Position Description: Illumitex is seeking a motivated team player to lead our LED product management and marketing efforts for our rapidly expanding horticulture lighting business. The LED Product Marketing Manager will be responsible for increasing global demand for the horticulture lighting product portfolio.

The responsibilities will include market and segment analysis, business case development, product portfolio definition, product positioning and pricing strategy. The manager will also work with our creative team to develop effective marketing strategies to promote the products through print, web, trade shows and social media outlets. The manager will meet with customers around the world to define the emerging market’s requirements. This position will report to the VP Marketing, and will work closely with our Horticulture Lighting research manager, Sales, Engineering and Operations.

The successful candidate will have successfully sold and/or marketed lighting products in the horticulture market.

Responsibilities:

• Develop marketing plans to drive revenue and profitability growth of the product portfolio
• Manage the entire product lifecycle (Product Concept - Development - Launch - Modifications)
• Define and maintain the product portfolio strategy
• Develop new product roadmap and requirements based on market research and customer interviews
• Provide primary interface between Product Engineering team and the customer-focused Sales team
• Identify profitable target markets & applications
• Develop core positioning and messaging for the product
• Develop sales tools, collateral, specification sheets, product demonstrations
• Identify unmet photobiology research needs and coordinate with the Program Manager
• Develop and execute a pricing strategy based on the product’s targeted value proposition
• Continually monitor competitive landscape to update our target position in the market
• Work with Sales on pricing and product specifications for special business opportunities
• Travel to meet with global customer base to ensure products are meeting customer requirements
• Domestic and international travel will be required ( <20% on average)

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS in Biology, Microbiology, Physiology, Molecular Biology, Engineering or Marketing
• 3+ years of product management or sales experience with horticulture lighting
• Demonstrated success in defining and selling new products
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong knowledge of both the sales and product manufacturing processes
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Intrinsically motivated with a strong drive to achieve business objectives

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA
• LED Experience

Position Description: The successful candidate will lead the chip design, processing and device analysis of GaN LEDs in the Austin, TX R&D facility. The job responsibilities include designing and executing an LED chip development path from wafer to packaged devices. The successful candidate will possess an expert knowledge of InGaN optical device physics and have a deep background in semiconductor processing and chip design.

Qualifications:

• InGaN LED wafer fabrication experience
• Experience with optical and electrical characterization of LEDs.
• Experience in relevant materials characterization techniques for LED device structures
• Direct experience in FlipChip development a plus
• MS/PhD Degree (physics, electrical engineering or similar field)
• Minimum three years experience in LED processing and chip development
• Strong knowledge of LED device physics
• Strong knowledge of optics and light extraction issues in LEDs
• Knowledge and practical use of Statistical Experimental Design.

Position Description: The successful candidate will lead the chip design, processing and device analysis of GaN LEDs in the Austin, TX R&D facility. The job responsibilities include designing and executing an LED chip development path from wafer to packaged devices. The successful candidate will possess an expert knowledge of InGaN optical device physics and have a deep background in semiconductor processing and chip design.

Qualifications:

• InGaN LED wafer fabrication experience
• Experience with optical and electrical characterization of LEDs.
• Experience in relevant materials characterization techniques for LED device structures
• Direct experience in FlipChip development a plus
• MS/PhD Degree (physics, electrical engineering or similar field)
• Minimum three years experience in LED processing and chip development
• Strong knowledge of LED device physics
• Strong knowledge of optics and light extraction issues in LEDs
• Knowledge and practical use of Statistical Experimental Design.

Position Description: The successful candidate will lead the testing and device analysis of GaN LEDs in the Austin, TX R&D facility. The job responsibilities include leading the setup, operation and device analysis for wafer-level and packaged chip testing. The successful candidate will possess an expert knowledge of InGaN optical device physics, a deep background in LED testing, packaging, and chip design.

Qualifications:

• InGaN LED wafer and packaged chip testing experience
• Experience with optical and electrical characterization of LEDs.
• Direct experience in FlipChip development a plus
• MS/PhD Degree (physics, electrical engineering or similar field)
• Minimum three years experience in LED testing and chip development
• Strong knowledge of LED device physics
• Strong knowledge of optics and light extraction issues in LEDs
• Knowledge and practical use of Statistical Experimental Design.

Position Description: The engineer will work in conjunction with the chief scientist to conceptualize, design, analyze, prototype and test novel optical concepts. The engineer’s responsibilities range from detail modeling of optical systems to hands-on building of prototypes and test fixtures to detail acquisition and analysis. The position will require a person with strong data analysis skills. The ideal candidate would have a broad knowledge base in material science, physics, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and an emphasis on optical engineering.

Responsibilities:

• Design imaging and non-imaging optical systems
• Analyze optical systems
• Take concept through prototype design, build and test
• Illumination System Design
• Design experiments to verify concepts
• Design and build demo units/demo kits

Qualifications/Skills:

• BSME, BSEE, BSAO – multiple degrees a plus
• Strong Analytical skills
• Engineering analysis of optical systems
• Systems analysis
• Experience with Zemax, FRED and other optical design tools
• Tolerance Analysis of sequential and non-sequential optics
• Hands-on, ability to work in the lab 2-5 years of industry experience
• Good team player able to interface with Marketing, Engineering and
• Manufacturing personnel
• Excellent communication and problem solving skills
• Solidworks experience a plus

Position Description:
The Senior LED Package Design Engineer will have responsibility for the design, analysis and manufacturing scale-up of packaged LED products.  Duties will include ground-up design of electrical, mechanical, thermal and optical packaging components for device level packages. 

Knowledge of industry practices and materials commonly used for LED packages is a must.  Design analysis will balance thermal, optical and electrical performance against raw material, assembly and test costs to optimize the design. The unique characteristics of the Illumitex product will present interesting challenges to even the most seasoned design engineer, requiring solutions that push the limits of present technology.  The product design will include working with phosphors and RGB solutions to achieve white light performance. The Product Engineer will work very closely with the manufacturing staff to ensure that solutions are manufacturable, scalable and cost effective.  Some travel will be required to transition manufacturing to domestic and overseas vendors.

The individual will also have responsibility for the design of next generation LED products from concept to production, from die to package.   Experience beyond device level packaging including integration of devices into board assemblies is a plus.  The ideal candidate will have 5-15 years experience in the LED industry in both design and manufacturing roles.

Responsibilities:

• Design and project management for LED package design
• Leadframe design
• Thermal management design
• Mounting substrate design
• Plastic component design
• Design for Manufacturing Assembly
• Package cost management
• Interface with vendors for component procurement
• All phases of package development from R&D through production

Qualifications/Skills:

• BSME or equivalent and a minimum of 5 years relevant experience.
• Engineering Analysis of thermal and mechanical system.
• Molded plastic part experience.
• Strong understanding of materials.
• Experience with surface mount and wire bonding.
• Familiarity with industry standard product reliability tests and design considerations.
• Good team player able to interface with Scientific and Manufacturing personnel.
• Excellent communication and problem solving skills
• Ability to balance packaging design trade-offs.
• CAD experience, preferably SolidWorks.

Looking to identify a key Optoelectronics / Phosphor Expert to direct and manage key development programs.

JOB SUMMARY Responsible for process development to deliver phosphor solutions which drive improved performance, color consistency, binning yield, good reliability and manufacturability of high power LED products. Individual will also help with phosphor materials selection, characterization and qualification.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for the selection, characterization, application, reliability testing and development of new phosphor materials for LED lighting products.
• Design and analysis of experiments to develop new phosphor deposition technologies
• Improve the color consistency and the color binning yield
• Lead cross functional teams in the development of next generation LED technologies

• JOB REQUIREMENTS B.S. in the sciences or engineering with 7 years experience or M.S. level with 5 years of experience working with Phosphor materials.
• Hands on process development experience with controlled application of phosphors for manufacturing.
• Previous experience with reliability testing of phosphors.
• Experience working with LEDs highly desirable.
• Experience with the optical modeling of phosphors highly desirable.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, team environment with a positive attitude

DUTIES: Develop marketing plans to drive revenue and profitability growth of the product portfolio

POSITION OVERVIEW Illumitex is seeking a motivated professional to lead the business development efforts for our rapidly expanding horticulture lighting business. The Segment Manager is responsible for increasing global demand for the Horticulture LED product portfolio.

After completing the necessary market analysis, the Segment Manager will develop a comprehensive strategy to ensure Illumitex remains the global leader in horticulture LED lighting. The responsibilities will include market and segment analysis, competitive analysis, business case development, product portfolio definition, pricing strategy and partnership identification/development. The manager will meet with customers around the world to effectively document the market’s requirements.

The manager will also work with our creative team to develop effective marketing strategies to promote the products through print, web, trade shows and social media outlets. This position will report to the VP Marketing, and will work closely with our horticulture research manager, Sales, Engineering and Operations.

The successful candidate will have successfully sold and/or marketed lighting products in the horticulture market, and will have a very high level of intrinsic motivation.

Responsibilities:

• Develop marketing plans to drive revenue and profitability growth of the product portfolio
• Define and maintain the product portfolio strategy
• Develop new product roadmap and requirements based on market research and customer interviews
• Provide primary interface between Product Engineering team and the customer-focused Sales team
• Identify profitable target markets & applications
• Develop core positioning and messaging for the product
• Develop sales tools, collateral, specification sheets, product demonstrations
• Identify unmet research needs and coordinate experiments with the Research Manager
• Develop and execute a pricing strategy based on the product’s targeted value proposition
• Continually monitor competitive landscape to update our target position in the market
• Travel to meet with global customer base to ensure products are meeting customer requirements
• Domestic and international travel will be required ( <20% on average)

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS in Business, Marketing or Engineering
• Demonstrated success in defining and selling new products
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Intrinsically motivated with a strong drive to achieve business objectives

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA
• BS in Biology, Microbiology, Physiology, Molecular Biology
• 3+ years of product management or sales experience with horticulture lighting

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Submit cover letter, resume and salary requirements to jobs@illumitex.com

POSITION OVERVIEW Illumitex, a leader in packaged LEDs with optical beam control for the general and horticulture lighting industries, is seeking an LED Test Engineering Manager, reporting directly to the COO, to direct all aspects of its packaged LED testing program. These include optical, electrical and thermal characterization of lead frame and chip-on-board packaged LED products; data collection, analysis, and reporting to executive team; and supervision of Test Engineers and Technicians.

Also included are responsibilities for management of the entire suite of test systems, equipment, and software from R&D through engineering into pilot scale operations and full production. This includes maintenance of electrical and optical testing equipments for LED characterization, developing testing and binning methods, and full calibration and certification of all testing equipment.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain all packaged LED test systems and procedures
• Create Statistical Process Control systems and procedures for R&D, engineering, and production
• Ensure proper calibration of test equipment, including optical test spheres and thermal tooling
• Maintain responsibility for the integrity of all test and relevant process stations, including gage R&R
• Manage test engineers, technicians, and operators
• Develop, implement and quality wafer-level and die-level L-I-V test procedures
• As needed, perform hands-on testing of all die and packaged LED components
• Provide test support from R&D through production
• Design and execute all Reliability testing on all new and derivative packaged LED products
• Design and execute all lumen maintenance (LM-80) testing on all new packaged LED products
• Collect, analyze and report all test data, working closely with Engineering and Quality directors
• Maintain and publish complete documentation of all test and calibration procedures
• Domestic and international travel will be required (25% on average)

Qualifications:

• 5+ years experience in packaged LED testing is required.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in EE/Optics/Physics or related field.
• Demonstrated success in creating and implementing new test programs
• Proven strengths in optical, thermal, mechanical and electrical testing
• Strong analytical and data communication skills
• Works efficiently and effectively in a team environment

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Submit cover letter resume to jobs@illumitex.com