Principal, Design Engineering

Overview

Job Title:

Principal, Design Engineering

Company:
Celestica

Location:

San Jose, California, United States

Region:
Americas

Req :

Responsibilities

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

• Lead the design, development and implementation of technical solutions for complex projects, involving multiple domains. Participate in project planning and scheduling.

• Global SME with comprehensive knowledge and industry recognition. Provides technical leadership and direction to a global team of engineers.

• Take responsibility for non-technical elements of an engineering project (people, financials etc.).

• Review and interpret customer specifications and may act as primary customer contact.

• Analyze trade-offs in complex systems and recommend solutions. Develops deployment strategies and plans.

• Lead the deployment of strategic complex programs and coordinate site-wide deployment efforts.

• May manage relationships with key vendors/partners.

Software Development

• You'll be responsible for designing, developing, and testing software that runs on Compute, Networking and Storage appliances, enabling high-performance networking and computing appplications at hyperscalers.

• Optimize code for performance, efficiency, and low latency

• Innovate new ideas in conjunction with networking and compute engineers to optimize overall data center efficiency

• Architect solutions for customer’s data center management needs working with multiple lower-level drivers, OS, libraries

Hardware Integration

• You'll be responsible for designing, developing, and testing software that runs on Compute, Networking and Storage appliances, enabling high-performance networking and compute applications

• Troubleshoot and resolve hardware-software interaction issues

Performance Optimization

• Analyze and optimize network performance, identifying bottlenecks and implementing solutions.

• Develop and implement performance testing methodologies and tools.

Security

• Design and implement security features for Compute, Networking and Storage appliances software, ensuring data integrity and confidentiality

• Stay up-to-date on security best practices and vulnerability remediation

Collaboration

• Work effectively in a team environment, collaborating with engineers and peer functional leads from different disciplines to innovate solutions, triage issues and speed execution

• Work with product line management, customers and sales teams to understand requirements

• Explain the value addition software brings to technical and non-technical audiences.

Leadership

• Mentor and coach team members on the technical skills and approaches to solve problems.

• Review and maintain quality of code going into production.

• Architect software applications that will work across multiple technology generations with minimal changes.

• Present innovation and value addition from our software in technical forums and customer interactions

Knowledge / Skills / Competencies

• 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 that the project is delivered within the assigned time and budget. Ability to recognize project barriers and develop mitigation plans

• Leadership - Demonstrate "People & Team Leadership Behaviors" as per Celestica Leadership Imperatives.

• Financial Acumen / Business Planning - Ability to create financial plans for your projects, align them internally with your line of management and other functions and externally if needed. Create project plans, profitability calculations, risk and sensitivity analysis, able to recognize barriers and mitigate profitability risks. Fully knowledgeable about internal and external financial reporting, accounting and tax requirements relevant to your area of expertise.

• The following competencies may also be required:
Coaching/Mentoring;
Communication/Negotiation/Presentation;
Creative Problem Solving;
Customer Interaction/Stakeholder Management;
Quality & Lean;
Working Effectively with Others;…