Product Line Manager, Coherent Optical Transceivers
About The Position
The Product Line Manager will define, drive, and own the multi-year product strategy and execution roadmap for Acacia’s next-generation coherent optical transceiver products. The role oversees the full product lifecycle, from market analysis, customer discovery, and Product Requirement Documents (PRDs) through Concept Commits, Execution Commits, new product introduction (NPI), and volume scaling. Serving as the central technical and business authority, the Product Line Manager aligns hardware engineering, silicon photonics design, DSP architecture, operations, manufacturing, and marketing teams to deliver products on time and within target margin profiles. The role also engages industry technical leaders and networking OEMs, translating ambiguous customer requirements into concrete product specifications and positioning Acacia’s portfolio to capture emerging high-speed AI optical interconnect opportunities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a related field with 12+ years of professional experience, or a master’s degree with 8+ years of professional experience.
- 8+ years of experience in Technical Product Management, Product Marketing, and System Engineering within the optical communications, high-speed networking, or semiconductor transceiver industry.
- Experience managing full hardware or optical product lifecycles from concept definition through engineering commit benchmarks, launch, and manufacturing.
- Direct experience collaborating with Tier-1 cloud hyperscalers, telecommunications service providers, or networking equipment manufacturers to capture requirements and deliver complex optical or electronic subsystems.
- Demonstrated technical understanding of optical communications technologies, including coherent optical transceivers (such as 400ZR/800ZR/OpenZR+), pluggable form factors (QSFP-DD, OSFP), optical standards bodies (IEEE, OIF, MSAs), and optical transmission properties.
Nice To Haves
- Background in optical transceiver hardware design, silicon photonics integration, DSP system engineering, and high-speed electro-optic characterization.
- Familiarity with AI/ML data center network architectures and emerging low-power optical interconnect paradigms, such as 800G/1.6T client optics, LPO/LRO, and CPO.
- Familiarity with industry standards and multi-source agreements, including OIF, IEEE 802.3, CMIS, and QSFP-DD/OSFP MSAs.
- Proven leadership and presentation skills, with the ability to influence engineering architects, operations, and C-level customer executives without formal authority.
Responsibilities
- Define, drive, and own the multi-year product strategy and execution roadmap for Acacia’s next-generation products.
- Manage the full product lifecycle from market analysis, customer discovery, and PRDs through Concept Commits, Execution Commits, NPI, and volume scaling.
- Align hardware engineering, silicon photonics design, DSP architecture, operations, manufacturing, and marketing teams to deliver products on time and within target margin profiles.
- Engage industry technical leaders and networking OEMs to translate customer requirements into product specifications.
- Position Acacia’s portfolio to capture emerging high-speed AI optical interconnect opportunities.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) plan with Cisco matching contribution
- Paid parental leave
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Basic life insurance
- Paid holidays
- Floating holiday for non-exempt employees
- Paid birthday day off
- Paid year-end holiday shutdown
- Personal wellness days
- Paid vacation or flexible vacation time off, depending on employee classification
- Paid sick time
- Additional paid time away may be requested for critical or emergency family issues
- Optional paid volunteer days
- Annual bonuses for eligible non-sales roles
- Performance-based incentive pay for employees on sales plans
- Potential Cisco restricted stock unit grants
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
