Senior Staff System Engineer (Advanced Technology Solutions)

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

Job summary

Celestica is seeking a high-caliber Senior Staff System Engineer to lead architecture, integration, and lifecycle management of complex systems. The role spans electronic, mechanical, and software domains, driving end-to-end system definition from concept to production.

In this senior technical leadership position, you will manage cross-functional teams across HealthTech, Aerospace & Defense, Power, Industrial, and Semiconductor equipment markets, delivering reliable, regulated system solutions

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering or related discipline.
• 11 to 14 years of direct engineering experience embedded within multi-disciplinary product development lifecycles.
• Fluent in written and spoken English; ability to work in an international team.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of robust multi-domain system solutions.
• Define and architect the overall system solution and coordinate across engineering teams.
• Drive rigorous system-level risk management, DFMEA, and ensure safety/regulatory compliance.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a global team of engineers.
• Coordinate testing, simulation, and evaluation to validate system performance.

Skills

Technical leadership

Mentorship

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

System architecture

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering

Job description

Senior Staff System Engineer (Advanced Technology Solutions)

Celestica is seeking a high-caliber, multi-disciplinary Senior Staff System Engineer to lead the architecture, integration, and lifecycle management of highly complex systems. Systems & Applications Design at Celestica is an interdisciplinary field of engineering where you will partner with cross-functional teams of engineers, customers, strategic supply chain networks, and project leadership to ensure robust, market-leading product development.

In this senior technical leadership role, you will hold ultimate accountability for turning complex product requirements into highly reliable system realities within our key regulated markets, including HealthTech, Aerospace & Defense, Power Infrastructure, Industrial, and Semiconductor Capital Equipment. We are looking for a candidate with a strong foundation across multiple engineering domains (electronic, mechanical, and/or software) who can seamlessly bridge these disciplines to drive end-to-end system definition, architectural decomposition, and risk management from the initial drawing board to full-scale production.

Job Responsibilities:

System Architecture and Design

Lead the design, development, and implementation of robust technical solutions for complex multi-domain projects.

Define and architect the overall system solution, effectively dividing complex tasks across various specialized engineering teams for execution.

Analyze sophisticated system-level trade-offs, drive cross-discipline resolutions, and develop strategic technology deployment plans.

Develop system concepts, interpret customer specifications, and author comprehensive system plans, requirements, and specifications.

Risk Management, Safety & Compliance

Drive rigorous system-level risk management processes throughout the entire product development lifecycle.

Facilitate Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA) and enforce system reliability, maintainability, and safety parameters.

Ensure full engineering compliance with global industrial standards, safety regulations, and environmental protocols.

Enhance product designs continuously by integrating critical feedback from manufacturing, test, supply chain, and simulation reviews.

Cross-Functional Leadership & Project Execution

Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, regulations and best practices to contribute to the advancement of technology roadmap, procedures, quality, efficiency or the acquisitions of new capabilities.

Provide technical leadership, direction, and domain-spanning mentorship to a global team of engineers.

Act as one of the primary technical contacts for customers, managing expectations and translating operational needs into actionable engineering directives.

Coordinate multi-disciplinary testing, simulation, and empirical evaluation to validate, measure, and troubleshoot overall system performance.

Participate actively in high-level project planning, scheduling, budget considerations, and timeline definitions.

Liaise seamlessly with external suppliers, contractors, customers, and key internal business stakeholders to clear execution roadblocks.

Commitment to "Right-the-First-Time" engineering methodologies

Exceptional communication, negotiation, and consultation skills required to interface directly with customers and key vendor partners.

Mastery in analyzing trade-offs, interpreting massive datasets, and solving highly complex system-level problems.

System Architecture Design & Interdisciplinary Integration across Electronic, Mechanical, and Software. Experience in one of the system architectures for compute platforms, complex electro-mechanical / robotic systems, or instrumentations with mixed signal design.

Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA), and Reliability Engineering.

Requirements Engineering, Specification Writing, and Scope Management.

System-Level Verification, Testing, Validation, and Failure Analysis.

Global Safety Standards and Regulatory Compliance Awareness.

Job Requirement:

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related discipline. (Ph.D. with tailored industrial exposure is welcome to apply).

Typically requires 11 to 14 years of direct engineering experience embedded within multi-disciplinary product development lifecycles.

Fluent in both written and spoken English, ability to work in an international team.

Good teamwork attitude, collaboration and communication skills.