Senior Manager, Hardware Design Engineering

Celestica•San Jose, CA

10d

About The Position

The Sr. Manager, Hardware Design (Power) Engineering is responsible for leading and managing the work of developing new power systems/circuits for various applications. Research system ideas and draw up plans for these systems, and capture them in schematics and system specifications. Test, simulate, validate and qualify their systems and make adjustments as needed.

Requirements

Team management
Familiar with the theory of buck, boost, buck-boost, LDO, hotswap, oring, load switch, E-fuse, fuel gauge, fuse transistor, diode cell and DC relevant parts and IC.
Familiar with Intel VR solutions like VR12.5 and VR13 design.
Well understand power efficiency optimization.
Experience in product development from prototype to mass production.
Proficiency in high efficiency DC-DC power conversion design, analysis, circuit simulation, control loops, and stabilization.
Good understanding and skills to determine phase and gain margins
Proficiency in power design component selection and trade-offs
Proficiency with Spice, LTspice, TI WorkBench, etc. circuit simulators
Experience in both high current low voltage multi-phase (>500W) as well as ultra-low noise power delivery circuitry
Proficiency in power supply layout and thermal design rules
Technical leadership of PCB layout with respect to various grounding and low noise etch techniques
Proficiency in power-up sequencing in multi-power supply systems
Designing interfaces with Processors, SPI & I2C devices
Ability to quickly grasp the existing designs and able to work independently with minimal supervision
Excellent verbal, written communication skills to produce Specifications and Test Plans
Experience in power supply design for leading edge high speed communication devices
Experience in power supply design for sensitive optical, switch, memory, NPU, CPU, GPU components
Failure mode analysis
Good understanding of power efficiency optimization schemes
Experience with Cadence Allegro and DxDesigner tools

Responsibilities

Lead the design, development and implementation of power solutions for complex projects, involving multiple domains.
Participate 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 contract for power systems.
May manage relationships with key vendors/partners.
Design, modify and implement power systems that meet customer and Celestica needs.
Create designs in line with Celestica's procedures, regulations and customer standards
Keep up to date with relevant industry knowledge and regulations
Solve complex problems
Liaison with suppliers, customers, contractors, and other internal teams.
Recommend system modifications
Set yearly plans and goals for the department, 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.
Creation of Schematics, Bills of material, diagrams, drawings, etc.
Analyzing and interpreting data and information
Creating reports and documentation
Provide support during the manufacturing process
Finalize designs and send prints to the production department