Staff Engineer, Design Engineering

Celestica; Lasalle; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Celestica is seeking a Signal Integrity Engineer to plan digital PCB designs, run simulations, verify with lab tests, and troubleshoot SI issues across product lines. You’ll review critical PCBs, communicate with global teams, and drive high-speed system validation from concept to manufacturing support.

The role requires leadership in design decisions, collaboration with suppliers and customers, and staying current with industry trends to improve reliability and performance.

Qualifications

• PhD/MS/BS in electrical/computer engineering or related field.
• Strong background in high-speed digital design and SI analysis.
• Ability to lead complex engineering projects and teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead design of complex technical solutions including system architecture and BOMs.
• Provide technical leadership and SME on high-speed systems and SI.
• Own project execution including planning, scheduling, and resources.
• Review customer requirements and ensure alignment for delivery.
• Evaluate design trade-offs for performance, cost, and manufacturability.
• Drive system validation with lab tests and correlate with simulations.

Skills

Signal integrity

High-speed systems

Technical leadership

Project management

Education

Doctorate in Electrical Engineering

Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Summary

The Signal Integrity Engineer will play a critical role in the planning of digital PCB designs, simulation, lab verification, and troubleshooting signal integrity issues on completed designs. They will also be expected to help with design review of critical PCBs for signal integrity concerns. Good communications skills and ability to work with global teams is required.

The incumbent develops new electrical 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. Provide support throughout the manufacturing of the electrical systems they have designed.

This role 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.

Detailed Description

• Lead the design and development of complex technical solutions, including system architecture, schematics, BOMs, and detailed implementation plans.
• Provide technical leadership to engineering teams, guiding design decisions and serving as a subject matter expert in high-speed systems and signal integrity.
• Own project execution by contributing to planning, scheduling, and coordination of both technical and non-technical aspects, including resources and budget.
• Review and interpret customer requirements, acting as a primary technical interface to ensure alignment and successful delivery.
• Evaluate design trade-offs and recommend optimized solutions based on performance, cost, and manufacturability.
• Drive system validation and characterization, including lab testing of high-speed digital interfaces and correlation between simulation and measurement results.
• Execute and oversee physical layer compliance testing and ensure designs meet industry standards.
• Lead strategic programs and coordinate cross-functional deployment initiatives across teams and sites.
• Collaborate with suppliers, vendors, customers, and internal stakeholders to ensure seamless execution and issue resolution.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, including reports, analysis summaries, and project updates to support decision-making.
• Identify and resolve complex technical challenges, and recommend improvements to enhance system performance and reliability.
• Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices to continuously improve engineering capabilities.

Compensation Data

Salary Range: $1507,278-$245,223 Annually

The salary range described in this posting is an estimate by the Company, and may change based on several factors, including by not limited to a change in the duties covered by the job posting, or the credentials, experience or geographic jurisdiction of the successful candidate.

Compensation includes the Base Salary and the target Short-Term Incentive (STI)/ bonus. A comprehensive benefits package is offered in addition to this.

Physical Demands

• Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment.
• Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data.
• Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required.
• Occasional travel may be required.

Typical Experience

• Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience OR
• Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience OR
• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience.

Typical Education

Bachelor degree in electrical engineering or similar.

Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.

Celestica is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

This policy applies to hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral and other aspects of employment and also states that retaliation against a person who files a charge of discrimination, participates in a discrimination proceeding, or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment practice will not be tolerated. All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Celestica is an E-Verify employer.