Senior Manufacturing Tech Lead – Hardware NPI

Celestica Inc.; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Celestica Inc. is seeking a Manufacturing Technical Lead (MTL) to drive operational execution and technical readiness for next‑generation hardware programs from concept to mass production.

You will bridge hardware design, software, and factory teams, owning risk mitigation, prototyping milestones, and rigorous documentation controls across the product lifecycle. You will lead proto-to-PVT builds, author build-specific SOWs, and manage anomalies with timely escalations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hardware NPI engineering, manufacturing leadership, or systems program management experience.
• Strong knowledge of electronics manufacturing operations (SMT, box build, test) and BOM/configuration lifecycles.
• Proficiency with change control systems (PLM/CCB) and documenting technical work such as SOWs.

Responsibilities

• Translate engineering intents into execution-ready directives for NPI managers and manufacturing sites.
• Collaborate with Front-End, Back-End, and Test Engineering leaders to scale infrastructure and test fixtures with prototypes.
• Coordinate with Design and Software leads to align code, firmware, diagnostics, and silicon readiness with test schedules.
• Own execution for proto, EVT, DVT, and PVT builds, ensuring on-time delivery and quality targets.
• Prepare and enforce build-specific SOWs with clear hardware baselines and volumes.
• Log and resolve manufacturing anomalies and ensure engineering deviations are controlled and closed.
• Run NUDD reviews and CTQ monitoring to prevent yield shortfalls and manage risk.
• Represent operations at Change Control Boards for mid-cycle design changes.

Skills

NPI leadership

Program management

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Computer/Industrial Engineering

Tools

Jira

Job description

Celestica Inc. is seeking a Manufacturing Technical Lead (MTL) to drive operational execution and technical readiness for next‑generation hardware programs from concept to mass production.

You will bridge hardware design, software, and factory teams, owning risk mitigation, prototyping milestones, and rigorous documentation controls across the product lifecycle. You will lead proto-to-PVT builds, author build-specific SOWs, and manage anomalies with timely escalations.