Job Description

Product Line Manager (PLM) - Optical Engines

Ranovus is a leading provider of high-capacity photonics-based interconnect solutions that enable scale-up and scale-out compute networks for AI and cloud infrastructure. Our ODIN optical engine platform combines advanced silicon photonics, high-speed electronics, lasers, and packaging technologies to deliver multi-terabit/second connectivity with industry-leading energy efficiency.


We are seeking a

Product Line Manager (PLM)

to own the strategy, roadmap, and execution for our next-generation

multi-terabit optical engines

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Key Responsibilities

Product Strategy & Roadmap

+ Define and execute the product roadmap for high-capacity optical engines (100G-200G/lane, multi-terabit systems).
+ Anticipate customer needs and align products to Hyperscaler, AI/ML infrastructure, and networking roadmaps.
+ Work with executive leadership to set pricing, positioning, and go-to-market strategy.

Customer & Market Engagement

+ Act as the primary interface with hyperscalers, networking OEMs, and semiconductor partners.
+ Collect and translate customer requirements into product features and specifications.
+ Build business cases, market analyses, and competitive positioning for product decisions.

Cross-Functional Leadership

+ Drive collaboration across engineering, sales, operations, and executive teams to deliver on time and within budget.
+ Define MRDs (Market Requirement Documents) and PRDs (Product Requirement Documents).
+ Ensure seamless new product introduction (NPI) and lifecycle management.

Performance & Metrics

+ Track KPIs across revenue, margins, adoption rate, and customer satisfaction.
Identify opportunities for differentiation in power efficiency, bandwidth density, and cost per bit.
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Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Engineering, or related field (Master's or MBA preferred). 5+ years of experience in product management, business development, or technical marketing in optical interconnects, photonics, or semiconductor industries. Strong technical understanding of silicon photonics, optical engines, pluggables, or Co-Packaged Optics (CPO). Proven success managing multi-terabit interconnect products or high-speed networking technologies (Ethernet, PCIe, InfiniBand, etc.). Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills with ability to engage C-level and technical stakeholders. * Entrepreneurial mindset with a track record of driving new product adoption in emerging markets.