77543_ Design Manager (product related to CPO and NPO applications) (Hsinchu)

Role Purpose:

Corning's Photonics Connectivity Solutions (PCS) business is seeking an experienced technical leader to lead product and solution design for high-precision optical components and assemblies. This role ensures design parameters are optimized for customer specifications, manufacturing feasibility, local/ worldwide assembly processes, and scalable technology development. Working with a global team of engineers will require flexibility and some travel.

• Own product architecture, design methodology, and technology roadmap for next-generation optical interconnect solutions.
• Lead product and solution design efforts for precision optical components and opto-mechanical assemblies.
• Ensure designs satisfy customer technical requirements, including sub-micron assembly tolerances, precision standards, simplified assembly methods, and automation readiness.
• Develop design guidelines, tolerance strategies, and manufacturability considerations for FAU, MLA, PMLA, fiber shuffle, optical connectivity, and further • products related to CPO and NPO applications.
• Establish core design capabilities using a combination of direct hires and external suppliers / contract manufacturing partners.

Support technical reviews and design alignment with core AI customers, CSPs, AI ecosystem partners, and internal process and product teams.

• Collaborate closely with Process and Equipment, Reliability, Operations, and • Customer Interaction teams to align product design with process capability and customer expectation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead design review cadence and drive closure of design actions, risks, and open technical assumptions.
• Translate customer requirements and product concepts into design requirements, design rules, and technical work packages.
• Guide mechanical, thermal, materials, and product design engineers on concept selection, trade-off analysis, tolerance stack-up, and design verification.
• Partner with Process and Equipment teams to ensure new designs can be assembled, measured, qualified, and scaled.
• Support customer-facing technical evaluations and internal leadership updates from a design perspective.