08 - Lead Engineer, Hardware Design

Celestica•San Jose, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Lead Engineer, Hardware Design works with cross-functional teams, including designers, customers, manufacturing engineering, and project leadership, to develop robust, high-quality products. The role incorporates feedback from manufacturing, test, supply chain, reliability, industrial design, and simulation reviews, and supports the designed electrical or mechanical system throughout manufacturing. In the electrical discipline, the role develops electrical systems and circuits, researches system concepts, prepares plans and captures them in schematics and system specifications, and tests, simulates, validates, and qualifies designs. In the mechanical discipline, the role develops new mechanical systems and modules and maintains existing designs, researches mechanical concepts, creates solutions using 3D modeling and simulation software, and performs calculations and testing to validate and qualify designs. The position develops and implements technical solutions across two or more technical areas, may lead smaller projects and coordinate or review other engineers’ work, and handles research, analysis, experiments, proposals, design updates, documentation, and manufacturing support with minimal direction from senior staff.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
One to three years of related experience; experience in similar job roles.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and implement technical solutions in two or more technical areas.
Lead smaller projects and coordinate with other engineers, including reviewing their work.
Review and interpret customer documentation and conduct research, analysis, and experiments.
Create technical proposals that address solutions and timelines based on requirements.
Research system ideas and draw up plans for systems.
Design, modify, and implement systems that meet customer and company needs.
Create designs in accordance with company procedures, regulations, and customer standards.
Keep current with relevant industry knowledge and regulations, and solve complex problems.
Liaise with suppliers, customers, contractors, and internal teams.
Recommend system modifications.
For electrical designs, create schematics, bills of material, diagrams, drawings, reports, and documentation, and analyze and interpret data.
For mechanical designs, prepare calculations before completing technical drawings; sketch and develop designs using engineering input, requirements, and design review feedback; and calculate tolerance, dimensions, and thermal and structural factors.
Submit drawings to management, engineering teams, and customers for review.
Support the manufacturing process, finalize designs, and send prints to production.