Staff Engineer, Electrical Design

Req ID: 116877

Remote Position: Hybrid

Region: Americas

Country: Canada

State/Province: Ontario

City: Mississauga

General Overview

Job Title: Staff Engineer, Electrical Design

Functional Area: Engineering (ENG)

Career Stream: Design Engineering Electrical (DEE)

Role: Staff Engineer (SLE)

Job Code: SEN-ENG-DEE

Job Band: 10

Direct/Indirect Indicator: Indirect

About This Opportunity

Celestica has an established A&D presence and we are looking to grow our services offering in the design services space. We are currently engaged with several top OEM’s in aerospace with the largest aerospace manufacturing portfolio in our industry. We are committed to providing first in class engineering support customers through a significant initiative in service level expansion.

We are looking for leaders who are passionate and results-oriented to be part of our global Diversified Markets organization. If you are a highly motivated individual who likes being at the forefront of product launches and can translate customer challenges into real solutions, this is the opportunity for you.

The Staff Engineer, Electrical Design 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.

The Staff Engineer, Electrical Design 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.

There Are Many Benefits To Joining Our Team, Including

• We are focused on sustainability and provide opportunities for employees to give back to the community
• We are a global leader in the electronics industry; a point of pride with Celestica employees
• Celestica offers a global, collaborative culture
• Market-competitive total rewards
• The opportunity to innovate, learn, mentor others and work toward your own vision of career success

Job Overview

As a senior electrical systems and applications engineer for our A&D team, you will be one of the primary technical interfaces with our customers and suppliers and will oversee the technical development and support throughout all stages of the product development lifecycle and cost reduction.

Responsibilities

• Participate in development of power conversion management systems and development of system solutions for easy system install, commissioning and maintenance.
• Understanding component supersession including components under QPL, NSR and other military numbering systems.
• Great understanding of component technologies, both passive and active, and key characteristics that drive cost.
• Manage product and system level implementation by overseeing execution by Celestica product design partners.
• Understanding requirements for Aerospace qualification based on Class 1 and Class 2 changes.
• Active participation in industry conferences and standardization bodies to influence and facilitate development of Celestica’s innovative, market leading product development services.
• Leading a multi-disciplined team and coordinating efforts to efficiently resolve roadblocks during cost take out exercises.
• Technical lead between customer engineering team and key engineering suppliers, driving cost takeout and value engineering for aerospace and defense products.
• Initiate design changes for high efficiency, low cost, high reliability.
• Create and/or manage product level and system level design/redesign for function, cost, reliability.

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

• Moderate travel (up to 10%)
• Excellent interpersonal skills - communication, negotiation and problem resolution
• Strong business acumen
• Excellent project management, presentation, database management and computer skills
• Strategic mindset with practical orientation
• Ability to work collaboratively in a virtual environment.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships quickly and effectively with counterparts, leaders, key stakeholders and customers globally.
• Ability to simultaneously manage several projects and coordinate multiple deadlines, with prioritization.
• An “out of the box” thinker with a strong desire to do things differently, challenge the status quo and find creative profitable solutions
• A recognized leader with the ability to effectively organize cross-functional teams and manage and motivate others

Physical Demands

• Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment.
• Occasional travel may be required.
• 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.

Typical Experience

• Strong understanding of digital components and key characteristics that allow for substitution.
• 10+ years of relevant experience in the design of aerospace products and solutions
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes and equipment used for systems and subassemblies
• Involved in qualification of end units and follow on support of customers during these phases.
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of the development process with phase gates
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of power distribution systems in aerospace.
• Strong knowledge of materials and components used in the construction of aerospace systems and subassemblies
• Strong knowledge of component design used in aerospace such as magnetics, transistors, capacitors.

Typical Education

• Bachelor’s degree in a related electrical field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience

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.