Lead Engineer, Manufacturing Process

Celestica Inc.; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Celestica Inc. seeks a Lead Engineer, Manufacturing Process in Richardson, TX. You will design, develop, and implement advanced manufacturing processes to support customer products, and build tooling for complex machines and steps.

You will lead DOE studies and statistical analyses to maximize throughput, minimize costs, and drive capacity growth, while guiding designers on manufacturability and best practices across the full manufacturing chain.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• 3–5 years of related experience in manufacturing or repair.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement new manufacturing processes.
• Develop software and tooling for machines and process steps.
• Lead DOE studies and statistical analyses to optimize capacity and cost.
• Lead problem solving across single or multi-stage processes.
• Evaluate manufacturability and provide feedback to designers.

Skills

Process engineering

Design of Experiments

Statistical methods

Manufacturing processes

Problem solving

Education

Industrial Eng

Mechanical Eng

Electrical Eng

Job description

Lead Engineer, Manufacturing Process

Date: Oct 22, 2026

08 - Lead Engineer, Manufacturing Process
Req ID: 141621
Hiring Manager: Gabe Salonish
Band: 08
Region: Americas
Country: USA
State/Province: Texas
City: Richardson

General Overview

Functional Area: Engineering
Career Stream: Process Engineering Manufacturing
SAP Short Name: LEN-ENG-PRM
Job Level: Level 08
IC/MGR: Individual Contributor
Direct/Indirect Indicator: Indirect

Detailed Description

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

• Design, develop, and implement new manufacturing processes to support customer products.
• Develop application software and tooling for a comprehensive set of complex machines and mechanical process steps within a manufacturing sector.
• Implement plan and lead the assessment of the capability of machines and process applications using Design of Experiments and statistical methods across the full manufacturing process, ensuring maximum utilization of critical resources, maximum throughput, minimum cost and capacity growth.
• Lead disciplined process for solving complex single stage or multistage product, process, component, and related problems that affect the efficient operation and/or manufacture of products through the full manufacturing process.
• Initiate and lead the assessment and provide feedback to product designers on suitability of designs for manufacturability.

Refer to technical skills below

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

• 3-5 years of related experience; Experience in similar job roles within manufacturing or repair.

Typical Education

Bachelor degree in Industrial, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.

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.

Nearest Major Market: Dallas
Nearest Secondary Market: Fort Worth
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