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Test Manufacturing Lead Engineer

Celestica
Richardson, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 6/3/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/6/2026
Req ID: 130437

Remote Position: No

Region: Americas

Country: USA

State/Province: Texas

City: Richardson

General Overview

Job Title: Lead Engineer, Test Manufacturing

Functional Area: Engineering (ENG)

Career Stream: Test Engineering Manufacturing (TEM)

Role: Lead Engineer (LEN)

Job Code: LEN-ENG-TEM

Job Band: 08

Direct/Indirect Indicator: Indirect

Summary

Why Celestica?

Celestica is changing the future! We are imagining, developing and delivering a better future with our customers.

At Celestica, we foster a motivated, high-integrity work environment based on a strong set of corporate Values. These Values empower our employees to provide you with superior service.

Relentless Curiosity

We are obsessed with uncovering the information and insights that allow us to anticipate and overcome the challenges of the future.

Bold Conviction

We dare to envision new solutions, new technologies, new ways of working and invest to make it a reality.

Unwavering Dedication

We exemplify teamwork and commitment in every decision and every action to be the best partners to our customers and our colleagues.

Detailed Description

The Lead Engineer, Test Manufacturing accepts, transfers, installs, improves and maintains automatic test equipment and test programs that are used for product testing and design verification. They also may support the test development of the test equipment and processes to ensure robust and high quality test solutions and final products are realized.

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

  • Unassisted, define, specify, qualify, install, support and optimize test process and test equipment solutions for manufacturing.
  • Lead test process optimization, with a focus on productivity improvements to cycle time and yield for a broad set of test equipment within an Operations value stream.
  • Debug of test process and equipment solutions using design of experiments, tools, and failure analysis methodologies
  • Collaborate with Quality, Process and Equipment engineers to detect and solve product and test yield and performance issues
  • Develop improvement roadmaps for test coverage, diagnosability, reparability, test time reductions and OEE
  • Analyzing and interpreting data and information from yield reports and equipment logs and product diagnostics to determine sources of yield loss
  • Provide solution support to Process Engineers to improve detection of known defect types as part of a Process Control plan
  • Support development of test equipment integration into Manufacturing Execution Systems including yield, tester log and product parametric information.

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

  • Project Management - Ability to manage a single line engineering project with a limited number of participants. Create a project/change management plan, establish and distribute project roles, and communicate what is needed from the project participants in order to make the project successful.
  • Leadership - Demonstrate "Individual Leadership Behaviors" as per Celestica Leadership Imperatives.
  • Financial Acumen / Business Planning -Solid understanding of Celestica’s budgeting and accounting system and the cost accounting practices relevant to engineering work. Always act with the awareness of your work's impact on financial results. Communicate clearly and timely all aspects of your work that may have an influence on the profitability of the project and/or what is necessary for proper accounting and controlling.
  • The following competencies may also be required and performed with help or under supervision: Coaching/Mentoring; Communication/Negotiation/Presentation; Creative Problem Solving; Customer Interaction/Stakeholder Management; Quality & Lean; Working Effectively with Others; D/PFMEA; 8D/Corrective Action; Equipment Safety; Design of Experiments (DOE).

Technical Competencies

FUNCTIONAL /SYSTEMS /STRESS TEST OPERATIONS : ESD Controls, ESS Hardware, ESS Profile, Functional / System Test Solution Support, RF Test Operations, Test Fixture, Boundary Scan, Test Strategy Creation, Test Plan Creation, FT Software Development, FT Diagnostic and Firmware Development, FT Fixture Development, FT Fixture Mechanical Design, FT Equipment Skills, FT Debug/integration of SW/HW, RF Test Development (20Ghz), High Energy Experience, Electrical - Automation, IPC-10, Engineering Control & System Tools, Quality Data (KPI), Supplier Quality & Component Engineering, Manufacturing Operational Management, System Architecture, EE - Digital, EE - Analog, FW - Firmware, OS, Application Software, PLC programming, Sensors / Moving Parts, Fluidics, Fiber Optics, Tolerance Analysis
  • STRUCTURAL TEST OPERATIONS : ESD Controls, Component Module Programming, Auto Wire Prep, SMT Data Analytics, API, AOI (PCBA), AXI (PCBA), Flying Probe, Backplane Test, ICT Equipment Maintenance, ICT Engineering Technical Support, 3070 and Teradyne ICT Test Development Applications and Models Development, Functional / System Test Solution Support, RF Test Operations, Test Fixture, Boundary Scan, Test Strategy Creation, Test Plan Creation, FT Software Development, IPC-610, Engineering Controls & System Tools, Quality Data (KPI), Supplier Quality and Component Engineering, Manufacturing Operational Management, DFM - Manufacturing, DFA - Assembly, DFT - Physical Test , DFT - Electrical Test

  • Typical Experience

    • 1 to 3 years.

    Typical Education

    • Bachelor degree or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.
    • Educational Requirements may vary by Geography

    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.

    Celestica is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on any protected status (including race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran or disability status or other characteristics protected by law).

    At Celestica we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. Special arrangements can be made for candidates who need it throughout the hiring process. Please indicate your needs and we will work with you to meet them.

    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.

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