Senior Lead, DFT and Test Engineer

Celestica; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Celestica in Richardson, TX is seeking a Sr. Lead, DFT and Test Engineer to ensure testability is embedded early in hardware design. You will lead in-design reviews, model coverage, and drive high-yield, debug-ready releases across multiple product lines.

The role emphasizes close collaboration with hardware and software teams, first-pass verification of test coverage, and ongoing refinement of DFT rules within the DFx Center of Excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline.
• 4–8 years of Design for Testability (DFT) or Test Engineering experience in complex electronics.
• Experience with boundary scan chains, test access, and test point accessibility.

Responsibilities

• Pre-Freeze Audits: review schematics and PCB layouts against DFT rule set with documented evidence.
• Coverage Modeling: model structural and functional coverage against the MTRS and quantify gaps.
• Finding Disposition: collaborate with design and software to resolve testability issues via design changes or test point additions.
• Validation & Verification: verify coverage on first physical test fixture and document discrepancies.
• Site Support: assist with functional test definition and early build debug with regional leads and SMEs.
• Rule Evolution: propose DFT rule updates from test escapes and post-build rework.

Skills

DFT

Boundary scan

Testability reviews

Schematic checks

MTRS coverage

Hardware bring-up

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Summary

At Celestica, we don’t just manufacture high-complexity technology, we design, engineer, and optimize the hardware powering the future. As a global leader in design, engineering, and manufacturing services, our teams partner with world-changing brands across cloud infrastructure, aerospace, defense, healthtech, and advanced electronics. Located in Richardson, TX, our site offers a collaborative, fast-paced environment where your technical voice directly impacts the physical products shaping tomorrow’s technology landscape.

Req ID: 140254 Region: Americas Country: USA State/Province: Texas City: Richardson

Summary

At Celestica, we don’t just manufacture high-complexity technology, we design, engineer, and optimize the hardware powering the future. As a global leader in design, engineering, and manufacturing services, our teams partner with world-changing brands across cloud infrastructure, aerospace, defense, healthtech, and advanced electronics. Located in Richardson, TX, our site offers a collaborative, fast-paced environment where your technical voice directly impacts the physical products shaping tomorrow’s technology landscape.

Detailed Description

Celestica is seeking a Sr. Lead, DFT and Test Engineer to ensure testability and maximum test coverage are embedded into hardware design long before layout freeze. In this role within our DFx Center of Excellence, you will perform in-design testability reviews, audit test point access and boundary scan chains, and model structural and functional test coverage against key manufacturing targets to drive high-yield, debug-ready releases.

Note: This position focuses strictly on testability as a core design property and is NOT a Test Development or Fixture Design role.

• Pre-Freeze Audits: Review schematics and PCB layouts against the core DFT rule set prior to layout freeze, documenting findings backed by technical evidence.
• Coverage Modeling: Model structural and functional coverage against the Manufacturing Test Requirements Specification (MTRS) and quantify coverage gaps.
• Finding Disposition: Partner directly with hardware design and software teams to resolve testability issues through test point additions, boundary scan chain corrections, or agreed-upon design alternatives.
• Validation & Verification: Verify actual achieved coverage on the first physical test fixture and document discrepancies against pre-layout claims.
• Site Support: Assist with functional test definition and early build debug in collaboration with Technical Region Leads (TRLs) and local test SMEs.
• Rule Evolution: Propose targeted DFT rule set updates derived from test escapes and post-build fixture rework.

Deliverables Owned

• Formal testability reviews and fully dispositioned DFT findings.
• Structural and functional coverage models mapped against the MTRS.
• Empirical evidence packages for achieved coverage on first fixtures.
• Formal DFT rule set change proposals.

Key Success Metrics

• Total designed-in coverage achieved on the first physical fixture.
• Complete resolution and closure of DFT findings prior to layout freeze.
• Minimization of test escapes and repeat testability issues across product lines.

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

• Background in Design for Testability (DFT), board-level schematics, and high-density PCB layout checks.
• Experience evaluating boundary scan chains, debug/provisioning access, and test point accessibility.
• Practical knowledge of MTRS coverage modeling, functional test strategy, and hardware bring-up.

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

• 4 to 8 years of experience in Design for Testability (DFT) or Test Engineering in a complex electronics environment.

Typical Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

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.

Company Overview

Celestica, Inc. (NYSE: CLS; TSX: CLS) is a technology leader dedicated to driving customer success and market advancements. With deep expertise in design, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and platform solutions, Celestica enables critical data center infrastructure for AI, cloud, and hybrid cloud and advances technologies in high-growth markets. With a talented team and a strategic global network, Celestica helps its customers achieve competitive advantages.

Today, Celestica delivers innovative supply chain solutions globally to customers in strategic two operating and reporting segments: Advanced Technology Solutions (ATS) and Connectivity and Cloud Solutions (CC):

ATS

ATS segment serves customers in complex, regulated and high-reliability markets such as Industrial & Smart Energy, Aerospace & Defense, Semiconductor Capital Equipment, and HealthTech. It is engineering led, with deep expertise in design, manufacturing and lifecycle solutions.

CCS

CCS segment focuses on high-performance technology solutions and services for the data center, serving hyperscalers, digital native customers and enterprises. Celestica's Platform Solutions offering provides innovative and customizable computing, storage and networking solutions enabling AI-driven growth.

Built on a legacy of trust and performance, Celestica has earned its reputation by delivering results in complex and fast-changing markets. Celestica exceeds customer expectations by identifying trends and staying ahead of the curve. Backed by comprehensive capabilities and a global network across North America, Europe and Asia, Celestica helps customers gain competitive advantage with the quality, flexibility and resiliency they need to respond quickly to shifts in demand. Guided by a bold vision to accelerate market advancements, Celestica delivers innovative solutions and technologies that turn complexity into opportunity. Anchored in teamwork and commitment, Celestica strives to be the most trusted partner to its customers and colleagues worldwide.

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

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