Lead System Integration & Test Engineer

Celestica; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Celestica is seeking a Senior Lead Engineer of Systems/Applications to design, integrate and manage complex systems through their full lifecycles. You will coordinate cross-disciplinary engineering teams, negotiate customer requirements, and drive strategic programs with manufacturing, reliability and supply chain input.

Expect leadership roles and a strong focus on performance, compliance and documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 4–6 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development and implementation of technical solutions in multiple domains. Participate in project planning and scheduling.
• Provide 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 provide 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.
• Research systems ideas and draw up plans for these systems
• Design, modify and implement systems that meet customer and Celestica needs. E.g. Architecture of solution: Divide up tasks for various engineering teams to execute taking into consideration requirements engineering, reliability, logistics, coordination of different teams, testing and evaluation, maintainability and many other disciplines necessary for successful system design and field support.
• Test, simulate and measure (including troubleshooting) the performance of systems
• Keep up to date with relevant industry knowledge and regulations
• Solve complex problems
• Liaison with suppliers, customers, contractors, and other internal teams.
• Analyze and interpret data and information
• Recommend system modifications
• Create reports and documentation
• Project Management - Ability to manage/lead complex, multiple line engineering projects that may also involve other functions. Demonstrate solid understanding of the technical, financial and people aspects of the project. Able to create a project/change management plan and ensure that the project is delivered within the assigned time and budget. Ability to recognize project barriers and develop mitigation plans
• Financial Acumen / Business Planning - Ability to create financial plans for your projects, align them internally with your line of management and other functions and externally if needed. Create project plans, profitability calculations, risk and sensitivity analysis, able to recognize barriers and mitigate profitability risks. Fully knowledgeable about internal and external financial reporting, accounting and tax requirements relevant to your area of expertise.
• The following competencies may also be required: Coaching/Mentoring; Communication/Negotiation/Presentation; Creative Problem Solving; Customer Interaction/Stakeholder Management; Quality & Lean; Working Effectively with Others; D/PFMEA; 8D/Corrective Action; Equipment Safety; Design of Experiments (DOE).

Skills

Technical leadership

Project management

Requirements engineering

Leadership

Problem solving

Customer interaction

Financial acumen

Coaching/mentoring

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Celestica is seeking a Senior Lead Engineer of Systems/Applications to design, integrate and manage complex systems through their full lifecycles. You will coordinate cross-disciplinary engineering teams, negotiate customer requirements, and drive strategic programs with manufacturing, reliability and supply chain input.

Expect leadership roles and a strong focus on performance, compliance and documentation.