System Integration Test Engineer

Celestica; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Celestica is seeking a Senior Lead Engineer of Systems/Applications to design, integrate and manage complex systems through their full lifecycles. You will coordinate cross-disciplinary engineering teams, negotiate customer requirements, and drive strategic programs with manufacturing, reliability and supply chain input.

Expect leadership roles and a strong focus on performance, compliance and documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 4–6 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development and implementation of technical solutions in multiple domains. Participate in project planning and scheduling.
• Provide 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 provide 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.
• Research systems ideas and draw up plans for these systems
• Design, modify and implement systems that meet customer and Celestica needs. E.g. Architecture of solution: Divide up tasks for various engineering teams to execute taking into consideration requirements engineering, reliability, logistics, coordination of different teams, testing and evaluation, maintainability and many other disciplines necessary for successful system design and field support.
• Test, simulate and measure (including troubleshooting) the performance of systems
• Keep up to date with relevant industry knowledge and regulations
• Solve complex problems
• Liaison with suppliers, customers, contractors, and other internal teams.
• Analyze and interpret data and information
• Recommend system modifications
• Create reports and documentation
• 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).

Skills

Technical leadership

Project management

Requirements engineering

Leadership

Problem solving

Customer interaction

Financial acumen

Coaching/mentoring

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

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

Summary

The Senior Lead Engineer of Systems/Applications is responsible for designing, integrating, and managing complex systems throughout their complete lifecycles. Acting as primary engineering leads, they navigate critical technical domains—including requirements engineering, reliability, logistics, testing, evaluation, and maintainability. By seamlessly coordinating diverse teams and disciplines, they ensure successful system design, development, and implementation. Furthermore, the Senior Lead Engineer is expected to continuously enhance system designs by incorporating expert feedback from manufacturing, testing, supply chain, reliability, industrial design, and simulations.

Detailed Description

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

• Lead the design, development and implementation of technical solutions in multiple domains. Participate in project planning and scheduling.
• Provide 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 provide 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.
• Research systems ideas and draw up plans for these systems
• Design, modify and implement systems that meet customer and Celestica needs. E.g. Architecture of solution: Divide up tasks for various engineering teams to execute taking into consideration requirements engineering, reliability, logistics, coordination of different teams, testing and evaluation, maintainability and many other disciplines necessary for successful system design and field support.
• Test, simulate and measure (including troubleshooting) the performance of systems
• Keep up to date with relevant industry knowledge and regulations
• Solve complex problems
• Liaison with suppliers, customers, contractors, and other internal teams.
• Analyze and interpret data and information
• Recommend system modifications
• Create reports and documentation
• 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 Design Engineering Electrical career stream. This list is for illustrative purposes and may not be inclusive of all skills.

Standard Job: Technical Skills

• SYSTEM ARCHITECURE : Sensors/Moving Parts, Electrical-Automation, Mechanical-Automation, Robotic Programming, PLC Programming, Machine Vision
• APPLICATIONS ENGINEERING : Test Strategy Creation, System Architecture, Tolerance Analysis, DFS-Sourcing/BOM Risk, DFR-Reliability, HALT/Testing, Temperature/Humidity/Bias Testing, Thermal Shock Testing, Accelerated Thermal Cycling
• ROBOTICS/AUTOMATION : Test Plan Creation, FT Diagnostic & Firmware Development, FT Equipment Skills, FT Debug/Integration of SW/HW, System Architecture, Firmware, DFT-Physical Test, DFT-Electrical Test
• DESIGN RELIABILITY/COMPLIANCE & VALIDATION : DFS-Sourcing/BOM Risk, Mechanical Component & Commodities, Electronic Datasheet Component & Commodities, Supplier Quality & Component Engineering
• TEST STRATEGY : Signal Integrity, Static Timing, Schematic Modeling, Power Integrity, Tolerance Analysis, DFM-Manufacturing, DFA-Assembly, DFAA-Automated Assembly, DFT-physical Test, DFT-electrical Test, DFS-Sourcing/BOM Risk, DFR-Reliability, Mechanical Component & Commodities, Electronic Datasheet Component & Commodities
• DESIGN SUPPORT-DATA : Sensors/Moving Parts, Electrical-Automation, Mechanical-Automation, Robotic Programming, PLC Programming, Machine Vision
• DESIGN ANALYSIS (DFX) : Test Strategy Creation, System Architecture, Tolerance Analysis, DFS-Sourcing/BOM Risk, DFR-Reliability, HALT/Testing, Temperature/Humidity/Bias Testing, Thermal Shock Testing, Accelerated Thermal Cycling

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

4 to 6 years of relevant experience

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.