Optopax Hiring! Full Time Program Manager (Contract) in Pulau Pinang - Ricebowl

About Optopax

Optopax is a Silicon Valley–based design and OEM manufacturing company delivering integrated AI imaging solutions—from concept through production. We specialize in AI-enabled camera modules, precision optics spanning UV to LWIR, and custom embedded systems for robotics, industrial vision, submersible imaging, biomedical devices, AR/VR, and optical computing.

We are a small, highly technical team headquartered in San Jose, CA, with a global team, building real hardware that ships.

About the Role

This role will provide end-to-end program management for Optopax’s optical modules, camera systems, and advanced imaging products. You’ll own program delivery from concept to mass production and build a strong supplier ecosystem across optics, imaging, injection molding, and manufacturing technologies.

What You’ll Do

Program Leadership & Delivery

• Lead cross-functional programs covering optical modules, imaging systems, and related components from early design through MP.
• Drive schedule creation, resource alignment, milestone tracking, and risk mitigation across internal teams and suppliers.
• Set up operational processes for prototype builds, validation phases, and mass-production readiness.
• Ensure program documentation is complete, current, and auditable (SOWs, RFQs, schedules, qualification reports, change logs).
• Manage cost, Capex requests, BOM readiness, and program-level financial tracking.  Assist the business teams develop pricing and proposals for different programs and products.

Quality, Validation & Manufacturing Interface

• Manage issue triage across image quality, mechanical tolerances, injection molding, and system performance.
• Coordinate design reviews, test plans, DOE activities, and data-driven decision making.
• Support root-cause analysis and drive closure for supplier- or manufacturing-related issues.
• Oversee ramp readiness, yield improvement activities, and manufacturing process stabilization.

Cross-Functional Partnering

• Work closely with hardware engineering, optics design, SQE, manufacturing, PMO, procurement, and leadership teams.
• Align goals, surface risks early, and maintain transparency with stakeholders.
• Act as primary point of contact for program updates, supplier escalations, and cross-team issue resolution.

What You’ll Bring

Required

• 7–12+ years of experience in Program/Technical Program Management within optics, imaging, camera modules, sensors, or related hardware domains.
• Strong background working with vendors on lens design, injection molding, image quality, and system-level validation.
• Proven ability to take products from concept to MP across multiple sites/regions.
• Experience with PPAP, DFM/DFX, reliability testing, yield/ramp management, and NPI process flows.
• Skilled in supplier sourcing, AVL/AQP evaluations, and commercial/technical RFQ execution.
• Strong cross-functional communication and stakeholder management.

Nice-to-Have

• Proficiency in Mandarin is preferred to facilitate effective communication with China and Taiwan suppliers
• Experience with automotive, AR/VR, consumer imaging, or IoT optical systems.
• Familiarity with ISO/IATF standards.
• Data analysis experience (MTF, DOE, image quality metrics, etc.).
• Background in any technical domain 

Location & Travel

• WFH. Expected travel to supplier sites (Asia) for audits, builds, and engineering reviews.
• Customer visits and other international travel may be required occasionally.

Why Optopax?

• Work at the intersection of optics, AI, and embedded systems
• Own hardware from concept through manufacturing
• See your designs quickly turn into working systems used in real-world applications
• Join a small, high-impact team where engineering decisions matter