Senior Principal Engineer - AI/ML Architect

Celestica; New Hampshire; On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Celestica is seeking a Senior Director Engineer, AI/ML System Architect to define the architecture of competitive AI systems. This role involves leading technology research and overseeing the design team in the AI/ML infrastructure space. Candidates should have strong knowledge of AI systems design and at least 15 years of hardware design experience. This remote position may require domestic and international travel, primarily for customer and internal meetings. A BS in Electrical Engineering is required; MSEE is preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 15 years Server and/or AI/ML accelerator hardware design experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of AI Infrastructure system design experience.
• Experience with modern GPU accelerators and support systems.

Responsibilities

• Define Complex AI/ML infrastructure platform solutions and lead implementation.
• Develop technical relationships with suppliers/partners.
• Lead RFQ technical responses and platform concept development.
• Provide trade-off analysis and competitive guidance.
• Act as a primary technical interface with customers.

Skills

Server/storage/converged products delivery

Customer presentation skills

Knowledge of digital and analogue components

Successful New Product Introduction

System-level power and cooling design

System integration and interoperability

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

MSEE preferred

Advanced studies in Business/Operations/Technology

Tools

Nvidia

AMD

Intel

Job description

Summary

Senior Director Engineer, AI/ML System Architect. As system architect, one will define the architecture of leading and competitive AI systems, lead new technology research, study market trends, customer interface and lead Celestica’s design team in the AI/ML infrastructure space. Although the position is primarily hardware based, the candidate must have strong knowledge in AI systems design including AI training and inference workloads and performance demands, as well as compute, connectivity, management, power, and cooling subsystems.

Position: Senior Director Engineer, AI/ML System Architect. Req ID: 134544. Hiring Manager: Randy Clark. Band: 14. Remote Position: Yes. Region: Americas. Country: USA.

Detailed Description

• Define Complex AI/ML infrastructure platform solutions and lead a multi‑disciplined team to bring to implementation. Extensive and focused engagement through EVT, phasing out thereafter. Ensure overall design quality metrics are met.
• Develop and maintain close technical relationships with suppliers/partners on product roadmaps and technologies.
• Lead RFQ technical responses and Celestica platform concept development efforts as appropriate.
• Provide effective trade‑off analysis and competitive guidance to engineering teams and customers.
• Deliverables include System Requirements Documents (SRD), requirement compliance assessments, and Technical proposals.
• Act as a primary technical interface between Celestica and our customers, particularly in technical escalation.
• Provide technical support to business development teams to assist in the winning of new business.
• Participate in the selection and hiring of design team resources as required.
• Identify and champion process improvement efforts as needed.
• Participate in standards committees and industry groups as assigned.
• Prepare and present technical presentations to customers, industry groups, trade shows, etc.
• Maintain current on industry trends and future technology and market opportunities.

Knowledge, Skills, Competencies

• Successful experience architecting and delivering server/storage/converged products to market.
• Excellent customer presentation skills. Interface and interact with large OEM customers on ongoing product‑related issues and new product design concepts.
• A broad knowledge of current digital and analogue components.
• Successful New Product Introduction (NPI) launch.
• Extensive knowledge of system‑level power, cooling, mechanical, SW/FW and electrical design integration and engineering trade‑offs.
• Prior participation in industry groups and associations is desired.
• System‑level integration, interoperability and test experience is desired.
• System‑level manufacturing test experience is desired.

Physical Demands

• International travel required, approximately 4‑6 trips per year.
• Domestic travel to support customer and internal meetings as required.

Typical Experience

• Minimum of 15 years Server and/or AI/ML accelerator hardware design experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of AI Infrastructure system design experience.
• Experience with Nvidia, AMD, Intel, or other modern GPU accelerators and support systems.

Typical Education

• BS in Electrical Engineering required; MSEE preferred.
• Advanced studies in Business/Operations/Technology is recommended.

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 Statement

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.

Administrative

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.

Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.

Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.

Company Overview

Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world’s best brands. Through our recognized customer‑centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply‑chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development – from drawing board to full‑scale production and after‑market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next‑generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud. Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.