09 - Senior Lead Engineer, Systems/Applications Design

Celestica Inc.; George Town; On-site; MYR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology leader is seeking a Senior Lead Engineer in Systems/Applications Design to lead complex system designs and ensure robust product development. The ideal candidate will have over 15 years of experience with a strong emphasis on Python scripting and Linux administration. This role offers an opportunity to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and enhance designs based on industry feedback.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of Python scripting experience.
• 15+ years of overall relevant experience preferred.
• 8+ years of PCBA engineering experience in the server, switch, and access switch fields.

Responsibilities

• Designs, integrates, and manages complex systems over their life cycles.
• Enabling Common Automation Platform for global HPS.
• Ensure the quality of design products and minimize defects escapes to customers.

Skills

Python scripting

Linux administration

Automation

Good oral and writing skills in English

Team player

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or EE

Tools

Robot framework

Job description

09 - Senior Lead Engineer, Systems/Applications Design

Date: Oct 25, 2025

Location: Penang, 07, MY

Systems & Applications Design is an interdisciplinary field of engineering that works with cross functional teams of other engineers, customers, supply chain and project leadership to ensure robust and high quality product development.

The Senior Lead Engineer, Systems/Applications designs, integrates, and manages complex systems over their life cycles. They are engineering leads engaged in issues such as requirements engineering, reliability, logistics, coordination of different teams, testing and evaluation, maintainability and many other disciplines necessary for successful system design, development, implementation, and ultimate decommission. Enhance designs with feedback from reviews in areas such as manufacturing, test, supply chain, reliability, industrial design and simulations.

Detailed Description

• Enabling Common Automation Platform for global HPS by collaborating with NA HPS.
• Strong in Python scripting and having experience to enable automation infrastructure.
• Handling framework design, documentation, rules and automation solutions across all sites.
• Creating libraries and APIs, test and deployment.
• Having some system level understanding and enabling automation per test cases.
• Working as the system test automation engineer for Switch, Server, and Storage product design verification tests which can be automated.
• Support function test cases for automation enabling.
• Support second source verification by looking at the automation opportunity.
• Understand test setup for the development team.
• Ensure the quality of design products and minimize defects escapes to customers.
• Ensure the validation task is finished timely by well scheduled time frame, improving the test efficiency and automating the test execution.
• Knowing Python is a must
• At least 5 years and above of Python Scripting experience.
• Linux administration knowledge is a must.
• Knowing Robot framework is added value.
• Good oral and writing skills in English.
• Team player and independently

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

• 15+ years of overall relevant experience preferred.
• 8+ years of PCBA engineering experience in the server, switch, and access switch fields

Typical Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or EE or similar with relevant working experience.
• Educational Requirements may vary by Geography

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 and will not be discriminated against on any protected status (including race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran or disability status or other characteristics protected by law).
At Celestica we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. Special arrangements can be made for candidates who need it throughout the hiring process. Please indicate your needs and we will work with you to meet them.

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.

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.