Diagnostics - Senior Lead Engineer, Software

General Overview

Functional Area:  Engineering        
Career Stream:  Design - Software Engineering
SAP Short Name:  SLE-ENG-DSE
Job Level:  Level 09
IC/MGR:  Individual Contributor        
Direct/Indirect Indicator:  Indirect

Summary

The Senior Lead Engineer, Software develops, debugs, tests, deploys and supports code to be deployed in systems/products/equipment for various applications. They write, debug, maintain, and test software in various common languages and for software at various levels in the hierarchy (from Firmware to Application). Software creation follows an agreed to development process (such as Agile, Scrum, etc.) and complies with the product life cycle development (phase/gate deliverables).

The Senior Lead Engineer, Software 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.

In this role, the Senior Lead Engineer leads diagnostic software development for Celestica's high-performance networking switch platforms, specifying and developing diagnostic applications that make sure platforms are up and running, meeting product requirements, and delivered at the highest possible quality, in close partnership with BSP, SDK, hardware and manufacturing teams.

Detailed Description

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

• Lead the design, development and implementation of technical solutions for diagnostic software development. Participate in project planning and scheduling.
• Specify and develop diagnostic applications that verify platforms are up and running, meet product requirements, and are delivered at the highest possible quality.
• Provide technical leadership and direction to a team of engineers. May be a recognized expert (go-to person) in diagnostics or other platform technical areas.
• Review, interpret and may negotiate customer requirements/specifications, design diagnostic software, provide customer feedback, and ensure quality of deliverables.
• Lead the deployment of strategic programs and coordinate site-wide deployment efforts.
• Participate in managing relationships with key vendors/partners/customers.
• Develop diagnostic coverage for various devices on high-performance networking platforms (Ethernet, I2C, PCIe, SPI, USB, NAND) to validate functionality and isolate faults.
• Work closely with hardware engineers on board bring-up and with manufacturing teams to support product qualification through diagnostics packages.
• Analyze, design and develop tests and test-automation suites.
• Provide ongoing maintenance, support and enhancements in existing systems and platforms.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with customers, users, project managers and other engineers, including Peer-Reviews, to achieve elegant solutions.

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

• Solid understanding and experience in specifying and developing diagnostic applications.
• Strong programming skills in Python, with working knowledge of C/C++.
• Experience in software design under Linux; familiar with Linux commands and Git.
• Understanding of low-level hardware interfaces such as Ethernet, I2C, PCIe, SPI, USB, and NAND.
• Outstanding software debugging skills; experience using hardware test equipment such as JTAG debuggers and I2C analyzers is a plus.
• Experience working with cross functional teams including hardware engineering and manufacturing.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; strong interpersonal, multitasking, and organizational skills.
• Project Management - Ability to lead engineering projects that may involve other functions, with solid understanding of the technical, schedule and people aspects of the project. Able to recognize project barriers and develop mitigation plans.
• Leadership - Demonstrate "People & Team Leadership Behaviors" as per Celestica Leadership Imperatives.
• 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.

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

• 6 to 12 years

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.