Senior Lead Engineer, Test Development (Advanced Technology Solutions)

Celestica Inc.; George Town; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Celestica Inc. is seeking a Senior Lead Engineer, Test Development in Penang to lead multi-domain test strategy and execution. You will guide a team of engineers, interpret customer requirements, and drive site-wide deployment of strategic programs while promoting best testing practices.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, development of test hardware and software, and collaboration with product design to improve testability and yield in a manufacturing context.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or equivalent in a relevant field.
• Experience leading test development across multiple domains.
• Strong technical leadership and solution delivery capability.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and implementation of technical test solutions.
• Provide technical leadership to a team of engineers.
• Review customer requirements and provide feedback.
• Lead deployment of strategic programs and coordinate site-wide efforts.
• Create test strategies, proposals, and costed schedules.
• Perform program management for mid to large projects.
• Establish best practices for test development and regional teams.
• Develop production test strategies based on design specs.
• Debug tester issues and drive qualification/validation activities.

Skills

Technical leadership

Test development

Project planning

Vendor management

Statistical methods

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Test equipment

DAQ systems

LabVIEW

Job description

Senior Lead Engineer, Test Development (Advanced Technology Solutions)

Date: Jul 4, 2026

Location: Penang, 07, MY

General Overview

Summary

Detailed Description

Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:

• Lead the development and implementation of technical solutions in multiple domains. Participate in project planning and scheduling.
• Provides technical leadership and direction to a team of engineers. May be a recognized expert (go to person) in one or more technical areas
• Review, interpret and may negotiate customer requirements/specifications and provides 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.
• Create structural or functional test strategy and test plan to meet project goals and requirements
• Create technical proposals with costed BOM, hours, and schedule estimates
• Lead requirements generation with minimal to no guidance, leveraging design specifications and technical product design data
• Provide technical program management for mid to large projects
• Establish best known methods and processes for test development execution (Structural or Functional) for local and regional teams
• Analyze industry trends and setting short term investment and skill development strategies and business cases with local or regional impact
• Develop production test strategies based on product design specification
• Design and develop test solutions including hardware & software elements and then system integration, qualification, and installation to meet product, quality and test requirements outlined in the test plan.
• Debug of tester issues using design of experiments, tools, and failure analysis methodologies
• Execute all validation/qualification requirements by applying statistical and common industry methods
• Stabilization of Test Solutions for manufacturing working to optimize with process teams focusing on cycle time and yield.
• Test developers may also work with product design teams with feedback from product testability, test coverage, diagnosability, reparability, firmware/diagnostics and user experience.
• Keeping up to date with relevant industry knowledge and regulations

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.