Hardware Design Engineer

Celestica Inc.; Penang; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Lead Engineer in Electrical Design to innovate and enhance electrical systems for diverse applications. This role demands collaboration with cross-functional teams to develop robust products, troubleshoot technical issues, and validate hardware against customer requirements. With a focus on high-quality design and manufacturing support, the position offers a dynamic environment where your expertise will directly impact product success. If you have a passion for electrical engineering and a desire to work on cutting-edge technology, this is the opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Network, Storage, or Server products.
• Strong skills in electrical design and debugging required.

Responsibilities

• Develop electrical systems and circuits for various applications.
• Work with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality product development.

Skills

Electrical Design

Troubleshooting

Hardware Validation

System Validation

Debug Skills

SDRAM Timing Analysis

RISC/X86 Architecture

Network Configuration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscope

Power Meter

Signal Analyzer

Spectrum Analyzer

Linux Operating Systems

Windows Operating Systems

Job description

Hardware Design Engineer

Date: Apr 11, 2025

Location: Penang, 07, MY

The Senior Lead Engineer, Electrical Design 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.
The Senior Lead Engineer, Electrical Design 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

Duties

1. Identify technical issues, troubleshoot and resolve them by coordinating with R&D, Manufacturing and Field teams.
2. Participate in customer technical meetings and prepare training programs for internal subordinates.
3. Hardware validation of Networking, Storage, Server products against customer’s infield issues, requirements and Mfg. issues during NPI or RMA.
4. System validation including DVT (Design Validation Trial), SPIT (Signal, Power, Integrity & Timing) environmental & regulatory approval.
5. Qualify alternative components for compatibility, cost effectiveness and benchmarking.
6. Support Manufacturing Engineering and Test Engineers on trouble shooting and resolving technical issues and root cause analysis.
7. Work with software teams to identify root cause of system failure.
8. Ability to install software such as Linux based Operating Systems, ONIE, BIOS, BMC, SES.
9. Proficient in using various test and measurement equipment including but not limited to Oscilloscope, Impedance analyzer, Power meter, Signal analyzer, Spectrum analyzer.
10. Candidates should have 8+ years' experience in either Network, Storage or Server products.
11. Strong electrical design and debug skills required.
12. Familiar with PCIe, NVMe, SAS, SATA, I2C, SPI, DDR buses.
13. SDRAM timing and integrity analysis for clocks, strobes, S&H, Power bounce, temp stability.
14. Hands-on design knowledge of latest peripheral chipsets for Gigabit Ethernet, SCSI, SATA, SAS, USB, Ethernet, & PCI cards etc.
15. High performance RISC / X86 CPUs and architecture including Intel, AMD, MRVL.
16. Working knowledge of windows & Linux configuration, installation procedure, network configuration, driver configuration etc.
17. Working knowledge of Diag, ONIE, BIOS, BMC, Linux and Windows operating systems.

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

• 4 to 6 years in a similar role or industry.

Typical Education

Bachelor degree or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and 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.