Mechanical Design Engineer, Capital Equipment (Remote)

Celestica; San Jose (CA); Remote; USD 102,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Celestica is seeking a Mechanical Engineer SME to bridge customers and global engineering teams for complex semiconductor capital equipment and automation projects.

You will translate client requirements into scalable designs, perform rigorous calculations, and guide early-stage concepts through the sales phase to deployment. Travel to customer sites will be required as projects progress.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of capital equipment mechanical design including welded frames, sheet metal parts, machined parts, motion systems, electromechanical subassemblies, cable routing, piping.
• Knowledge of various materials, manufacturing techniques and secondary finishes.
• Ability to provide system architecture input to designs.
• Experience with standards (SEMI, UL, CE, ISO).
• Experience with SolidWorks, Autodesk Inventor, and/or Siemens NX.
• Ability to create/read 2D production prints with GD&T.
• CFD and FEA analysis experience.
• Consultative mindset and voice of the customer.

Responsibilities

• Consult in development of technical concepts for complex machinery across domains.
• Lead cross-functional cost-reduction initiatives (VAVE) to optimize existing designs.
• Define requirements and scope with global customers and develop the Engineering Scope of Work (SOW).
• Act as Subject Matter Expert with machine design experience for global teams.
• Analyze system trade-offs and recommend optimized architectural solutions.
• Participate in technical design reviews with management, cross-functional teams, and customers.
• Provide technical validation and feasibility assessments during the sales phase.
• Lead discovery sessions with clients to extract functional requirements and translate them into specifications.
• Travel to customer sites to lead design reviews and deployments (10%-25% may be required).

Skills

Capital equipment design

Manufacturing fluency

System architecture

Standards & compliance

CAD mastery

Production prints & GD&T

Simulation (CFD/FEA)

Consulting & customer liaison

Tools

SolidWorks

Autodesk Inventor

Siemens NX

Job description

Celestica is seeking a Mechanical Engineer SME to bridge customers and global engineering teams for complex semiconductor capital equipment and automation projects.

You will translate client requirements into scalable designs, perform rigorous calculations, and guide early-stage concepts through the sales phase to deployment. Travel to customer sites will be required as projects progress.