What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Engineer, Tools/IT position at Celestica?
Req ID: 134228
Region: Americas
Country: USA
State/Province: Texas
City: Richardson
Summary
The IT Systems Analyst within the HPS group acts as a specialized technical bridge between high-performance engineering teams and corporate Site IT departments. This role focuses on aligning the unique infrastructure requirements of hardware development—such as lab environments, high-speed networking, and prototype testing—with broader organizational IT standards and security protocols.
Detailed Description
Bachelor degree or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Compensation Data
Salary Range: $83k-$123Kk Annually
The salary range described in this posting is an estimate by the Company, and may change based on several factors, including by not limited to a change in the duties covered by the job posting, or the credentials, experience or geographic jurisdiction of the successful candidate.
Compensation includes the Base Salary and the target Short-Term Incentive (STI)/ bonus. A comprehensive benefits package is offered in addition to this.
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.
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.
Company Overview
Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world’s best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development – from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud. Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40 locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.
Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.
Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.
Region: Americas
Country: USA
State/Province: Texas
City: Richardson
Summary
The IT Systems Analyst within the HPS group acts as a specialized technical bridge between high-performance engineering teams and corporate Site IT departments. This role focuses on aligning the unique infrastructure requirements of hardware development—such as lab environments, high-speed networking, and prototype testing—with broader organizational IT standards and security protocols.
Detailed Description
- Engineering Requirements Coordination: Translate complex hardware engineering needs into technical specifications for Site IT, ensuring that compute, storage, and networking resources are available for critical development milestones.
- Lab Infrastructure Management: Oversee the deployment and maintenance of specialized engineering lab environments, including the integration of server racks, power distribution units (PDUs), and environmental monitoring tools.
- Network & Security Integration: Collaborate with Site IT to design and manage isolated network segments, VLANs, and firewall exceptions required for testing prototype hardware and firmware without compromising the corporate production environment.
- Systems Administration & Deployment: Manage the lifecycle of high-performance engineering workstations and servers, including custom OS imaging, BIOS/firmware updates, and driver management specific to HPS requirements.
- Resource Automation: Develop and maintain scripts (Bash, Python, or PowerShell) to automate the setup of engineering environments and the deployment of specialized software toolchains.
- Compliance & Data Integrity: Ensure that engineering workflows and unreleased hardware prototypes adhere to corporate IP protection policies and data security standards.
- Operating Systems: Advanced proficiency in Linux (RHEL/Ubuntu) and Windows Server environments, particularly in headless or CLI-driven configurations.
- Networking Fundamentals: Strong understanding of TCP/IP, DHCP, PXE booting, and network segmentation protocols essential for hardware bring-up and validation.
- Hardware Architecture: Deep knowledge of server components, PCIe interfaces, storage protocols (NVMe/SAS), and out-of-band management (IPMI/iDRAC/ILO).
- Engineering Tooling: Familiarity with hardware design software (EDA/CAD), version control systems (Git/Perforce), and automated build environments.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent hands-on experience in an R&D IT environment.
Bachelor degree or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Compensation Data
Salary Range: $83k-$123Kk Annually
The salary range described in this posting is an estimate by the Company, and may change based on several factors, including by not limited to a change in the duties covered by the job posting, or the credentials, experience or geographic jurisdiction of the successful candidate.
Compensation includes the Base Salary and the target Short-Term Incentive (STI)/ bonus. A comprehensive benefits package is offered in addition to this.
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.
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.
Company Overview
Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world’s best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development – from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud. Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40 locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.
Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.
Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.
Salary : $83,000 - $123,000