Manager, Production

Ayar Labs
Ayar Labs

Product · Full-time

chon buri, thailand

Posted on Nov 11, 2026
Position: Manager, Production
Location: Chonburi, Thailand
Job Id: 772
# of Openings: 0
Manager, Production
Location: Chonburi, Thailand
Employment type: Full-time, on site


About Ayar Labs

Ayar Labs is pioneering co-packaged optics (CPO) for AI infrastructure, using light instead of electricity to move data between chips. We design our TeraPHY™ optical I/O chiplets and SuperNova™ light sources in-house and, as a fabless company, partner with leading manufacturers to build them. Our Thailand team works on site at Fabrinet, our contract manufacturing partner, as the Ayar Labs technical owners of the products Fabrinet builds for us.

About the Role

Lead day-to-day production of our laser light-source modules at our contract manufacturing partner. The partner employs the production workforce; you are the Ayar Labs production owner, accountable for output, quality, and schedule through the volume ramp.

Key Responsibilities
  • Run the daily production plan; own output, yield, on-time delivery, and WIP.
  • Serve as primary contact for the partner's production management and hold the partner to agreed KPIs.
  • Drive ramp readiness: capacity, equipment loading, and operator certification.
  • Lead daily and weekly production reviews and report KPIs to Operations leadership.
  • Resolve line-down and quality issues with engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain.

Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in industrial, electrical, mechanical, or a related engineering field; MBA or Master's a plus.
  • 8+ years in electronics, optical, or semiconductor manufacturing, including 3+ years managing a production team.
  • Experience managing production at or alongside a contract manufacturer (EMS or OSAT).
  • Strong command of lean methods, ESD and cleanroom discipline, and ISO 9001 quality systems; proven pilot-to-volume ramp.
  • Fluent English; Thai strongly preferred.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Laser or optical module manufacturing background; Lean Six Sigma certification.

Work Environment

On site at our partner's facility with regular time on the production floor. Requires some early-morning or evening calls with the US site located in San Jose, CA. International travel may be requested on occasion to other Asia sites or US headquarters.
NOTE TO RECRUITERS:
Principals only. We are not accepting resumes from recruiters for this position. Remuneration for recruiting activities is only applicable subject to a signed and executed agreement between the parties. Please don’t send candidates to Ayar Labs, and do not contact our managers.

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