Manufacturing Program Manager - NPI & Ramp

Lumentum; Penang; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Lumentum in Penang, Malaysia, seeks a Program Manager to lead manufacturing launch, transfer, qualification, and ramp activities with Contract Manufacturing partners. This role coordinates cross-functional work to ensure equipment readiness, process validation, documentation, and production ramp readiness.

The ideal candidate will have 3–5+ years in program management within electronics/high-tech manufacturing, with strong scheduling, risk management, and collaboration with external

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, or related field.
• 3–5+ years of experience in program management, manufacturing engineering, NPI, product transfer, or manufacturing operations.
• Experience supporting manufacturing launches, production transfers, or volume ramps.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage schedules, actions, risks, and cross-functional dependencies.

Responsibilities

• Manage manufacturing launch, transfer, qualification, and ramp activities at Contract Manufacturing partners.
• Develop and maintain integrated program schedules covering equipment, process readiness, materials, qualification builds, and production ramp.
• Coordinate activities across Lumentum Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, Planning, and CM teams.
• Track manufacturing readiness across key areas including: Equipment installation and qualification, Process development and validation, Material readiness, Manufacturing documentation and work instructions, Tooling, fixtures, and test equipment, Operator and engineering training, Production capacity and staffing.
• Drive completion of qualification builds, engineering builds, and production readiness milestones.
• Identify program risks, constraints, and schedule gaps and drive owners toward timely resolution.
• Maintain action-item, risk, and issue tracking with clear owners and due dates.
• Coordinate engineering support between Lumentum and CM teams during manufacturing bring-up and troubleshooting.
• Support capacity planning and equipment readiness against production demand.
• Facilitate regular program reviews and provide concise status updates to Operations leadership.
• Ensure manufacturing changes, deviations, and open issues are appropriately documented and closed before production ramp.
• Support continuous improvement activities during early production and stabilization.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Organization skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Lumentum in Penang, Malaysia, seeks a Program Manager to lead manufacturing launch, transfer, qualification, and ramp activities with Contract Manufacturing partners. This role coordinates cross-functional work to ensure equipment readiness, process validation, documentation, and production ramp readiness.

The ideal candidate will have 3–5+ years in program management within electronics/high-tech manufacturing, with strong scheduling, risk management, and collaboration with external