Manufacturing Technical Program Manager

AttoTude inc.; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

AttoTude inc. is seeking a Manufacturing Technical Program Manager to lead the development, industrialization, and execution of advanced manufacturing technologies across wafer fabrication, innovative wire solutions, and precision alignment/assembly.

You will own the technical program strategy, readiness milestones, and execution cadence from early development through high-volume production, coordinating with R&D, fabs, OSATs, and contract manufacturers globally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related discipline (Master’s preferred).
• 8+ years in technology development, wafer fabrication, or advanced manufacturing NPI.
• Experience leading wafer-level or semiconductor products through production ramp.
• Ability to manage complex programs across multiple teams, sites, and manufacturing partners.
• Experience with waferfabs, OSATs, and external manufacturing partners.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end technical execution of NPI programs from development through production ramp.
• Drive concurrent development with R&D, aligning device architecture, process flows, and manufacturing strategy.
• Lead wafer fabrication industrialization, including lithography, deposition, etch, CMP, metrology, and yield ramp.
• Define and manage technology readiness milestones, build gates, and technical risk mitigation.
• Act as the primary technical integrator and escalation point across fabs, OSATs, Manufacturing Engineering, and CMs.
• Transition technologies from pilot builds into high-volume fab and manufacturing environments.
• Establish yield learning, SPC, and control strategies and lead root cause resolution for process and reliability issues.
• Own technical change control and ensure clear, consistent communication across sites and partners.

Skills

Technology development

Wafer fabrication

Advanced manufacturing NPI

Program leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Multi-site coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

About AttoTude, The World's First THz Radio Over Wire

AttoTudeis at the forefront of revolutionizing data centers through advanced interconnect technology based on wired THz transceivers. By adapting the fiber from photonics and advancing today's ASICs to THz, our innovativeAttoEngineeliminates networking bottlenecks, enabling high-speed interconnects for AI data centers.

Job Summary

The Manufacturing Technical Program Manager (MFG TPM) leads the development, industrialization, and execution of advanced manufacturing technologies spanning wafer fabrication, innovative wire solutions, and precision alignment/assembly processes . The role owns technical program strategy, readiness milestones, and execution cadence to maturenew technologiesfrom early development through high-volume production.

Serving as a technical bridge across R&D, waferfabs, OSATs, Manufacturing Engineering, and CMs , the MFG TPM ensures alignment between design intent, process capability, yield, and manufacturing readiness across globally distributed teams. The role combines strong wafer-fabtechnical understanding with disciplined program leadership and hands-on problem solving to support advanced datacenter hardware platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end technical execution of NPI programs from technology development through productionramp.
• Drive concurrent development with R&D, aligning device architecture, process flows, and manufacturing strategy.
• Lead waferfabrication industrialization , including lithography, deposition, etch, CMP, metrology, and yield ramp.
• Define and manage technology readiness milestones, build gates, and technical risk mitigation .
• Act as the primary technical integrator and escalation point acrossfabs, OSATs, Manufacturing Engineering, and CMs.
• Transition technologies from pilotbuildsinto high-volumefaband manufacturing environments .
• Establish yield learning, SPC, and control strategies and lead root cause resolution for process and reliability issues.
• Own technical change control and ensure clear, consistent communication across sites and partners.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineeringor related discipline (Master’spreferred).
• 8+ years of experience in technology development, wafer fabrication, or advanced manufacturing NPI .
• Proven experience leading wafer-level or semiconductor-based products through productionramp.
• Ability to manage complex technical programs across multiple teams, sites, and manufacturing partners .
• Experience working directly with waferfabs, OSATs, and external manufacturing partners .

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with silicon waferfabprocesses (lithography, etch, deposition, CMP, metrology).
• Experience with advanced packaging or interposers .
• Familiarity with high-performance interconnects (wires, cables, connectors).
• Experience supporting datacenter, HPC, or performance-critical hardware .
• Technology development and industrialization
• Waferfaband process integration
• Technical program ownership
• Cross-functional and cross-site communication
• Yield, reliability, and manufacturability optimization

AttoTude is an equal opportunity employer. We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace and providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Annual Salary Range

$150,000 - $220,000 USD