Product Design Technical Lead

General Overview

Job Title:  Staff Engineer, Systems/Applications Design
Functional Area:  Engineering (ENG)
Career Stream:  Design Engineering Systems/Applications (DSA)
Role:  Staff Engineer (SEN)
Job Code:  SEN-ENG-DSA
Job Band: 10
Direct/Indirect Indicator:  Indirect

Summary

Product Development Technical Lead Mission:

Celestica is a world leader in the electronic manufacturing sector and is seeking a dynamic Product Design Technical Lead ready to embrace the exciting challenge of joining our innovative design team based in Valencia.

This is your chance to become a key member of our development team, where your experience will drive value and inspire solutions to overcome various design challenges across multifunctional projects. You'll have the opportunity to grow, unlock your potential, and make a significant impact on our cutting-edge products.

Systems & Applications Design is an interdisciplinary field of engineering that works with cross functional teams of other engineers, customers, supply chain and project leadership to ensure robust and high quality product development. 
The Staff Engineer, Systems/Applications designs, integrates, and manages complex systems over their life cycles. They are engineering leads engaged in issues such as requirements engineering, reliability, logistics, coordination of different teams, testing and evaluation, maintainability and many other disciplines necessary for successful system design, development, implementation, and ultimate decommission.  Enhance designs with feedback from reviews in areas such as manufacturing, test, supply chain, reliability, industrial design and simulations.

Your Day-to-Day Activities Will Include…

As a Technical Lead, you will spearhead the design and development of electronic products, ensuring the verification of new products and systems. This involves understanding fundamental product requirements, participating in system architecture, ensuring technical viability and efficiency, and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams.

You will help growing our teams! You’ll drive development opportunities for the different technical teams and facilitate seamless communication between engineering disciplines

All while ensuring compliance with regulations and quality standards for the next generation of products across different markets and throughout the whole development process.

Detailed Description

What Do We Expect from You?

Technical Leadership: Guide and mentor team members on best practices for the development and design of electronic products. Act as a technical reference and support in solving complex problems, particularly those that require an understanding of mechanical systems. Proven experience in mechanical design will be crucial, as you will leverage your background to ensure the seamless integration of mechanical and electronic components.

Identify opportunities and needs for development within technical teams and lead discussions around design challenges. By fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation, you will empower team members to elevate their skills and contribute effectively to project success.

Design and Development: Participate in system architecture and design, ensuring technical viability and efficiency of products. Supervise the development of prototypes and final products, ensuring compliance with specifications and regulations.

Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Work closely with hardware (electrical and mechanical), software, and manufacturing teams to ensure effective integration of components. Facilitate communication between disciplines to coordinate activities and timelines.

Interact with Management and Key Stakeholders: As a Technical Lead, you will be instrumental in connecting technical teams with management. Your role involves clearly communicating complex technical concepts to senior management, ensuring that product development aligns with strategic business goals. You will present project updates, discuss risks and opportunities, and gather feedback to refine project scopes.

Additionally, you will engage with key stakeholders, including product managers, sales teams, and customers, to understand their requirements. In collaboration with the sales team, you will lead the technical aspects of proposals and offers, ensuring that they are technically sound and tailored to client needs. This collaboration will guide the development process, ensuring that products meet specifications and deliver exceptional user experiences. By fostering strong relationships across the organization, you will help create an environment where innovation thrives and projects succeed.

Innovation and Continuous Improvement: Promote a culture of innovation within the team by exploring new technologies and methodologies. Continuously evaluate and improve development processes to enhance product quality and efficiency.

Regulatory Compliance: Ensure products meet quality standards and industry regulations. 

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

What Are We Looking For?

• A person with at least 5 years of experience in a similar role in product development oriented to manufacturing with a whole product sensibility.
• Educational Background: University degree in a relevant engineering discipline: Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related fields. A strong background in mechanical design, complemented by knowledge in electronic architecture, design quality and software integration.
• Interpersonal Skills: Outstanding mentoring and coaching skills to elevate our development engineers. Positive and can-do attitude. Our values foster commitment, leading by example, confidence, collaboration, and trust.
• A team player willing to bring value to our development team.
• Full proficiency in English, both written and oral.

What Do We Offer?

• Market-competitive total reward: flexible salary, fixed and variable salary based on goals.
• Smart working policies: hybrid working system and flexible working hours.
• Training and development opportunities: with us, the sky is the limit!
• The opportunity to innovate, learn, mentor others, and work toward your own vision of career success.
• Become a key member in the electronics industry, driven by innovation where creativity matters.
• A global, collaborative culture with strong leadership that fosters your growth and professional opportunities.
• A commitment to sustainability, providing opportunities for employees to give back to the community.

Environment

What About Your New Team?

The Design Center in Valencia specializes in developing new products and electronic systems for international clients and the production line within our factory.

Our Valencia plant stands out for its exceptional design capabilities and a wide array of engineering services that provide customers with unique value beyond standard electronic manufacturing. The team focuses on areas such as Healthcare, Smart Energy and Aerospace, delivering high-complexity products.

Significantly, the Valencia group is part of a global network of engineering teams that form a true Global Design Team. This collaborative environment allows us to leverage diverse expertise and resources from around the world, ensuring we remain at the forefront of innovation and technology.

The Design Center in Valencia consists of more than 50 specialist engineers in electronics, software, mechanics and quality, forming a multiskilled team capable of tackling virtually any development project. Our work atmosphere is vibrant and open; a positive attitude is essential for successful integration into the team, both professionally and personally. Personal attributes such as teamwork, initiative, accountability, and meticulousness are highly valued, along with a strong motivation to learn and continuously improve.

Typical Experience

• At least 5 years of experience in a similar role in product development oriented to manufacturing with a whole product sensibility

Typical Education

Educational Background: University degree in a relevant engineering discipline: Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related fields. A strong background in mechanical design, complemented by knowledge in electronic architecture, design quality and software integration

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.