Senior Staff Engineer, Program / Project Management - MTL

Celestica • Austin, TX

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The Manufacturing Technical Lead (MTL) drives operational execution and technical readiness for next-generation hardware programs from initial concept through mass-production handoff. As the program team's primary technical interface, the MTL bridges hardware design technical leads, software and firmware engineers, factory NPI managers, and global operations teams. The role owns manufacturing risk mitigation, timely completion of hardware prototyping phases, and enforcement of documentation and change controls throughout product development.

The MTL translates engineering product intents and schematic parameters into execution-ready factory directives, coordinates manufacturing infrastructure and test readiness, and aligns software, firmware, diagnostics, and silicon readiness with test schedules. The role also owns execution of engineering and validation builds, authors build-specific Scopes of Work, tracks manufacturing anomalies and deviations, and applies risk and change-control processes to protect quality, yield, and program timelines.

Duties are performed in a normal office environment. The role may involve occasional travel. This location is a US ITAR facility; necessary information may be required after acceptance of employment to determine whether export-control exemptions or licenses must be filed.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in hardware NPI engineering, manufacturing technical leadership, or systems program management.
• Strong knowledge of electronic manufacturing operations, including SMT, box build, system assembly, and test methodologies.
• Experience handling complex BOM structures and configuration lifecycles.
• Proficiency with change-control systems such as PLM/CCB and bug or issue-tracking systems such as Jira.
• Ability to author detailed technical documentation, including Scopes of Work (SOWs).
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Computer, or Industrial Engineering; educational requirements may vary by geography.

Responsibilities

• Translate complex engineering product intents and schematic parameters into practical, execution-ready directives for factory NPI managers and manufacturing sites.
• Partner with Front-End, Back-End, and Test Engineering Senior Managers to ensure manufacturing infrastructure, SMT lines, box-build automation, and test fixtures scale with prototyping phases.
• Coordinate with hardware Design Technical Leads and Software Engineering Program Managers to align code, firmware, diagnostics, and silicon readiness with test schedules.
• Own the execution matrix for early-stage engineering and validation builds (Proto, EVT, DVT, and PVT), ensuring timely completion and internal quality targets.
• Author and enforce build-specific Scopes of Work defining hardware configuration baselines, build quantities, material allocations, and engineering test goals.
• Track, log, and resolve manufacturing anomalies, ensuring engineering deviations are controlled, documented, and closed.
• Deploy NUDD reviews, golden pFMEAs, and Critical-to-Quality parameter monitoring to prevent downstream yield and manufacturing shortfalls.
• Represent operations at Change Control Boards and enforce change-management protocols so mid-cycle design changes and component substitutions are risk-assessed.
• Use automated tracking frameworks such as Jira to monitor build blockers, initiate technical workarounds, and escalate issues before critical paths are affected.

What This Job Offers

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