Senior Manager, Hardware Design Engineering

Celestica • Richardson, TX

1d • Onsite

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 integrates 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 position directs development of complex electrical systems and circuits, from research and schematic capture through simulation, validation, and system qualification. It also manages 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.

This role leads technical solutions for complex, multidisciplinary projects, contributes to project planning and scheduling, serves as a technical expert and team leader, and engages customers and suppliers on product roadmaps and support. The Senior Manager may serve as the primary customer contact for contracts, lead strategic programs and site-wide deployments, manage key vendor relationships, and set department plans and goals. The position is accountable for department objectives and key performance indicators.

The role is based in Richardson, Texas. Duties are performed in a normal office environment and may require occasional travel.

Requirements

• 10 or more years of hardware product development experience.
• 4 or more years of managerial or leadership experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or an equivalent combination of education and 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 GPU, Broadcom DNX, Intel/AMO processor, hard disk, SSD, SAS/SATA, PCIE, CXL, and Ax86.
• Strong interpersonal, customer service, project, and analytical skills; well organized and self-motivated.
• Experience with early product concepts and hardware architecture development, including prototyping, evaluation of 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.
• Successful track record bringing products to market.
• Highly self-motivated with a strong multidisciplinary background.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering; preferred but not required.

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 contract 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 systems ideas and draw up plans for systems.
• Design, modify, and implement systems that meet customer and Celestica needs.
• Create designs in line with Celestica procedures, regulations, and customer standards.
• Keep up to date with relevant industry knowledge and regulations.
• Liaise with suppliers, customers, contractors, and other internal teams.
• Recommend system modifications.
• Set yearly department plans and goals, provide direction on expected performance, and give regular performance evaluations and ongoing feedback.
• Be accountable for department objectives and agreed targets for key performance indicators.
• Direct development of complex electrical systems and circuits through simulation, validation, and system qualification.
• Manage the design and maintenance of mechanical systems and modules, using 3D modeling and advanced simulations to validate designs.
• Provide technical support throughout the system's manufacturing lifecycle.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior