Senior Lead Engineer, Test Development (Power)

Celestica Inc.; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Celestica Inc. is seeking a Senior Lead Engineer, Test Development (Power) to drive advanced test solutions and lead a team of engineers at our Richardson, TX site.

You will shape test strategy, coordinate cross-functional programs, and deliver robust test capabilities aligned with customer requirements. The role emphasizes technical leadership, project planning, and collaboration with design, manufacturing, and quality teams to optimize test efficiency and yield.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent required.
• 4–6 years of related experience in engineering or testing.
• Strong leadership, communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of technical solutions in multiple domains and participate in project planning and scheduling.
• Provide technical leadership and direction to a team of engineers, potentially as a go-to expert in one or more areas.
• Review, interpret, and negotiate customer requirements and provide feedback.
• Lead deployment of strategic programs and coordinate site-wide deployment efforts.
• Create test strategies and plans to meet project goals and budgets and drive best practices.

Skills

Technical leadership

Test development

Project planning

Customer requirements review

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

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Senior Lead Engineer, Test Development (Power)

Date: Sep 3, 2026

General Overview

Work with some of the brightest minds in the industry to solve technical challenges with our customers. Our global team of more than 3,000 engineers works across electrical, mechanical, software, design disciplines and many more. Leading brands in enterprise computing, wired and wireless communications, industrial, mechanical, aerospace and consumer markets partner with us to build their products. We help them manage the full product lifecycle – from concept and design through manufacturing, delivery and aftermarket support. Which means you’ll have unlimited opportunities to work with new technologies across different industries, and grow your career in any direction you choose

Detailed Description

Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:

• Lead the development and implementation of technical solutions in multiple domains. Participate in project planning and scheduling.

Provides 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 provides 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.

Create structural or functional test strategy and test plan to meet project goals and requirements

Create technical proposals with costed BOM, hours, and schedule estimates

Lead requirements generation with minimal to no guidance, leveraging design specifications and technical product design data

Provide technical program management for mid to large projects

Establish best known methods and processes for test development execution (Structural or Functional) for local and regional teams

Analyze industry trends and setting short term investment and skill development strategies and business cases with local or regional impact

Develop production test strategies based on product design specification

Design and develop test solutions including hardware & software elements and then system integration, qualification, and installation to meet product, quality and test requirements outlined in the test plan.

Debug of tester issues using design of experiments, tools, and failure analysis methodologies

Execute all validation/qualification requirements by applying statistical and common industry methods

Stabilization of Test Solutions for manufacturing working to optimize with process teams focusing on cycle time and yield.

Test developers may also work with product design teams with feedback from product testability, test coverage, diagnosability, reparability, firmware/diagnostics and user experience.

Keeping up to date with relevant industry knowledge and regulations

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).

The following are the associated Technical Competencies that are required for the various Standard Jobs within the TestEngineering Manufacturingcareer stream. This list is for illustrative purposes and may not be inclusive of all skills.

Standard Job :Technical Skills

FUNCTIONAL /SYSTEMS /STRESS TEST OPERATIONS: ESD Controls, ESS Hardware, ESS Profile, Functional / System Test Solution Support, RF Test Operations, Test Fixture, Boundary Scan, Test Strategy Creation, Test Plan Creation, FT Software Development, FT Diagnostic and Firmware Development, FT Fixture Development, FT Fixture Mechanical Design, FT Equipment Skills, FT Debug/integration of SW/HW, RF Test Development (<5Ghz), RF Test Development (>20Ghz), High Energy Experience, Electrical - Automation, IPC-10, Engineering Control & System Tools, Quality Data (KPI), Supplier Quality & Component Engineering, Manufacturing Operational Management, System Architecture, EE - Digital, EE - Analog, FW - Firmware, OS, Application Software, PLC programming, Sensors / Moving Parts, Fluidics, Fiber Optics, Tolerance Analysis

STRUCTURAL TEST OPERATIONS: ESD Controls, Component Module Programming, Auto Wire Prep, SMT Data Analytics, API, AOI (PCBA), AXI (PCBA), Flying Probe, Backplane Test, ICT Equipment Maintenance, ICT Engineering Technical Support, 3070 and Teradyne ICT Test Development Applications and Models Development, Functional / System Test Solution Support, RF Test Operations, Test Fixture, Boundary Scan, Test Strategy Creation, Test Plan Creation, FT Software Development, IPC-610, Engineering Controls & System Tools, Quality Data (KPI), Supplier Quality and Component Engineering, Manufacturing Operational Management, DFM - Manufacturing, DFA - Assembly, DFT - Physical Test , DFT - Electrical Test

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 10-15%

Typical Experience

• 4 to 6 years of related experience; Experience in similar job roles

Typical Education

Bachelor degree or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Educational Requirements may vary by Geography

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. #HPA-NA

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 (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.

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.

Nearest Major Market: Dallas
Nearest Secondary Market: Fort Worth
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