Staff Engineer, AI Infrastructure / Firmware

Celestica Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Celestica in Austin, TX seeks an engineering leader to drive design, development and deployment of complex technical solutions across multiple domains. You will provide technical direction to a sizable team of engineers and partner with customers and project managers to deliver on schedule and budget.

The role requires 10 to 15 years of experience, a bachelor degree, and strong skills in project management, leadership and stakeholder management.

Qualifications

• Lead design and implementation of technical solutions for complex projects.
• Provide technical leadership to a team of engineers.
• Manage non-technical aspects like people and budgets.
• Review customer requirements and act as primary contract.
• Develop deployment strategies and plans.
• Coordinate site-wide deployment efforts.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration with customers and managers.
• Maintain up-to-date industry knowledge and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex engineering projects across multiple domains.
• Create project and change management plans to meet time and budget.
• Provide ongoing maintenance and enhancements to systems.
• Mentor and coach team members.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Technical direction

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor degree or equivalent combination of education and experience

Job description

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Date: Sep 15, 2026

Location: Austin, TX, US

Detailed Description

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

• Lead the design, development and implementation of technical solutions for complex projects, involving multiple domains. Participate in project planning and scheduling.
• Provide technical leadership and direction to a sizable team of engineers. May be a recognized expert (go to person) in one or more technical areas
• Take responsibility for non-technical elements of an engineering project (people, financials etc.).
• Review and interpret customer requirements/specifications and may act as primary customer contract.
• Analyze trade-offs in complex systems and recommend solutions. Develops deployment strategies and plans.
• Lead the deployment of strategic complex programs and coordinate site-wide deployment efforts.
• May manage relationships with key vendors/partners.
• Analyze, design and develop tests and test-automation suites.
• Design and develop a processing platform using various configuration management technologies.
• Test software development methodology (may be done in agile environment)
• Provide ongoing maintenance, support and enhancements in existing systems and platforms.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with customers, users, project managers and other engineers including Peer-Reviews to achieve elegant solutions.
• Provide recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Work alongside other engineers on the team to elevate technology and consistently apply best practices.
• Keep 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).

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

• 10 to 15 years

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.#HPS-NA

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Celestica's policy on equal employment opportunity prohibits discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran or disability status, or other characteristics protected by law.
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.

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.

This location is a US ITAR facility and these positions will involve the release of export controlled goods either directly to employees or through the employee's movement within the facility. As such, Celestica will require necessary information from all applicants upon an applicant's acceptance of employment to determine if any export control exemptions or licenses must be filed.

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