Lead Engineer, FPGA/ CPLD

Celestica Inc.; Bayan Lepas; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Celestica Inc. in Penang seeks a Senior Hardware Engineer (FPGA/CPLD) with strong FPGA development, Verilog RTL and simulation tool expertise. You will lead multi-domain hardware solutions, guide architecture, and drive verification and performance testing across projects.

The role requires ~8 years of FPGA/CPLD experience, a relevant BS degree (Masters preferred), and the ability to coordinate with cross-functional teams including manufacturing and supply chain.

Qualifications

• Around 8 years of FPGA/CPLD development experience.
• Bachelor degree in electrical or electronics engineering; Masters preferred.
• Solid Verilog RTL and test bench coding skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development and implementation of technical solutions in multiple domains. Participate in project planning and scheduling.
• Review, interpret and negotiate customer requirements/specifications and provide feedback.
• Lead deployment of strategic programs and coordinate site-wide deployment efforts.
• Promote industry best practices
• Design, modify and implement systems to meet customer and Celestica needs (architecture, task division, verification).
• Test, simulate and measure system performance; troubleshoot as needed.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of industry standards and regulations; analyze data and suggest modifications.

Skills

FPGA/CPLD development

Verilog RTL

ModelSim SE

Synplify

FPGA vendor knowledge (Xilinx/Altera/L

Education

Bachelor degree in electrical or electronics engineering

Masters preferred

Tools

ModelSim SE

Synplify

Job description

Senior Hardware Engineer (FPGA/CPLD)

Date: Jul 20, 2026

Location: Penang, 07, MY

Summary

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 Manager, Systems/Applications Engineering is responsible for leading and managing the employees who design, integrate, and manage 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

• Lead the design, development and implementation of technical solutions in multiple domains. Participate in project planning and scheduling. Review, interpret and may negotiate customer requirements/specifications and provide customer feedback Lead the deployment of strategic programs and coordinate site‑wide deployment efforts.
• Proactively promote industry best practices
• May manage relationships with key vendors/partners.
• Research systems ideas and draw up plans for these systems
• Design, modify and implement systems that meet customer and Celestica needs. E.g. Architecture of solution: Divide up tasks for various engineering teams to execute taking into consideration requirements engineering, reliability, logistics, coordination of different teams, testing and evaluation, maintainability and many other disciplines necessary for successful system design and field support.
• Test, simulate and measure (including troubleshooting) the performance of systems
• Keep up to date with relevant industry knowledge and regulations
• Solve complex problems
• Liaison with suppliers, customers, contractors, and other internal teams.
• Analyze and interpret data and information
• Recommend system modifications
• Create reports and documentation
• Set yearly plans and goals for the department, give direction on expected performance, provide regular performance evaluations and ongoing feedback. Accountable for all department objectives and achieving agreed targets for key performance indicators.
• Ability to read/understand schematics, have a basic understanding of HW architecture and concepts such as Clock, Interrupts, DC/DC, Ripple, Buses such as SATA/SAS/PCIe/I2C/SPI etc.

Required Skills

• FPGA design processes including programming, constraints edit, functional verification, logic synthesis, floorplan and route, timing verification
• Simulation tools of ModelSim SE
• Synthesis tools of Synplicity Synplify
• BS/EE with 5+ years of FPGA/CPLD development experience.
• Solid Verilog RTL and test bench coding skills, good coding style.
• Familiar with at least one mainstream FPGA and development platform, Xilinx/Altera/Lattice.

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.
• Able to work on weekends or Public holidays as requested by the superior (occasionally).
• Occasional travel may be required.

Typical Experience

• Around 8 years of related experience in similar job roles

Typical Education

Bachelor degree in electrical or electronics engineering. Masters preferred.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.