Technical Leader, Semiconductor Laser NPI

Job Title: Technical Leader, Laser NPI Location: Mountain View or Milpitas, CA Employment Type: Full-time Industry: Semiconductor Compensation: 195k-260k Schedule: daytime About the Opportunity We are looking for Laser NPI Leader to own design, manufacture, integration, validation, and qualification of lasers and amplifiers across business verticals Why You'll Love Working Here Supportive, team-driven culture that values collaboration, transparency, and accountability Opportunity to grow your career with a global workforce solutions leader serving multiple industries People-first environment that encourages employees to bring their authentic selves to work Strong focus on partnership, innovation, and delivering meaningful results for clients and candidates Why This Opportunity is Exciting This role offers the chance to join a company that prioritizes both people and performance-where your contributions directly impact client success while giving you room to grow and develop professionally. About Acara Solutions Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide. What You'll Do Own roadmap, execution, validation, and delivery for cutting edge laser and amplifier products across business verticals Lead a team of engineers to transition lasers and amplifiers from development to production Develop engineering requirement documents for a variety of product lines to ensure devices meet required performance, yield, and cost metrics Lead integration of III-V devices into product by working across teams to develop packaging and integration based on BKM Lead design for performance to specs, manufacturing, reliability, test - DFx methodologies Own the detailed characterization of III-V devices to provide iterative design feedback Design and develop integrated multi-wavelength lasers for various applications Own definition of test strategy & oversee implementation for validation, reliability, NPI, and production Define lot strategy and splits to improve performance of base designs developed in R&D Own the NPI and transition to high volume production of cutting edge III-V device with high yield and low cost Work with internal and external design development teams to develop devices that meet required product specifications Job Requirements What You'll Bring Minimum 5 years of experience wleading teams and delivering cutting edge products within the semiconductor laser space (O-band) Demonstrated experience with 4 or more of the following - NPI strategy, III-V design, III-V process, vendor management, qualification/reliability, validation What Sets You Apart Experience working cross-functionally to enable data-driven decision making Strong presentation, communication skills, and results oriented Experience with working with cross-functional teams to deliver products Additional Information Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran. Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status. #J-18808-Ljbffr Aleron