06 - Associate Engineer, Test Manufacturing

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Date: Apr 1, 2026

Location: Richardson, TX, US

Company: Celestica International LP

06 - Associate Engineer, Test Manufacturing
Req ID: 134628
Hiring Manager: Joel Gamboa
Band: 06 
Region: Americas 
Country: USA 
State/Province: Texas
City:  Richardson

General Overview

Job Title:  Associate Engineer, Test Manufacturing
Functional Area:  Engineering (ENG)
Career Stream:  Test Engineering Manufacturing (TEM)
Role:  Associate Engineer (AST)
Job Code:  AST-ENG-TEM
Job Band: 06
Direct/Indirect Indicator:  Indirect

Summary

The Associate Engineer, Test Manufacturing accepts, transfers, installs, improves and maintains automatic test equipment and test programs that are used for product testing and design verification. They also may support the test development of the test equipment and processes to ensure robust and high quality test solutions and final products are realized.

Detailed Description

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

  • Under supervision and with assistance develop, qualify, and install test applications into manufacturing operations.           
  • Optimize the Test process focusing on productivity improvements to cycle time and yield
  • Debug of solutions provided by external vendors or customers based on training supplied                      
  • Assist with test optimization based on feedback from customers and operations partners based on a solid unstinting of the test coverage, diagnosability, reparability, firmware/diagnostics and user experience.                 
  • Maintain with minimal supervision, the continuing performance of the Testers and participate in the OEE improvement plans, yield and test time optimization.   
     

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

  • Project Mangamagne - Ability to manage a single line engineering project with a limited number of participants. Create a project/change management plan, establish and distribute project roles, and communicate what is needed from the project participants in order to make the project successful. 
  • Leadership - Demonstrate "Individual Leadership Behaviors" as per Celestica Leadership Imperatives.
  • Financial Acumen/Business Planning - Solid understanding of Celestica's budgeting and accounting system and the cost accounting practices relevant to engineering work. Always act with the awareness of your work's impact on financial results. Communicate clearly and timely all aspects of your work that may have an influence on the profitability of the project and/or what is necessary for proper accounting and controlling.
  • The following competentices may also be required and performed with help or under supervision: Coaching/Mentoring; Communication/Negotiation/Presentation; Creative Problem Solving; Customer Interaction/Stakeholder Management; Quality & Lean; Working Effectively with Others; D/PFMEA; 8D/Corrective Action; Equipment Safety; Design of Experiments (DOE).

Technical Competencies

  • FUNCTIONAL /SYSTEMS /STRESS TEST OPERATIONS : ESD Controls, ESS Hardware, ESS Profile, Functional / System Test Solution Support, RF Test Operations, Test Fixture, Boundary Scan, Test Strategy Creation, Test Plan Creation, FT Software Development, FT Diagnostic and Firmware Development, FT Fixture Development, FT Fixture Mechanical Design, FT Equipment Skills, FT Debug/integration of SW/HW, RF Test Development (<5Ghz), RF Test Development (>20Ghz), High Energy Experience, Electrical - Automation, IPC-10, Engineering Control & System Tools, Quality Data (KPI), Supplier Quality & Component Engineering, Manufacturing Operational Management, System Architecture, EE - Digital, EE - Analog, FW - Firmware, OS, Application Software, PLC programming, Sensors / Moving Parts, Fluidics, Fiber Optics, Tolerance Analysis

  • STRUCTURAL TEST OPERATIONS : ESD Controls, Component Module Programming, Auto Wire Prep, SMT Data Analytics, API, AOI (PCBA), AXI (PCBA), Flying Probe, Backplane Test, ICT Equipment Maintenance, ICT Engineering Technical Support, 3070 and Teradyne ICT Test Development Applications and Models Development, Functional / System Test Solution Support, RF Test Operations, Test Fixture, Boundary Scan, Test Strategy Creation, Test Plan Creation, FT Software Development, IPC-610, Engineering Controls & System Tools, Quality Data (KPI), Supplier Quality and Component Engineering, Manufacturing Operational Management, DFM - Manufacturing, DFA - Assembly, DFT - Physical Test , DFT - Electrical Test

Typical Experience

  • Entry level to 1 year

Typical Education

  • Bachelor degree or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Educational Requirements may vary by Geography

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.
     

Celestica is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws. 
This policy applies to hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral and other aspects of employment and also states that retaliation against a person who files a charge of discrimination, participates in a discrimination proceeding, or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment practice will not be tolerated. All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Celestica is an E-Verify employer.


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