Senior Mechanical Engineer - Manager Platforms

Celestica Inc.; Northern (KY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Celestica, Inc. seeks a Senior Mechanical Engineer & Team Lead to define the physical architecture of our heavy-duty product lineup and guide its mechanical execution from concept to field commissioning.

This dual-impact role leads a mechanical design team, owns DFMA across the lifecycle, and coordinates with Electrical, Systems, and Certification teams to ensure safe, manufacturable enclosures and transportable skids. Remote position with travel.

Qualifications

• 7+ years hands-on mechanical design experience in power distribution or modular E-house industry.
• 2+ years leading CAD designers and junior engineers.
• Proven track record delivering complex assemblies from concept to high-volume manufacturing or field deployment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor the mechanical engineering design team.
• Drive Design for Manufacturability and Assembly (DFMA) across the lifecycle with fabrication shops.
• Collaborate with Electrical, Systems, and Certification teams to ensure enclosure layouts meet clearances and regulatory requirements.
• Architect robust heavy structural frames and enclosures for ultra-heavy power equipment.
• Design integrated lifting lugs, rigging interfaces, and analyze transport forces.
• Define physical testing procedures for prototype validation and structural verification.

Skills

Mechanical design

Team leadership

DFMA

Structural analysis

3D CAD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

PE license

Tools

SolidWorks

Autodesk Inventor

PTC Creo

ANSYS

Nastran

Job description

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Senior Mechanical Engineer - Manager Platforms

Date: Aug 15, 2026

Location: Remote Employee US, NH, US

Summary

Building modular data centers and supporting power systems requires solving extraordinary structural, thermal, and logistics puzzles. We are seeking a highly skilled, hands-on Senior Mechanical Engineer & Team Lead to define the physical architecture of our heavy-duty product lineup and guide its mechanical execution from concept to field commissioning.

In this dual-impact role, you will act as both a principal designer and a technical leader. You will own the structural integrity, transportability, and environmental containment designs for our industrial-scale E-houses and heavy structural steel skids. Simultaneously, you will lead, task, and mentor a team of mechanical engineers and CAD designers, ensuring that every weldment, enclosure assembly, and rigging scheme is engineered to the highest standards of safety, quality, and manufacturability.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Mentorship & Direction: Lead, task, and manage the mechanical engineering design team. Establish modeling standards, define drafting templates, and execute rigorous design reviews.
• DFM & DFMA Ownership: Drive Design for Manufacturability and Assembly (DFMA) best practices across the engineering lifecycle, collaborating closely with fabrication shops and assembly line leads.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner directly with Electrical, Systems, and Certification engineering teams to ensure physical enclosure layouts support electrical clearances, cable routing, and regulatory compliance.
• Heavy Structural Design: Architect robust, low-deflection structural steel base frames (skids) capable of supporting ultra-heavy power equipment (transformers, switchgear, liquid-cooled battery racks).
• Rigging & Transport Logistics: Design integrated lifting lugs, spreader-bar interfaces, and tie-down schemes. Analyze dynamic over-the-road transit forces to ensure safe logistics.
• Finite Element Analysis (FEA): Perform and supervise comprehensive linear and non-linear structural FEA on structural frames, lifting setups, and cabinet paneling to validate stress, deflection, and fatigue limits

3. Enclosure & Environmental Integration and Test

• Environmental Containment: Design and detail E-houses, walk-in modular enclosures, and outdoor containment cabinets. Establish robust ingress protection strategies (e.g., NEMA 3R, IP55, IP66).
• Thermal Management Integration: Collaborate with HVAC and thermal engineers to integrate complex air-conditioning, liquid cooling, and active ventilation systems. Ensure optimized airflow pathways, ducting configurations, and condensation mitigation.
• Seismic & Wind-Load Compliance: Ensure all structural weldments, panel interfaces, and equipment anchorages comply with site-specific seismic and wind-load requirements under the International Building Code (IBC) and ASCE 7.
• Prototyping & Testing: Define physical testing procedures for prototype validation, including rain-ingress testing, structural deflection deflection tests under maximum load, and seismic vibration simulation.

Technical Expertise

• Structural Welding & Codes: Strong expertise in AISC (American Institute of Steel Construction) standards, AWS D1.1 (Structural Welding Code – Steel), and sheet metal fabrication techniques.
• Physical Modeling: Expert command of structural physics, beam theory, shear-moment diagrams, and thermal expansion dynamics.
• Software Tooling:
  • 3D CAD: Expert proficiency in SolidWorks, Autodesk Inventor, or PTC Creo.
  • FEA: Hands-on experience with ANSYS, SolidWorks Simulation, or Autodesk Nastran.
  • PLM/PDM: Strong familiarity with product lifecycle management tools to manage Bill of Materials (BOMs) and drawing releases.

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.

The stated range includes Base Salary. A comprehensive benefits package is offered in addition to this range.
The range described in this posting is an estimate by the Company, and may change based on several factors, including but not limited to a change in the duties covered by the job posting, or the credentials, experience or geographic jurisdiction of the successful candidate.

Typical Experience

• 7+ Years of hands-on mechanical design experience in the power distribution, modular E-house, industrial HVAC packaging, or custom containerized container industry.
• 2+ Years of experience in a lead role coordinating, reviewing, and driving the deliverables of CAD designers, draftspersons, or junior engineers.
• Proven track record of taking complex structural steel and sheet metal assemblies from initial napkin sketches all the way to high-volume manufacturing or heavy field deployment.

Typical Education

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Structural Engineering, or a highly related technical discipline.
• Preferred: Professional Engineer (PE) license or an advanced degree in Structural/Mechanical Engineering.

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.

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.

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: This 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: This 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.

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