Student Intern IL, Quality Engineering & FAI 1

Celestica Inc.; Newmarket; On-site; CAD 33,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time Off to Volunteer

Intern social events

Mentorship program

Development programs

Job summary

Celestica Inc. in Newmarket, ON, offers a 16-month Student Intern IL, Quality Engineering & FAI. This internship supports the quality team with first article inspections, customer specifications, and documentation, providing hands-on experience in data analysis and process improvement.

The role emphasizes teamwork in a global tech environment with training in Excel, drawings interpretation, and reporting. Start May 2027; hourly wage CAD 24.00–30.00; potential for future full-time opportunities

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a University Internship program completing 3rd year of a 4-year program.
• Mechanical, Electrical, and Industrial Engineering Program Preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure product compliance to customer requirements.
• Perform comprehensive verification to ensure products comply with all customer requirements, specifications, and drawings.
• Compile First Article Inspection reports for various customers.
• Participate in resolving customer, supplier, and internal quality issues promptly and efficiently.
• Participate in product quality improvements, and monitoring and reporting quality performance.

Skills

Analytical problem solving

Team collaboration

Reading drawings & specs

Communication & relationship building

Desire to make a difference

Education

University internship program (3rd year of 4-year program)

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Industrial Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

Job description

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Student Intern IL, Quality Engineering & FAI 1

Date: Oct 6, 2026

Location: Newmarket, ON, CA

16 Month Internship

As a global technology leader, Celestica designs, engineers, and manufactures industry-leading products and services that drive customer success and market advancement. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, we bring together over 33,000 employees across more than 45 sites in North America, Europe, and Asia.

With deep expertise in design, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain management and platform solutions, Celestica enables critical data center infrastructure for AI, cloud, and hybrid cloud and advances technologies in high-growth markets. Working with the world’s leading technology companies across a broad range of industries, Celestica helps its customers achieve a competitive advantage. These products span key areas such as data centre technology, aerospace and defense, healthtech, and capital equipment.

Working at Celestica is more than a job. It’s about being part of something bigger and shaping the future with your work. You’ll take on exciting and challenging projects, get hands‑on experience, collaborate with a global team, and learn from some of the greatest minds in the industry. And just as we aspire to imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers, we’re just as committed to delivering the best employee experience.

Benefits for Students Include:

Experience working for one of the largest Canadian global technology companies

Possibility of a student casual contract position after completion of internship

Possibility of a full‑time position after completion of degree

Access to Celestica’s development programs and projects

Celestica's Time Off to Volunteer program – two paid days off to volunteer per year

Fun intern activities including celebration events and networking

Internal recognition programs and rewards for stellar performance

What’s in it for you?

Opportunity: Job experience at a large Canadian-based global company

Innovation: We look to our employees to implement new ideas and improve the way we do things

Collaboration: Students work as part of global teams, enabled by collaborative technology

Sustainability: We uphold strong ethics, reduce our impact on the environment and empower employees to give back to the community with two paid days off per year to volunteer

Development opportunities: including soft skills courses, innovation projects and mentorship

Networking: Strategically build your professional network to advance your career and deepen relationships across your peers and colleagues

Fun: Our interns have the opportunity to participate in fun activities including intern social events, Celestica’s charitable initiatives and our Spirit Week activities

About this opportunity:

The Quality Engineering Intern will work on the quality team to support first article reports to our customers, ensuring that products meet all customer specifications and drawings.

Preferred Skills:

Engineering principles and basic knowledge of manufacturing processes

Candidates must be proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word

Excellent analytical and problem solving skills

Ability to work well in a team environment

Ability to read/interpret engineering drawings and customer specifications

Ability to meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment

Ability to work effectively autonomously once trained

Strong communication and relationship building skills

Desire to make a difference

Activities:

Ensure product compliance to customer requirements

Perform comprehensive verification to ensure products comply with all customer requirements, specifications, and drawings

Compile First Article Inspection reports for various customers

Participate in resolving customer, supplier, and internal quality issues promptly and efficiently

Participate in product quality improvements, and monitoring and reporting quality performance

Participating in Product Quality Planning: Identifying critical product quality requirements, potential risk areas, and ensuring appropriate measures are in place

Participate in regular internal quality review meetings

Physical Demands, duties of this position are varied and will include:

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.

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

The hourly wage is determined by the years of study completed and is non-negotiable as per company policy.

Hourly Wage: $24.00 - $30.00 CAD/hr

Start Date: May 2027

Location: 213 Harry Walker Drive South, Newmarket, ON

Experience: No Formal Experience Required.

Education: Currently enrolled in a University Internship program completing 3rd year of a 4-year program. Mechanical, Electrical, and Industrial Engineering Program Preferred.

***As this role performs inspections for quality assurance purposes, your employment offer is conditional upon successfully passing both Visual Acuity and Colour Vision tests with a satisfactory score as defined by Celestica's aerospace and defence customers. This is to ensure the accurate inspection of coloured PCB board components, which is vital to the safety of end users who utilize the end product.

Additionally, as this position involves work that is subject to the Canadian Government's Controlled Goods Program (CGP), your employment offer is conditional upon the successful completion of a security assessment by Celestica and/or its authorized agents, per the Controlled Goods Regulations.

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.
At Celestica we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates throughout the hiring process. If you require an accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs.

This position involves technologies regulated by the Canadian government's Controlled Goods Program (CGP). Candidates must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada and meet all other requirements under CGP. Job offers will be conditional upon candidates undergoing a successful security screening per the Controlled Goods Regulations.

COMPANY OVERVIEW:
Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world’s best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development – from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud.Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.

We use artificial intelligence tools to assist in screening and assessing applications for this role. All hiring decisions involve human review.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.
Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.

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