Principal, Design Engineering

Celestica; Bayan Lepas; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Celestica is seeking an engineering leader to guide the design, development, and deployment of complex solutions across multiple domains. You will lead a sizable team, align customer requirements, and drive program success with strategic oversight of people and process.

You will review technical details, balance trade-offs, and ensure delivery aligns with Celestica standards and customer expectations. This role emphasizes leadership, coordination, and problem solving in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Lead the design, development and implementation of technical solutions for complex projects.
• Provide technical leadership and direction to a sizable team of engineers.
• Take responsibility for non-technical elements of an engineering project (people, financials etc.).
• Review and interpret customer requirements/specifications and may act as primary customer contract.
• Analyze trade-offs in complex systems and recommend solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the deployment of strategic complex programs and coordinate site-wide deployment efforts.
• Liaison with suppliers, customers, contractors, and other internal teams.
• Recommend system modifications and ensure designs meet Celestica standards.
• Create designs in line with Celestica procedures, regulations and client standards.
• Keep up to date with industry knowledge and regulations.

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Detailed Description

• Lead the design, development and implementation of technical solutions for complex
  projects, involving multiple domains. Participate in project planning and scheduling.
• Provide technical leadership and direction to a sizable team of engineers. May be a
  recognized expert (go to person) in one or more technical areas
• Take responsibility for non-technical elements of an engineering project (people,
  financials etc.).
• Review and interpret customer requirements/specifications and may act as primary
  customer contract.
• Analyze trade-offs in complex systems and recommend solutions. Develops
  deployment strategies and plans.
• Lead the deployment of strategic complex programs and coordinate site-wide
  deployment efforts.
• May manage relationships with key vendors/partners.
• Research systems ideas and will draw up plans for these systems
• Design, modify and implement systems that meet customer and Celestica needs.
• Create designs in line with Celesticas procedures, regulations and customer
  standards
• Keep up to date with relevant industry knowledge and regulations
• Solve complex problems
• Liaison with suppliers, customers, contractors, and other internal teams.
• Recommend system modifications

Electrical:

• Creation of Schematics, Bills of material, diagrams, drawings, etc.
• Analyzing and interpreting data and information
• Creating reports and documentation

Mechanical:

• Prepare calculations on the proposed solution before completing technical drawings.Sketch and draw up designs using input from other engineers, requirements and input from design review (DFx) team
• Calculate factors like tolerance, dimensions, and thermal and structural analysis
• Submit drawings to management, engineering teams and customers for review.
• Provide support during the manufacturing process
• Finalize designs and send prints to the production department

Physical Demands

Typical Experience

Typical Education

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.