Senior Lead Engineer - AI Compute Rack Validation

Celestica Inc.; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Celestica, Inc. in Austin, TX seeks a Senior Lead Engineer for Systems/Applications Validation to lead rack-level test and integration of AI compute racks.

You will own test system setup, create validation plans, and collaborate with design, program management, customers and vendors to ensure release readiness and robust performance. You will apply hands-on lab skills with servers, accelerators, switches, PDUs, and cooling while advancing test automation and AI-assisted planning.

Qualifications

• 4–7 years in a similar role or industry.
• Hands-on rack-level system integration experience.
• Experience with servers, accelerators, switches and CDU systems.
• Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills.
• Experience using lab test equipment and scripting.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute comprehensive validation and integration of advanced AI compute racks.
• Own test system setup, qualification and integration of rack components.
• Develop system integration and verification plans and test coverage.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure release readiness.
• Identify and automate system integration testing, apply AI tools to planning and reporting.

Skills

Rack-level integration

Test automation

AI-assisted testing

Scripting languages

Problem solving

Lab hardware troubleshooting

Communication

Education

Bachelor degree

Tools

PCI protocol analyzers

Traffic generators

JIRA

Jenkins (CI/CD)

Job description

Celestica, Inc. in Austin, TX seeks a Senior Lead Engineer for Systems/Applications Validation to lead rack-level test and integration of AI compute racks.

You will own test system setup, create validation plans, and collaborate with design, program management, customers and vendors to ensure release readiness and robust performance. You will apply hands-on lab skills with servers, accelerators, switches, PDUs, and cooling while advancing test automation and AI-assisted planning.