Staff - Signal Integrity Engineer (San Jose)

Celestica; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 211,000; Full time

Job summary

Celestica in San Jose, CA seeks a Staff Engineer, Design Engineering to lead and execute advanced digital PCB/signal integrity initiatives. You will drive system architecture, schematics, BOMs, and implementation plans while guiding diverse teams and coordinating with customers and suppliers for successful delivery.

The role emphasizes technical leadership in high-speed signaling, planning, validation, and ensuring compliance with industry standards.

Qualifications

• Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience.
• Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience.
• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of complex technical solutions, including system architecture, schematics, BOMs, and detailed implementation plans.
• Provide technical leadership to engineering teams, guiding design decisions and serving as a subject matter expert in high-speed systems and signal integrity.
• Own project execution by contributing to planning, scheduling, and coordination of both technical and non-technical aspects, including resources and budget.
• Review and interpret customer requirements, acting as a primary technical interface to ensure alignment and successful delivery.
• Evaluate design trade-offs and recommend optimized solutions based on performance, cost, and manufacturability.
• Drive system validation and characterization, including lab testing of high-speed digital interfaces and correlation between simulation and measurement results.
• Execute and oversee physical layer compliance testing and ensure designs meet industry standards.
• Lead strategic programs and coordinate cross-functional deployment initiatives across teams and sites.
• Collaborate with suppliers, vendors, customers, and internal stakeholders to ensure seamless execution and issue resolution.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, including reports, analysis summaries, and project updates to support decision-making.
• Identify and resolve complex technical challenges, and recommend improvements to enhance system performance and reliability.
• Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices to continuously improve engineering capabilities.

Skills

High-speed systems

Signal integrity

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Job description

Staff Engineer, Design Engineering

Req ID: 137393

Region: Americas

Country: USA

State/Province: California

City: San Jose

Summary

The Signal Integrity Engineer will play a critical role in the planning of digital PCB designs, simulation, lab verification, and troubleshooting signal integrity issues on completed designs. They will also be expected to help with design review of critical PCBs for signal integrity concerns. Good communications skills and ability to work with global teams is required.

The incumbent develops new electrical systems/circuits for various applications. Research system ideas and draw up plans for these systems, and capture them in schematics and system specifications. Test, simulate, validate and qualify their systems and make adjustments as needed. Provide support throughout the manufacturing of the electrical systems they have designed.

This role works in cross functional teams with other designers, customers, manufacturing engineering and project leadership to ensure robust and high quality product development. Enhance designs with feedback from reviews in areas such as manufacturing, test, supply chain, reliability, industrial design and simulations.

Compensation Data

Salary Range: $135,037-$210,546 Annually

The salary range described in this posting is an estimate by the Company, and may change based on several factors, including by not limited to a change in the duties covered by the job posting, or the credentials, experience or geographic jurisdiction of the successful candidate.

Compensation includes the Base Salary and the target Short-Term Incentive (STI)/ bonus. A comprehensive benefits package is offered in addition to this.

Detailed Description

• Lead the design and development of complex technical solutions, including system architecture, schematics, BOMs, and detailed implementation plans.

• Provide technical leadership to engineering teams, guiding design decisions and serving as a subject matter expert in high-speed systems and signal integrity.

• Own project execution by contributing to planning, scheduling, and coordination of both technical and non-technical aspects, including resources and budget.

• Review and interpret customer requirements, acting as a primary technical interface to ensure alignment and successful delivery.

• Evaluate design trade-offs and recommend optimized solutions based on performance, cost, and manufacturability.

• Drive system validation and characterization, including lab testing of high-speed digital interfaces and correlation between simulation and measurement results.

• Execute and oversee physical layer compliance testing and ensure designs meet industry standards.

• Lead strategic programs and coordinate cross-functional deployment initiatives across teams and sites.

• Collaborate with suppliers, vendors, customers, and internal stakeholders to ensure seamless execution and issue resolution.

• Develop and maintain technical documentation, including reports, analysis summaries, and project updates to support decision-making.

• Identify and resolve complex technical challenges, and recommend improvements to enhance system performance and reliability.

• Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices to continuously improve engineering capabilities.

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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

• Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience OR

• Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience OR

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience.

Typical Education

Bachelor degree in electrical engineering or similar .

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.