Senior Technical PM: Scale AR Waveguides (Onsite Texas)

SIVAD Consulting; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SIVAD Consulting in Austin, TX seeks a Senior Technical Project Manager to own end-to-end manufacturing process scaling for AR waveguides. You will drive NPI from proof points to high-volume production across process engineering, equipment teams, and manufacturing operations.

The role requires 5+ years in technical program management in semiconductor/ optics, ownership mindset, and AI-enabled workflow integration.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in technical program/project management in semiconductor, optics, or precision manufacturing — must have owned end-to-end process scaling, not just a single module.
• Strong ownership and accountability for the delivery of the project, not just the status report.
• Technical curiosity and fluency to challenge process and equipment engineers on details and make informed judgments.
• Experience scaling manufacturing processes from development/NPI into high-volume production (fab, cleanroom, or similar environments).
• AI-forward: actively uses AI tools to produce usable work artifacts — not just dabbling, but integrated into daily workflow.
• Custom capital-equipment development: has built/developed a tool, not just scheduled one.
• FAT/SAT ownership plus Tier-1 equipment vendor and contract-manufacturer management.
• Technical fluency to challenge mechanical, electrical, software, and process engineers on high-precision automated systems.
• Must be able to work onsite in Texas.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end NPI process for scaling waveguide manufacturing from 25-wafer proof points to hundreds of thousands of wafers
• Drive output metrics, yield targets, and product quality across the entire manufacturing line — not just a single process step
• Own a tool or piece of equipment end to end — design through build, validation, deployment
• Comfortable owning 4–5 concurrent tool programs at $7M–$10M scale
• Coordinate across R&D, process development, equipment engineering, and high-volume manufacturing teams to keep scaling programs on track
• Hold technical teams accountable for deliverables, dig into the details, and push engineers to determine when a problem is "solved enough" to move forward
• Manage 4–5 concurrent programs simultaneously, bridging the gap between process invention and factory-ready production
• If from a large company where they own a single module: must demonstrate awareness of how that module fits the full system and how the system is deployed and accepted

Skills

Technical program management

Semiconductor manufacturing

NPI & process scaling

Cross-functional leadership

AI-enabled workflows

Tools

Capital equipment development

Vendor management

Fab/cleanroom operations

Job description

SIVAD Consulting in Austin, TX seeks a Senior Technical Project Manager to own end-to-end manufacturing process scaling for AR waveguides. You will drive NPI from proof points to high-volume production across process engineering, equipment teams, and manufacturing operations.

The role requires 5+ years in technical program management in semiconductor/ optics, ownership mindset, and AI-enabled workflow integration.