General Overview

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

Summary

We are seeking talented and motivated Senior Lead Electrical & Electronic Engineer to join our dynamic and growing organization that enable industry leaders to deliver products that leave positive impacts to the world. 
The Senior Lead Electrical & Electronic Engineer will contribute to the architect, design, and optimization of the innovative solutions for HealthTech, Industrial, Smart Energy, Aerospace and Capital Equipment. In this role, the Lead Engineer will play a pivotal role along with cross functional teams of other engineers, customers, supply chain and project leadership to ensure solutions meet the highest industry standards.

Detailed Description

Job Responsibilities:
Product Design and Development

• Recognized subject matter expert for one or more technical areas. See Technical Competencies section.
• Lead the architect, design and implementation of technical solutions in multiple domains and market segments that meets the customer, regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, suppliers, and customers to integrate electrical & electronic systems into overall product architecture and support product transition to manufacturing.
• With the relevant technical competencies, convert concepts into design requirements, integrate digital or analog design, develop schematic and review fabrication drawing, conduct design simulations / reliability analysis and drive PCB layout design.
• Develop prototypes and conduct rigorous testing to validate design concepts and iterate as necessary.
• Support technical proposal, planning and cost estimation that will aid in the initial quoting process.

Continuous Learning and Innovation

• Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, regulations and best practices to contribute to the advancement of design best practices, procedures, quality, efficiency or the acquisitions of new capabilities. 
• Passionate about solving complex issues and innovate under tight project requirement.

Design for Manufacturing & Quality Assurance

• Products that are not manufacturable will not benefit our customer and more importantly the end user. This role requires to collaborate with manufacturing partners to ensure seamless production and timely delivery, identify and evaluate materials and manufacturing processes that align with product requirements and contribute to cost effective solutions.
• Proficient in product development life cycle process and compliance to product quality standard.

Enabling Competencies:

Technical Leaderships

• Demonstrate “People & Team Leadership Behaviors” as per Celestica Leadership Imperatives.

Project Management

• Ability to manage/lead complex, multiple line engineering projects that may also involve other functions. Demonstrate solid understanding of the technical, financial and people aspects of the project. Able to create a project/change management plan and ensure the project is delivered within the assigned time and budget. Ability to recognize project barriers and develop mitigation plans. 
• Right-the-First Time Lean and Quality mindset.
• The following competencies are fundamental for this role: Coaching/Mentoring; Communication/Negotiation/Presentation; Creative Problem Solving (8D/Corrective Actions), Customer/Stakeholder Management; Quality & Lean, D/PFMEA, Design of Experiments (DOE).
   

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

Technical Competencies:

• ●       Proficient in the design. development and verification of analog and mixed signal PCBAs and systems that encompass:
• o   Signal Conditioning – sensor interfacing, filters, amplifiers, ADC/DAC circuits. 
• • Power Electronics & Architecture Development – DC-DC circuits, power management (hot-swap, battery charging/management Systems etc.)
  • SPICE based simulation to validate designs before prototyping
  • Strong understanding of electromagnetic behavior and able to direct board/system level designs to meet EMC compliance as well as resolve EMC issues as they arise.
  • Able to define PCB layout guidelines to direct PCB layout work.
  • Proficient with schematic & layout design tools (OrCAD, Cadence Concept/Allegro, Altium Designer)
• Good understanding of product EMC, Safety & Environmental compliance requirements
• Experience in the following is an added advantage:

• • AC-DC power supply design
  • RF circuit / antenna design (wireless module integration – Wi-Fi, BT, Cellular, GPS)
  • Signal Integrity/ Power Integrity design, simulation and validation.

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

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Electrical/Electronic engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 5-10 years of direct working experience in product design within a multi-disciplinary environment, having completed multiple product development cycles.
• PHD applicants with a lesser amount of years in industry experience will be considered.
• Fluent in both written and spoken English, ability to work with an international team.
• Good team work attitude, collaboration and communication skills.
• Business travel possible (including overseas travel).

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.