission and optical sensing. This approach differentiates Skorpios from competitors by using its unique wafer-scale silicon photonics architecture and in-house foundry services to deliver high-performance, densely integrated optical solutions. The company’s goal is to provide fast, reliable optical transmission and sensing technologies that meet the growing demand across multiple industries by delivering advanced photonics products and fabrication services.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series D

Total Funding

$67.9M

Headquarters

Temecula, California

Founded

2009

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What believers are saying

  • Skorpios announced 1.6 Tbps and 6.4 Tbps optical engines on May 7, 2026.
  • The May 7, 2026 0.35 FIT milestone shifts failure risk from lasers to packaging.
  • Temecula funding in 2025 financed relocation and restart, restoring manufacturing capacity.

What critics are saying

  • Broadcom's Bailly and NVIDIA's Spectrum-X CPO shipped in 2026, squeezing pluggable demand.
  • Skorpios' Temecula restart followed 2023 Austin shutdown and 60 layoffs, signaling fragile operations.
  • If hyperscalers standardize on Broadcom optical engines, Skorpios becomes a niche supplier.

What makes Skorpios Technologies unique

  • Skorpios' Tru-SiPh integrated lasers hit 0.35 FIT on May 7, 2026.
  • It integrates lasers, modulators, and photodiodes on-wafer, removing discrete alignment complexity.
  • Its 1.6 Tbps and 6.4 Tbps optical engines target 102.4T AI switches.

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Benefits

  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • Paid Holidays
  • Paid Vacation
  • Gym Membership

Growth & Insights and Company News

6 month growth

-1%

1 year growth

-2%

2 year growth

-3%
Associated Press
Mar 17th, 2026
Skorpios achieves 0.35 FIT laser reliability, shifting silicon photonics bottleneck to packaging

Skorpios Technologies has achieved a 0.35 FIT (Failures In Time) reliability rate for integrated lasers in its Tru-SiPh platform, according to a new white paper released at OFC 2026. The milestone shifts the primary reliability bottleneck from lasers to physical packaging in optical systems. The company's wafer-scale integration eliminates mechanical vulnerabilities found in traditional optical transceivers, which typically exhibit failure rates between 120 and 300 FIT. Skorpios integrates two lasers and one Semiconductor Optical Amplifier per channel directly into silicon, removing the need for discrete laser alignment and external fibre channels. The Temecula, California-based company's approach addresses thermal and mechanical constraints in co-packaged optics and high-speed Ethernet switching architectures. Skorpios provides silicon photonics solutions for AI infrastructure, hyperscale networking and other advanced applications.

Military Industry Today
Sep 11th, 2023
Skorpios Technologies Announces Reopening of Services in New Fab Facility in Temecula California

Skorpios Technologies announces reopening of services in new Fab facility in Temecula california.

Skorpios Technologies, Inc.
Mar 2nd, 2023
Skorpios Technologies, Inc. Today Announces the Relocation of Its Semiconductor Wafer Fabrication Operation to Southern California | Skorpios Technologies Inc.

Skorpios Technologies, Inc., a vertically integrated leader in heterogeneously integrated silicon photonics announced today that it will be moving fab operations from Austin, Texas to Southern California.

The Business Journals
Feb 14th, 2023
Skorpios to close Austin factory, cut 60 jobs

Semiconductor company Skorpios Technologies Inc. plans to cut 60 employees and shut down an Austin factory after it couldn't negotiate a new lease with its landlord, the University of Texas.