Sr. Director, Engineering

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Location : San Jose, CA, US

General Overview

Functional Area : Engineering (ENG)

Career Stream : Engineering (ENG)

Role : Senior Director (SDR)

Job Title : Senior Director, Manufacturing and Test Engineering

Job Code : SDR-ENG-MFTS

Job Level : Level 14

Direct / Indirect Indicator : Indirect

Summary

The role is for a highly accomplished and forward-thinking Sr. Director of Engineering (Hardware and Software) for a leading role in a critical customer engagement. This role demands a unique blend of technical expertise, customer-centricity, and a passion for emerging technologies to drive innovation and deliver exceptional results.

This role is accountable for strategic customer engagement - this includes regular engagement with the customer’s engineering teams on technical advances, product quality, engineering metrics etc. To be successful in the role, the individual will need to work closely with internal and external stakeholders globally.

The candidate will regularly interact with executives and / or major customers and product marketing. Interactions may involve readouts, technical direction setting or responding professionally and proactively to any potential escalations. The individual may also represent the organization in public speaking venues and / or community events.

Engagement in technical forums is highly desired but not required.

Detailed Description

Responsibilities

• Serve as the principal technical advisor and leader for a key customer, fostering a deep understanding of their business needs and technical challenges.
• Collaborate closely with the customer to define project scope, technical requirements and success criteria, ensuring alignment with their strategic objectives.
• Architect and design innovative solutions that leverage emerging technologies (e.g., Liquid cooling, High density PI, high speed SI, high speed Cable backplane, AI / ML) to address the customer's unique needs.
• Effectively communicate complex technical concepts and solutions to both technical and non-technical audiences at the customer, building trust and confidence.

Drive Engineering Excellence

Ensure Quality Outcomes

Qualifications

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Physical Demands

This position is based on site in Shanghai

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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.

Nearest Major Market : San Jose

Nearest Secondary Market : Palo Alto

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