Student Intern, Aerospace and Defense, Materials and Product Data

16 Month Internship

Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) is a US$7.9 billion global leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions. We bring global expertise and insight at every stage of product development - from the drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services. Through our unrivalled customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in aerospace and defense, communications, enterprise, healthtech, industrial, capital equipment, and smart energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges.

Celestica is a high-integrity work environment and when you join Celestica you are a part of a leading global company that enables the world’s best brands, and contributes to our innovative and collaborative solutions that help our customers unlock the potential of the future.

Our global network spans 15 countries with 26,000 employees across the Americas, Europe and Asia. At our Toronto headquarters, we are focused on attracting top talent into our organization, including interns from universities and colleges. 

Celestica's internship program provides students with valuable development through real-life work experience, exciting projects and networking with industry professionals.

Benefits for Students Include:

• Experience working for one of the largest Canadian global technology companies
• Possibility of a student casual contract position after completion of internship 
• Possibility of a full-time position after completion of degree 
• Access to Celestica’s development programs and projects
• Celestica's Time Off to Volunteer program – two paid days off to volunteer per year
• Fun intern activities including celebration events and networking
• Internal recognition programs and rewards for stellar performance

What’s in it for you?

• Opportunity: Job experience at a large Canadian-based global company
• Innovation: We look to our employees to implement new ideas and improve the way we do things
• Collaboration: Students work as part of global teams, enabled by collaborative technology
• Sustainability: We uphold strong ethics, reduce our impact on the environment and empower employees to give back to the community with two paid days off per year to volunteer
• Development opportunities: including soft skills courses, innovation projects and mentorship
• Networking: Strategically build your professional network to advance your career and deepen relationships across your peers and colleagues.  
• Fun: Our interns have the opportunity to participate in fun activities including intern social events, Celestica’s charitable initiatives and our Spirit Week activities 

About this Opportunity:

Students for this position are currently enrolled in Aerospace Engineering program and are team players who possess strong analytical and interpersonal skills, have excellent PC skills (database software and major desktop applications). Knowledge of Manufacturing, Procurement and the electronics industry is also recommended.

The student will develop the following skills and work in the following areas:
•    Supply chain/commodity business practices
•    Analytical skills
•    Advance proficiency in various Microsoft products
•    Project management experience
•    Global site interaction

Preferred Skills:

• Understanding of general aerospace products and industry
• Basic manufacturing system knowledge
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Ability to prioritize and work on several tasks at the same time
• Knowledge in Microsoft Office suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Experience working with macros is considered an asset
• Programming skills is an asset

Activities:

• Research Aerospace customers’ products and market trends.
• Receive, review and understand product data packages from our external customers. 
• Send and negotiate quote tenders with suppliers to establish cost and set pricing.
• Interface with manufacturing and supply chain teams to prioritize engineering changes and data setup based on production schedule. 
• Complete bill of material, component and assembly data set up within Celestica's internal databases to enable material procurement and manufacturing. 
• Communicate with external customers to resolve missing and/or inaccurate data. 
• Consolidates, tabulates, analyzes and reports on various topics, commitments and performance metrics. 
• May have the opportunity to develop and maintain various business processes
• Work with multi-disciplinary teams on continuous improvement initiatives as necessary to enhance processes to meet cost, quality, and delivery. 
• Work is guided by detailed instructions, routines, and procedures. Works under close supervision and receives detailed instructions on all work assignments. Once proficiency in the tasks is achieved, interns will work autonomously and be given more complex duties. Will work directly with immediate supervisor, co-workers, and team members. Will work with colleagues and suppliers around the globe gaining international experience.

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 are frequently required (e.g. data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc).

Additional Details:

Area: Aerospace and Defense

Start Date: May 2025

Location: 5140 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON

Vacancies: 3

Experience: No formal experience required

Education: Enrolled in a formal internship or co-op Aerospace Engineering or General Engineering program in a recognized university. University program completing 3rd of a 4-year program or 4th of 5-year program of study and eligible for an internship program.

***As this position involves work that is subject to the Canadian Government's Controlled Goods Program (CGP), your employment offer is conditional upon the successful completion of a security assessment by Celestica and/or its authorized agents, per the Controlled Goods Regulations.

To apply, please visit www.celestica.com. Please provide a copy of your transcript with your application. Please include your student email address in your application.