Senior Manager, Hardware Design Engineering

Celestica International LP•San Jose, CA

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Hardware Design Engineering (TPL) 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's manufacturing lifecycle. The electrical focus includes directing development of complex electrical systems and circuits, from research and schematic capture through simulation, validation, and system qualification. The mechanical focus includes managing the design and maintenance of mechanical systems and modules, using 3D modeling and advanced simulations to validate concepts and ensure performance and reliability standards are met. The position leads technical solutions for complex, multidisciplinary projects, serves as a technical expert and team leader, engages customers and suppliers on product roadmaps and support, and directs department plans, performance, and objectives.

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, telecommunications, enterprise, and service provider architectures, and a 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.
Experience with early product concepts and hardware architecture development, prototyping, evaluation of new designs and system architecture, and debugging.
Solid understanding of security elements.
Ability to create and analyze architectural and product specifications for hardware product development.
Excellent interpersonal, communication, presentation, customer service, project, and analytical skills.
Well organized and self-motivated, with a strong multidisciplinary background.
Successful track record 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.

Responsibilities

Lead design, development, and implementation of technical solutions for complex, multidisciplinary projects; participate in project planning and scheduling.
Serve as a technical expert and leader for 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 contract.
Analyze trade-offs in complex systems and recommend solutions.
Develop and lead deployment of strategic complex programs and coordinate site-wide deployment efforts.
Manage relationships with key vendors and partners, as needed.
Research systems ideas and develop plans for those systems.
Design, modify, and implement systems that meet customer and Celestica needs.
Create designs in accordance with Celestica procedures, regulations, and customer standards.
Keep current with relevant industry knowledge and regulations.
Liaise with suppliers, customers, contractors, and internal teams.
Recommend system modifications.
Set yearly department plans and goals, provide direction on expected performance, conduct regular performance evaluations, and give ongoing feedback.
Be accountable for department objectives and agreed key performance indicator targets.
Direct development of complex electrical systems and circuits through research, schematic capture, simulation, validation, and system qualification.
Manage the design and maintenance of mechanical systems and modules, using 3D modeling and advanced simulations to validate designs.