Senior Manager, DFM and SMT Engineering

General Overview

Functional Area:  Engineering        
Career Stream:    Process Engineering Manufacturing    
Job Level:  Level 11
IC/MGR: Individual Contributor        
Direct/Indirect Indicator:  Indirect    

Summary

Celestica is looking for a strategic Sr Manager, DFM and SMT Engineering to own the manufacturability screen inside our design ecosystem. In this role, you will lead a high-performing global team of DFM and process engineers across Richardson, Shanghai, and Penang. Your team will actively resolve complex engineering challenges—such as double-sided mixed VIPPO and advanced component spacing—within the design phase rather than pushing constraints downstream as manufacturing restrictions.

Detailed Description

• Rule Set & Constraint Management: Own the core DFM rule set content, including component spacing, fabrication standards, panelization, SMT process windows, materials, and underlying technical constraints.

• Portfolio Coverage: Plan and resource pre-DFM screening across all package portfolios while maintaining strict turnaround commitments.

• Governance & Review: Chair DFM finding reviews to establish disposition routes and define the required technical evidence to close out each finding.

• Automation & Software Integration: Encode DFM rules into Valor NPI and progressively integrate them directly into the primary design environment.

• Advanced Problem Solving: Partner with Process Development and site engineering to resolve long-standing constraints around double-sided mixed VIPPO, tight spacing, and rework capabilities.

• Site Alignment: Interface directly with site DFM teams so released design packages are checked once and avoid duplicate sign-off debate.

• Global Leadership: Mentor, direct, and grow engineering talent across our Richardson, Shanghai, and Penang hubs.

Deliverables Owned

• DFM rule set content and official rule change proposals.

• Pre-DFM reports and centralized DFM findings registers.

• Comprehensive fabrication, SMT, and assembly design guidelines.

• Encoded Valor rules and automated design check workflows.

What This Role Is Not: This position sits inside the DFx Center of Excellence and is not the site-level DFM function. You will not run the factory site’s final Valor check on released packages or sign off on individual site buildability.

Key Success Metrics

• Total pre-DFM portfolio coverage and turnaround times below targeted SLAs.

• Percentage of findings closed through concrete design or process changes.

• Reduction of repeat DFM findings across product platforms.

• Expansion of the automated checklist share within the design environment.

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

• Deep technical expertise in SMT manufacturing, PCB fabrication, and panelization rules.

• Demonstrated success leading distributed DFM or process engineering teams across multi-site global organizations.

• Hands-on familiarity with Valor rule encoding and ECAD/DFx design tool integration.

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

• 11 to 14 years of relevant experience

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.