Lead Engineer, Test Manufacturing

Celestica Inc.; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Celestica Inc. in Fort Worth, TX seeks a Lead Engineer to define and optimize manufacturing test processes and equipment. You will lead efforts to improve cycle time and yield, perform fault analysis, and work with Quality and Process teams to resolve yield and performance issues.

You will analyze yield data and equipment logs to identify loss sources, develop improvement roadmaps, and support MES integration for tester logs and product parameters within an Operations value stream.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of test engineering experience is typical for this role.
• Bachelor degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience with test processes and equipment in manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

• Define, specify, and optimize test processes and equipment for manufacturing.
• Lead test process optimization to improve cycle time and yield.
• Perform data analysis to identify sources of yield loss.
• Collaborate with Quality, Process, and Equipment engineers to solve issues.
• Support integration of test data into Manufacturing Execution Systems.

Skills

Test Engineering

Test Equipment

FT Software Development

Education

Bachelor degree

Tools

MES integration

Job description

Lead Engineer, Test Manufacturing

Date: Jul 9, 2026

Location: Fort Worth, TX, US

Responsibilities

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

Under supervision and with minimal assistance define, specify, qualify, install, support and optimize test process and test equipment solutions for manufacturing.

Lead test process optimization, with a focus on productivity improvements to cycle time and yield for a specific set of equipment within an Operations value stream.

Debug of test process and equipment solutions using design of experiments, tools, and failure analysis methodologies.

Collaborate with Quality, Process and Equipment engineers to detect and solve product and test yield and performance issues.

Develop improvement roadmaps for test coverage, diagnosability, reparability, test time reductions and OEE.

Analyze and interpret data and information from yield reports and equipment logs and product diagnostics to determine sources of yield loss.

Provide solution support to process engineers to improve detection of known defect types as part of a Process Control plan.

Support development of test equipment integration into Manufacturing Execution Systems including yield, tester log and product parametric information.

Technical Competencies

Standard Job :Technical Skills

• FUNCTIONAL /SYSTEMS /STRESS TEST OPERATIONS: ESD Controls, ESS Hardware, ESS Profile, Functional / System Test Solution Support, RF Test Operations, Test Fixture, Boundary Scan, Test Strategy Creation, Test Plan Creation, FT Software Development, FT Diagnostic and Firmware Development, FT Fixture Development, FT Fixture Mechanical Design, FT Equipment Skills, FT Debug/integration of SW/HW, RF Test Development (<5Ghz), RF Test Development (>20Ghz), High Energy Experience, Electrical - Automation, IPC-10, Engineering Control & System Tools, Quality Data (KPI), Supplier Quality & Component Engineering, Manufacturing Operational Management, System Architecture, EE - Digital, EE - Analog, FW - Firmware, OS, Application Software, PLC programming, Sensors / Moving Parts, Fluidics, Fiber Optics, Tolerance Analysis

STRUCTURAL TEST OPERATIONS: ESD Controls, Component Module Programming, Auto Wire Prep, SMT Data Analytics, API, AOI (PCBA), AXI (PCBA), Flying Probe, Backplane Test, ICT Equipment Maintenance, ICT Engineering Technical Support, 3070 and Teradyne ICT Test Development Applications and Models Development, Functional / System Test Solution Support, RF Test Operations, Test Fixture, Boundary Scan, Test Strategy Creation, Test Plan Creation, FT Software Development, IPC-610, Engineering Controls & System Tools, Quality Data (KPI), Supplier Quality and Component Engineering, Manufacturing Operational Management, DFM - Manufacturing, DFA - Assembly, DFT - Physical Test , DFT - Electrical Test

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

• Minimum of 3 years test engineering related experience

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.

Equal Opportunity Employment

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.