Senior Engineer, Electrical Design 1

Req ID:

Remote Position: No

Region: Asia 

Country: Malaysia 

State/Province: Bayan Lepas 

City:  Penang 

General Overview

Job Title:  Lead Engineer, Electrical Design
Functional Area:  Engineering (ENG)
Career Stream:  Design Engineering Electrical (DEE)
Role:  Lead Engineer (LEN)
Job Code:  LEN-ENG-DEE
Direct/Indirect Indicator:  Indirect

Summary

The Lead Engineer, Electrical Design is responsible for system-level hardware design and development for networking and server products. The role focuses on architecture definition, schematic ownership, interface definition, and BOM management. The engineer will lead design reviews, collaborate with cross-functional/global teams, and provide technical leadership to ensure high-quality and timely delivery. #LI-LX1

Detailed Description

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

• Define hardware architecture and critical interfaces for networking and server products.
• Own schematics, component selection, and BOM definition to meet performance, cost, and quality requirements.
• Drive cross-functional design reviews covering DFM, DFT, EMC, safety, and reliability.
• Support system bring-up, validation planning, and troubleshooting during EVT/DVT/PPVT phases.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineers at the Penang site.
• Work with global teams and suppliers to resolve technical issues and achieve project milestones.
• Ensure adherence to engineering processes and continuously improve design quality.

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

Refer to technical skills below

Physical Demands

• Strong knowledge of system-level hardware design, including CPUs, memory subsystems, power delivery, and high-speed interfaces.
• Familiarity with EMC, safety standards, and board-level design constraints.
• Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills at system bring-up stage.
• Ability to review and assess design risks, and propose system-level solutions.
• Effective communication and leadership skills for cross-site collaboration.

Typical Experience

• 5–8 years of hardware development experience, with proven track record in system-level design.
• Experience in networking or server hardware preferred.
• Prior experience leading projects and mentoring engineers in a global environment is an advantage.

Typical Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering or equivalent.

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.

Celestica is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on any protected status (including race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran or disability status or other characteristics protected by law).

At Celestica we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. Special arrangements can be made for candidates who need it throughout the hiring process. Please indicate your needs and we will work with you to meet them.

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.

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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