Senior Manager, Hardware Design Engineering

Celestica International LP•Richardson, TX

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Hardware Design Engineering leads cross-functional collaboration among design teams, customers, manufacturing, and project leadership to deliver robust, high-quality products. The role incorporates feedback from manufacturing, supply chain, reliability, and industrial design reviews to optimize hardware performance, and provides end-to-end technical support throughout the system manufacturing lifecycle. The role may focus on electrical engineering, directing development of complex electrical systems and circuits from research and schematic capture through simulation, validation, and system qualification. It may also focus on mechanical engineering, managing the design and maintenance of mechanical systems and modules and using 3D modeling and advanced simulations to validate concepts against performance and reliability standards. The position leads technical solutions for complex, multidisciplinary projects and provides technical leadership to the team. It engages with customers and suppliers on product roadmaps and support, interprets customer requirements, analyzes system trade-offs, and coordinates strategic programs and site-wide deployments. The manager sets department plans and goals, directs performance, provides evaluations and ongoing feedback, and is accountable for department objectives and key performance indicators.

Requirements

10 or more years of hardware product development experience.
4 or more years of managerial or leadership experience.
Proficiency in compute hardware architectures, including datacenter, telecommunication, enterprise, and service provider architectures.
Strong understanding of compute components and protocols.
Experience in rack-level system design.
Experience with AMD and Intel GPUs, Broadcom DNX, Intel/AMO processors, hard disks, SSD, SAS/SATA, PCIe, CXL, and Ax86.
Strong interpersonal, organizational, self-motivation, customer service, project, and analytical skills.
Experience with early product concepts and hardware architecture development, including prototyping, evaluating new designs and system architecture, and debugging.
Solid understanding of security elements.
Strong communication and presentation skills.
Ability to create and analyze architectural and product specifications that enable hardware product development.
Highly self-motivated, with a strong multidisciplinary background.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
A successful track record of bringing products to market.
Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
Experience managing relationships with key vendors and partners.

Responsibilities

Lead the design, development, and implementation of technical solutions for complex projects involving multiple domains.
Participate in project planning and scheduling.
Serve as a technical expert and leader to the team.
Engage with customers and suppliers on product roadmaps and support.
Review and interpret customer requirements and specifications; may act as the primary customer contact.
Analyze trade-offs in complex systems and recommend solutions.
Develop and lead the deployment of strategic complex programs and coordinate site-wide deployment efforts.
Manage relationships with key vendors and partners, as applicable.
Research system ideas and develop plans for systems.
Design, modify, and implement systems that meet customer and Celestica needs.
Create designs in accordance with Celestica procedures, regulations, and customer standards.
Keep up to date with relevant industry knowledge and regulations.
Liaise with suppliers, customers, contractors, and internal teams.
Recommend system modifications.
Set yearly departmental plans and goals, provide direction on expected performance, and conduct regular performance evaluations and ongoing feedback.
Account for department objectives and achievement of agreed key performance indicator targets.
For electrical-focused work, direct complex electrical systems and circuit development through simulation, validation, and system qualification.
For mechanical-focused work, manage mechanical system and module design and maintenance, using modeling and simulations to validate performance and reliability.
Provide technical support throughout the system manufacturing lifecycle.