Lead Engineer, Test Development - Thermal
About The Position
Celestica is a technology leader dedicated to driving customer success and market advancements. With deep expertise in design, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and platform solutions, Celestica enables critical data center infrastructure for AI, cloud, and hybrid cloud and advances technologies in high-growth markets. With a talented team and a strategic global network, Celestica helps its customers achieve competitive advantages. Today, Celestica delivers innovative supply chain solutions globally to customers in strategic two operating and reporting segments: Advanced Technology Solutions (ATS) and Connectivity and Cloud Solutions (CC): ATS: This segment serves customers in complex, regulated and high-reliability markets such as Industrial & Smart Energy, Aerospace & Defense, Semiconductor Capital Equipment, and HealthTech. It is engineering led, with deep expertise in design, manufacturing and lifecycle solutions. CCS: This segment focuses on high-performance technology solutions and services for the data center, serving hyperscalers, digital native customers and enterprises. Celestica's Platform Solutions offering provides innovative and customizable computing, storage and networking solutions enabling AI-driven growth. Built on a legacy of trust and performance, Celestica has earned its reputation by delivering results in complex and fast-changing markets. Celestica exceeds customer expectations by identifying trends and staying ahead of the curve. Backed by comprehensive capabilities and a global network across North America, Europe and Asia, Celestica helps customers gain competitive advantage with the quality, flexibility and resiliency they need to respond quickly to shifts in demand. Guided by a bold vision to accelerate market advancements, Celestica delivers innovative solutions and technologies that turn complexity into opportunity. Anchored in teamwork and commitment, Celestica strives to be the most trusted partner to its customers and colleagues worldwide.
Requirements
- Knowledge of heat transfer and fluid mechanics.
- Familiarity with operating In-Row and In-Rack Coolant Distribution Units (CDUs).
- Ability to assemble liquid connections.
- Ability to test flow, pressure, and temperatures.
- Ability to interpret customer specifications and write thermal test plans.
- Ability to use cooling equipment with operating AI equipment to simulate field operation.
- Ability to evaluate cooling performance over a wide range of parameters.
- Ability to report thermal and fluids handling performance.
- Ability to use lab instruments and sensors to measure and record data.
- Ability to use test data to calculate results.
- Ability to provide support to other groups testing mechanical and electrical and performance.
- Ability to assemble test stands, select telemetry, install sensors, operate data acquisition equipment, and perform computer logging of data.
- Ability to learn thermal simulation software tools.
- Ability to use scripts to extract data from DUT computer system.
- Ability to report thermal capability of the design.
- 1 to 3 years of related experience.
- Experience in similar job roles.
Nice To Haves
- Occasional travel may be required.
Responsibilities
- Plans and executes test of thermal and mechanical systems.
- Evaluates function and performance to specification of AI computing trays, racks, and related equipment.
- Develops and maintains a full understanding of the design and operating principles of thermal and fluid cooling systems for AI and other server racks.
- Operates In-Row and In-Rack Coolant Distribution Units (CDUs) to pump PG25 cooling liquid to racks and trays.
- Performs hands-on tests: Operates CDUs and changes operating parameters to meet operation and test needs.
- Assembles liquid connections to house chilled water (primary cooling loop) and to racks (PG25 in secondary cooling loop).
- Tests flow, pressure, and temperatures to confirm operating parameters.
- Participates in monitoring and sustaining these units.
- Interprets customer specifications and writes thermal test plans.
- Uses cooling equipment with operating AI equipment to simulate field operation.
- Evaluates cooling performance over a wide range of parameters.
- Reports the thermal and fluids handling performance of Devices Under Test (DUTs).
- Uses lab instruments and sensors to measure and record data.
- Uses test data of measured variables to calculate results for the exact performance parameters being investigated.
- Provides support to other groups testing mechanical and electrical and performance for equipment on the test floor.
- Ensures thermal support such as a chilled water supply at the required flow rate and temperature for other groups running tests.
- Assembles test stands, selects telemetry, installs sensors, operates data acquisition equipment, and performs computer logging of data.
- Learns thermal simulation software tools and extracts expected performance from simulation models.
- Uses scripts to extract data from the DUT computer system for use as thermal test data.
- Reports the thermal capability of the design to achieve product specifications.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
