Senior Hardware Design Engineer

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

Job summary

Celestica in Penang, Malaysia is seeking a hands-on hardware engineer with 6+ years in Networking/Storage/Server products to lead development and field support. You will troubleshoot, validate hardware, and work across R&D, manufacturing and software teams to resolve issues.

The role requires a strong technical background, ability to work with little supervision, and experience with PCIe, NVMe and related interfaces. Proficiency with test equipment and Linux-based systems is essential.

Qualifications

• 6+ years experience in Network, Storage or Server products.
• At least BEng. (Hons.) in Electronics or similar.
• Familiar with PCIe, NVMe, SAS, SATA, I2C, SPI, DDR buses.
• Hands-on design knowledge of peripheral chipsets for Gigabit Ethernet, SCSI, SATA, SAS, USB, PCI cards.
• System validation experience including DVT, SPIT environmental & regulatory approval.
• Experience with diagnosing and debugging hardware issues.
• Working knowledge of Windows and Linux configurations and basic driver setup.

Responsibilities

• Identify technical issues and coordinate with R&D, Manufacturing and Field teams.
• Participate in customer technical meetings and prepare training programs for internal staff.
• Hardware validation of Networking, Storage and Server products for NPI or RMA.
• System validation including DVT, SPIT environmental & regulatory approval.
• Qualify alternative components for compatibility, cost effectiveness and benchmarking.
• Support Manufacturing Engineering and Test Engineers on troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• Work with software teams to identify root cause of system failure.
• Install software such as Linux-based OS, ONIE, BIOS, BMC, SES.
• Use test equipment like Oscilloscope, Impedance analyzer, Power meter, Signal analyzer, Spectrum analyzer.

Skills

Self-starter

Multitasking

Strong technical background

Education

BEng. (Hons.) in Electronics

Tools

Oscilloscope

Impedance analyzer

Power meter

Signal analyzer

Spectrum analyzer

Job description

The successful candidate will be a self-starter who likes to take responsibility and works best with little supervision. Likes to perform a variety of tasks and have the ability to handle multiple priorities and has previously performed in a similar position. This is a 'hands-on' role requiring a strong technical background and product development experience.

Duties

• Identify technical issues, troubleshoot and resolve them by coordinating with R&D, Manufacturing and Field teams
• Participate in customer technical meetings and prepare training programs for internal subordinates.
• Hardware validation of Networking, Storage, Server products against customer’s infield issues, requirements and Mfg. issues during NPI or RMA
• System validation including DVT (Design Validation Trial), SPIT (Signal, Power, Integrity & Timing) environmental & regulatory approval.
• Qualify alternative components for compatibility, cost effectiveness and benchmarking
• Support Manufacturing Engineering and Test Engineers on trouble shooting and resolving technical issues and root cause analysis
• Work with software teams to identify root cause of system failure
• Ability to install software such as Linux based Operating Systems, ONIE, BIOS, BMC, SES
• Proficient in using various test and measurement equipment including but not limited to Oscilloscope, Impedance analyzer, Power meter, Signal analyzer, Spectrum

Background

Candidates should have 6+ years' experience in either Network, Storage or Server products.

Candidates should have the following essential qualifications and experience:

• At least BEng. (Hons.) in Electronics or similar
• Strong electrical design and debug skills required
• Familiar with PCIe, NVMe, SAS, SATA, I2C, SPI, DDR buses
• SDRAM timing and integrity analysis for clocks, strobes, S&H, Power bounce, temp stability
• Hands-on design knowledge of latest peripheral chipsets for Gigabit Ethernet, SCSI, SATA, SAS, USB, Ethernet, & PCI cards etc.
• High performance RISC / X86 CPUs and architecture including Intel, AMD, MRVL
• Proficient in using various test and measurement equipment including but not limited to Oscilloscope, Impedance analyzer, Power meter, Signal analyzer, Spectrum analyzer
• Qualify alternative components for compatibility, cost effectiveness and benchmarking
• System validation including DVT (Design Validation Trial), SPIT (Signal, Power, Integrity & Timing) environmental & regulatory approval.
• Work with software teams to identify root cause of system failure
• Working knowledge of windows & Linux configuration, installation procedure, network configuration, driver configuration etc.
• Working knowledge of Diag, ONIE, BIOS, BMC, Linux and Windows operating systems

Knowledge of the following would be desirable:

• Experience of working in medium sized multidisciplinary development teams
• Ethernet Switches, Server, Storage products
• Orcad Schematics & Allegro PCB layout tools

Personal Attributes

The successful candidate will be a self-motivated individual capable of working with a minimum level of supervision in a dynamic team environment. Good interpersonal skills. Be able to communicate effectively (both verbal and written) with members of other teams, departments and clients; a high degree of liaison is needed.