12 - Director, Design Engineering 1

Celestica International LP•Austin, TX

92d

About The Position

This position is for a Director, Design Engineering, responsible for leading and managing multiple programs and teams developing the firmware/Software for Celestica’s or Celestica’s customer products. The responsibility includes setting the strategic direction for the team, collaborating with different internal and external stakeholders for timely delivery of the products with the highest quality. This position can be located in Austin, TX or Richardson, TX. The Director will be playing a key role in driving the New Product Initiatives by enabling the team to prepare the technical proposal, estimation and planning. Also the role will demand regular interactions with executives and major customers. Interactions may involve program readouts, understanding and responding to customer technical and non-technical requirements and also responding professionally and proactively to potential problems/escalations. The candidate must be a thought leader and be forward thinking. Additionally, as a people leader, he/she will hire and groom a team of high performing technical leads/architects/ /managers, working with them on objective setting and professional development initiatives. The candidates with prior experience in firmware development for storage, networking and AI compute servers, with strong leadership and excellent communication skills are suitable for this position.

Requirements

Seasoned technical manager handling teams of 10-15 engineers
LINUX Kernel/drivers/BSP, BIOS, PCIe, BMC, Manufacturing Diagnostic software, C/C++/Python knowledge
15+ years of experience
Bachelor degree in Computer Science/Electrical/Electronics Engineering

Nice To Haves

Data Center Networking switches platform software knowledge is a plus
GenAI tools skills is a plus

Responsibilities

Lead a high-performance software team that works with multiple layers of firmware from the lowest level drivers to higher layers of specialized stacks for AI Compute and Networking Data Center switching products
Coach and mentor the team in understanding their strengths and weaknesses
Take the lead in project planning and scheduling.
Take responsibility for non-technical elements of an engineering project (people, financials etc.).
Review and interpret customer requirements/specifications and may act as primary customer contact.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including hardware design, other software teams, program and product management
Set yearly plans and goals for the team, give direction on expected performance, provide regular performance evaluations and ongoing feedback.
Accountable for all department objectives and achieving agreed targets for key performance indicators.
Provide recommendations for continuous improvement.
Work with the team to elevate technical skills and consistently apply best practices.
Keep up to date with relevant industry knowledge