11 - Senior Staff Engineer, Hardware Design

Celestica Inc.; George Town; On-site; MYR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global technology company in Penang seeks a Senior Staff Engineer, Hardware Design, to lead the design of DC-DC converters and power management systems. The role includes supporting manufacturing processes and mentoring less experienced engineers. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with relevant experience in hardware design and circuit simulation. This position offers competitive compensation and an inclusive work environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in hardware design.
• Strong experience with DC-DC power converters.
• Familiarity with voltage and current management systems.

Responsibilities

• Plan overall system power architecture.
• Optimize designs based on feedback.
• Support manufacturing processes of electrical/mechanical systems.

Skills

Power architecture planning

DC-DC converter design

Schematic design

PCB layout design

Circuit simulation tools

BOM management

Hands-on bench work

Problem-solving in analog design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Master’s degree in a related discipline

Ph.D. in a related discipline

Tools

LTspice

TINA

Cadence

OrCAD

Altium Designer

Job description

11 - Senior Staff Engineer, Hardware Design

Date: Oct 16, 2025

Location: Penang, 07, MY

The Senior Lead Engineer, Hardware Design works with 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. Provide support throughout the manufacturing process of the electrical/mechanical system that they have designed.
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Detailed Description

• Plan overall system power architecture
• Design on board DC-DC converter including power management system, LDO, Hot-Swap, Load Switch, Oring etc.
• Schematic and layout design
• BOM management and optimization for high efficiency and low-cost solution
• Create and review test plan
• Review test report
• Design verification, debugging and optimization
• Support, guide and mentor less experienced engineers
• Collaborate with a global team including internal team, customers and vendors
• Create Test Plan and review Test Report
• Bring up and verification and debugging
• Broad experience in power and analog circuit design.
• Extensive experience in designing and solving technical problems in the area of power and analog circuit design.
• Broad experience in power supply systems development and design engineering.
• Recognize common topologies such as Buck, Boost, Flyback and others
• Comprehensive knowledge of cost optimization and power efficiency.
• Skilled at bench work

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

• Experience with design of DC-DC power converters
• Experience with circuit simulation tools (LTspice, TINA etc.)
• Experience with eCAD software for schematic and PCB design (Cadence, OrCAD, Altium Designer etc.)Experience with taking circuit designs through analysis, design, build, and test
• Good team player

Typical Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, or related technical discipline with a minimum of 5 years of related experience, or a Master’s degree in similar disciplines with a minimum of 3 years of related experience, or a Ph.D. in similar disciplines with a minimum of 1 year related experience.

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.