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Lumentum · Onsite · Japan - Sagamihara

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Job Description

At present, the market demand of ultra-high-speed Laser Chip is remarkably increasing from viewpoint of dramatical deployment to not only Mega Data Center but rapid growth for AI/ML application. To address the worldwide demand, Lumentum is operating Fab under 7x24 operation to produce state-of-the-art chip production. This applicant should have a high-level role and responsibility on the Back-End (BE) Engineering team  as a Director Job level for leading huge volume Chip Mass Production like over 20-30millionn pcs level per quarter.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead to support of Fab operation for huge volume Laser Chip Mass Production line as BE Engineering team as Director job level management.
  • High knowledge and sufficient experience in terms of BE technology and/or Fab operation.
  • Chip production line process setup and its aggressive improvement (TTR: Test Time Reduction etc)
  • Chip yield improvement and production line capacity ramp up by strategical planning (KAIZEN, Capex) and its execution.
  • Deployment and utilize effective KPI metrics (CT, TAKT, LT) to improve BE production line efficiency.
  • Fluent Japanese speaker for leading and managing of Fab and business level English speaking skill for high-level presentations.

Expected Background:

  • BSc, MSc, PhD degree in electronics, electrical engineering, physics, or a related equivalent technical field.
  • Bachelors and 20+ years of work experience, Masters and 15+ years of work experience. PhD and 10+ years of work experience s.

Expected Skill:

  • Highly recommend if applicant have experience in manager class in the Semiconductor Fab or Chip design and/or process development for semiconductor optical devices.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Please contact us to request accommodation.

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About Lumentum

Lumentum is illuminating the networks of tomorrow with advanced photonic technologies that enable AI, data centers, telecom, industrial, and sensing applications. As AI accelerates the global demand for bandwidth and energy efficiency, we deliver the building blocks that keep data moving reliably, efficiently, and at massive scale. Our optical products support AI and compute infrastructure, cloud and DCI environments, metro and long-haul networks, while our lasers drive breakthroughs in precision manufacturing and sensing. For nearly five decades, Lumentum has been at the intersection of light and innovation. What began as a vision with JDS Uniphase to harness the power of photonics has evol

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