Staff Engineer, Software - SDK

Celestica International LP•San Jose, CA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Staff Engineer, Software develops, debugs, tests, deploys and supports code to be deployed in systems/products/equipment for various applications. They write, debug, maintain, and test software in various common languages and for software at various levels in the hierarchy (from Firmware to Application). Software creation follows an agreed to development process (such as Agile, Scrum, etc.) and complies with the product life cycle development (phase/gate deliverables). The Staff Engineer, Software works in cross functional teams with other designers, customers, manufacturing engineering and project leadership to ensure robust and high quality product development. Enhance designs with feedback from reviews in areas such as manufacturing, test, supply chain, reliability, industrial design and simulations. In this role, the Senior Lead Engineer leads switch silicon SDK development and integration for Celestica's data center networking switches - porting and enabling merchant silicon SDKs across multiple Network Operating Systems, driving SDK design and API development, and supporting hardware bring-up in close partnership with HW/SI/QA teams.

Requirements

Project Management - Ability to manage/lead complex, multiple line engineering projects that may also involve other functions. Demonstrate solid understanding of the technical, financial and people aspects of the project. Able to create a project/change management plan and ensure that the project is delivered within the assigned time and budget. Ability to recognize project barriers and develop mitigation plans
Leadership - Demonstrate "People & Team Leadership Behaviors" as per Celestica Leadership Imperatives.
Financial Acumen / Business Planning - Ability to create financial plans for your projects, align them internally with your line of management and other functions and externally if needed. Create project plans, profitability calculations, risk and sensitivity analysis, able to recognize barriers and mitigate profitability risks. Fully knowledgeable about internal and external financial reporting, accounting and tax requirements relevant to your area of expertise.
The following competencies may also be required: Coaching/Mentoring; Communication/Negotiation/Presentation; Creative Problem Solving; Customer Interaction/Stakeholder Management; Quality & Lean; Working Effectively with Others; D/PFMEA; 8D/Corrective Action; Equipment Safety; Design of Experiments (DOE).

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with main elements of CPU, DPU, memory, NICs
Experience in designing and developing low level software to enable Data Center hardware
Prior experience GPU libraries like CUDA and ROCm is a plus

Responsibilities

Lead the design, development and implementation of technical solutions in multiple domains. Participate in project planning and scheduling.
Provide technical leadership and direction to a team of engineers. May be a recognized expert (go-to person) in one or more technical areas.
Review, interpret and may negotiate customer requirements/specifications and provide customer feedback.
Lead the deployment of strategic programs and coordinate site-wide deployment efforts.
Proactively promote industry best practices.
May manage relationships with key vendors/partners.
Lead the porting of switch silicon SDKs under different Network Operating Systems (ONL/SONiC/CentOS, etc.).
Produce SDK design documents and drive SDK architecture decisions.
Develop SDK test scripts and APIs.
Support FCT (Functional Circuit Test) bring-up and drive FCT issue tracking to resolution.
Design and develop a processing platform using various configuration management technologies.
Test software development methodology (may be done in agile environment).
Provide ongoing maintenance, support and enhancements in existing systems and platforms.
Collaborate cross-functionally with customers, users, project managers and other engineers including Peer-Reviews to achieve elegant solutions.