Manufacturing Program Manager: NPI, Transfers & Ramp

Lumentum Operations LLC; Penang; On-site; MYR 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Lumentum is seeking a Program Manager to drive manufacturing launches, transfers, qualification, and ramp activities with Contract Manufacturing partners. You will coordinate across engineering, operations, supply chain, quality, planning, and CM teams to ensure readiness and successful production ramp.

The ideal candidate has 3–5+ years in program management within electronics/high-tech manufacturing, with strong communication skills and experience working with external manufacturing partners.

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 communication and organizational skills.

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, process development and validation, material readiness, and production documentation and work instructions.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional teamwork

Communication

Problem solving

Education

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

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Project scheduling tools

Job description

Lumentum is seeking a Program Manager to drive manufacturing launches, transfers, qualification, and ramp activities with Contract Manufacturing partners. You will coordinate across engineering, operations, supply chain, quality, planning, and CM teams to ensure readiness and successful production ramp.

The ideal candidate has 3–5+ years in program management within electronics/high-tech manufacturing, with strong communication skills and experience working with external manufacturing partners.