Senior Staff Packaging Engineer

About the role

This position is for a Senior Staff Packaging Engineer SME for Mechanical Concept Development. In this role, you will define the mechanical packaging and architecture of leading and competitive AI Rack systems, Compute, and Network systems, engage in new related technology research and study. As a member of the Customer Experience team, you will engage in deeper technical dialog and trade-off analysis with customers and key suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Develop packaging specifications, requirements, & design packaging enhancements.
• Develop and maintain close technical relationships with suppliers/partners on product roadmaps and technologies.
• Guide RFQ and Celestica platform L11 Packaging solutions.
• Provide effective mechanical trade-off analysis and competitive guidance to engineering teams and customers.
• Support System Requirements Documents (SRD) development, requirement compliance assessments, and technical proposals.
• Act as a primary technical SME with customers on related mechanical topics, concepts, trade-offs, and proposals.
• Perform DFx review, and through understanding of should cost analysis.
• Identify and resolve cross-functional and cross-discipline architectural issues.
• Participate in standards committees and industry groups as assigned.
• Prepare test plans, reports, and technical documentation of project work assigned.
• Present frequently to customers, senior management, & peers.

Requirements

• Knowledge of all Environmental Tests including vibration, mechanical shock, temperature, altitude, humidity.
• Work directly with design engineering, structural analysis FEA personnel manufacturing, engineering, and commercial customers.
• Provide remote field test support to programs as needed.
• Review supplier packaging designs & quotes.
• Research & recommend new packaging solutions to global team & customers.

Skills & Competencies

• Bachelor or master degree in mechanical or Packaging engineering.
• Minimum 10+ years of direct working experiences in electronic product mechanical design, related to AI compute / networking / rack level product design experience is a MUST.
• Familiar with STD’s; MIL-STD-810, ISTA 2A/3, ASTM D4169 packaging testing and procedures, program & Supplier management, Environmental test, Shock, Vibrations, HALT, HASS, FMEA, Creo, ms-office.
• Experience with liquid cooling systems, modular chassis and cabled solutions.
• Experience with high volume production and high reliability and serviceable products.
• Good knowledge in material property, manufacturing process, tolerance analysis, stress analysis.
• Good knowledge in sheet metal process, plastic injection molding.
• Good knowledge in industrial standards and system level environmental compliance.
• Good skills with the use of CAD design tools, Creo is must.
• Good skills in Microsoft office software.
• Good team work attitude, collaboration and communication skills.

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.

Company Overview

Celestica, Inc. (NYSE: CLS; TSX: CLS) is a technology leader dedicated to driving customer success and market advancements. With deep expertise in design, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and platform solutions, Celestica enables critical data center infrastructure for AI, cloud, and hybrid cloud and advances technologies in high-growth markets. With a talented team and a strategic global network, Celestica helps its customers achieve competitive advantages. Today, Celestica delivers innovative supply chain solutions globally to customers in strategic two operating and reporting segments: Advanced Technology Solutions (ATS) and Connectivity and Cloud Solutions (CC): ATS: This segment serves customers in complex, regulated and high-reliability markets such as Industrial & Smart Energy, Aerospace & Defense, Semiconductor Capital Equipment, and HealthTech. It is engineering led, with deep expertise in design, manufacturing and lifecycle solutions. CCS: This segment focuses on high-performance technology solutions and services for the data center, serving hyperscalers, digital native customers and enterprises. Celestica's Platform Solutions offering provides innovative and customizable computing, storage and networking solutions enabling AI-driven growth. Built on a legacy of trust and performance, Celestica has earned its reputation by delivering results in complex and fast-changing markets. Celestica exceeds customer expectations by identifying trends and staying ahead of the curve. Backed by comprehensive capabilities and a global network across North America, Europe and Asia, Celestica helps customers gain competitive advantage with the quality, flexibility and resiliency they need to respond quickly to shifts in demand. Guided by a bold vision to accelerate market advancements, Celestica delivers innovative solutions and technologies that turn complexity into opportunity. Anchored in teamwork and commitment, Celestica strives to be the most trusted partner to its customers and colleagues worldwide. 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.