Director, Sales Engineering

Celestica Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Celestica, Inc. is seeking a Director of Sales Engineering to serve as the primary technical resource for the Northeast U.S. account management team, focusing on AI-driven data center solutions.

The role encompasses pre-sales and post-sales support, technical demonstrations, and high-stakes customer engagements, with remote work and travel as needed. You will articulate the value of high-performance storage and networking architectures to executive and technical stakeholders, driving technology

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Extensive experience in storage/compute node design and requirements discovery.
• Deep experience with storage systems and network transport for storage environments (RoCE, NVMe-oF, Ethernet).
• Experience with AI-optimized storage architectures and data feeding for high-performance compute.
• Familiarity with software defined storage OS such as VAST Data, Xinnor, Hammerspace, Weka, Qumulo, or similar.
• Strong communication and presentation skills for customer briefings and proposals.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Sales Managers to drive the sales process and achieve quota objectives for AI storage and networking portfolios.
• Lead technical responses for RFIs, RFPs, and SOWs.
• Develop and deliver high-impact product demonstrations and technical presentations for use cases, including PoC activities.
• Represent AI storage and networking solutions at major field events and customer days.
• Translate technical requirements to Product Management and Technology teams.

Skills

Storage design

AI storage

JDM Compute

Storage architectures

AI architectures

SONiC/Linux

Networking NOS

Demos & PoCs

RFIs/RFPs/SOWs

Communication

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or related field

Tools

VAST Data

Xinnor

Hammerspace

Weka

Qumulo

SONiC

Job description

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Director, Sales Engineering

Date: Aug 18, 2026

Location: Remote Employee US, NH, US

Summary

The Director, Sales Engineering - JDM/Storage for the Northeast U.S. serves as the primary technical resource for the account management team. This role provides expert pre-sales and post-sales support for complex AI-driven data center solutions within the Northeast/Eastern Seaboard.

As the key technical advisor, you will drive the technology evaluation stage of the sales process through consultative assessments of mission-critical requirements and deep-dive product demonstrations. You must be able to articulate the value of high-performance storage and networking architectures to both senior leadership and technical subject matter experts, ensuring complete customer satisfaction across the entire procurement lifecycle.

This is aremote position requiring travel as necessary. Candidates should be located near a major airport or Celestica US hub, with a preference for location in NYC.

Detailed Description

• Strategic Sales Support: Partner with Sales Managers to drive the sales process and achieve quota objectives for AI storage and networking portfolios.
• Technical Obstacle Removal: Identify and eliminate technical hurdles, including security compliance and interoperability issues, to successfully close opportunities.
• Demos & Presentations: Lead the development and delivery of high-impact product demonstrations and technical presentations tailored to use cases, including the design, configuration and management of on-site Proof of Concept (PoC) activities.
• Field Representation: Represent AI storage and networking solutions at major field events and trade shows, such as SuperCompute, OCP Global, and other significant customer technology days.
• Proposal Leadership: Lead technical responses for functional and technical elements of RFIs, RFPs, and SOWs.
• Voice of the Customer: Convey specific technical requirements—including security, performance, lifecycle and scalability needs—to internal Product Management and Technology teams.
• Supply Chain Collaboration: Coordinate with 3rd party suppliers and Celestica Product Line Marketing to align technology with customer expectations.

• Experience: 12 to 14 years of applicable technical experience, with at least 5+ years focused on JDM Compute and Storage node design and Neocloud/Hyperscaler customer architecture.
• JDM (Design/Manufacturing) Experience: Experience in storage/compute node design and conducting requirements discovery, customer RFP responses, and product development strategy for design/manufacturing customer opportunities.
• Storage Architecture Mastery: Deep experience with Storage systems (Traditional HA/Dual SP and Scale-Out storage architectures) and associated network transport systems, topologies, and protocols in Storage environments (e.g., RoCE, NVMe-oF, Ethernet) is required. Experience with AI cluster optimization in relation to KV Cache and the role it plays in accelerating inference operations (prefill and decode) is very desirable.
• Storage Proficiency in AI Architectures: Experience with AI-optimized storage architectures and related computer systems that feed data to high performance compute requirements.
• Technical Environment: Experience with software defined storage operating systems such as VAST Data, Xinnor, Hammerspace, Weka, Qumulo, or other products that employ similar architectural concepts. Familiarity with SONiC, Linux, and networking NOS technologies is highly desired.
• Integration Skills: Familiarity with rack-level integration, including high-speed optical modules and advanced cabling for AI clusters. File system integration with operating systems and storage performance optimization.
• Communication: Exceptional presentation and written communication skills for customer briefings, proposal responses, and customer discovery/solutioning sessions.
• Analytical Approach: Ability to solve complex sales obstacles through creative, adaptive, and analytical approaches.

Physical Demands

• Work Environment: Primarily a normal office or remote home-office environment.
• Operational Stamina: Requires sustained visual concentration and the ability to work long hours during critical mission periods or proposal deadlines.
• Travel: Frequent overnight travel (up to 50%) to customer sites, command centers, or manufacturing facilities is required.

Typical Experience

Typical Education

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.

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 without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.
This policy applies to hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral and other aspects of employment and also states that retaliation against a person who files a charge of discrimination, participates in a discrimination proceeding, or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment practice will not be tolerated. All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Celestica is an E-Verify employer.

Location: This is a remote position, with travel as necessary. We are open to considering candidates close to any of our US locations in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Texas, Arizona, Oregon or California as well as locations near major airports such as the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest and Pacific Coast.

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

Celestica, Inc. (NYSE: CLS; TSX: CLS) is a technology leader dedicated to driving customer success and market advancements. With deep expertise in design, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and platform solutions, Celestica enables critical data center infrastructure for AI, cloud, and hybrid cloud and advances technologies in high-growth markets. With a talented team and a strategic global network, Celestica helps its customers achieve competitive advantages.

Today, Celestica delivers innovative supply chain solutions globally to customers in strategic two operating and reporting segments: Advanced Technology Solutions (ATS) and Connectivity and Cloud Solutions (CC):

ATS: This segment serves customers in complex, regulated and high-reliability markets such as Industrial & Smart Energy, Aerospace & Defense, Semiconductor Capital Equipment, and HealthTech. It is engineering led, with deep expertise in design, manufacturing and lifecycle solutions.

CCS: This segment focuses on high-performance technology solutions and services for the data center, serving hyperscalers, digital native customers and enterprises. Celestica's Platform Solutions offering provides innovative and customizable computing, storage and networking solutions enabling AI-driven growth.

Built on a legacy of trust and performance, Celestica has earned its reputation by delivering results in complex and fast-changing markets. Celestica exceeds customer expectations by identifying trends and staying ahead of the curve. Backed by comprehensive capabilities and a global network across North America, Europe and Asia, Celestica helps customers gain competitive advantage with the quality, flexibility and resiliency they need to respond quickly to shifts in demand. Guided by a bold vision to accelerate market advancements, Celestica delivers innovative solutions and technologies that turn complexity into opportunity. Anchored in teamwork and commitment, Celestica strives to be the most trusted partner to its customers and colleagues worldwide.

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.

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