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Senior Lead Engineer, Test Manufacturing

Celestica


Job Location:

Fort Worth, TX - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 18 August 2026 (18 days ago)
Application Deadline: 15 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Req ID: 138512
Region: Americas
Country: USA
State/Province: Texas
City: Fort Worth

General Overview

Job Title: Senior Lead Engineer Test Manufacturing
Functional Area: Engineering (ENG)
Career Stream: Test Engineering Manufacturing (TEM)
Role: Senior Lead Engineer (SLE)
Job Code: SLE-ENG-TEM
Job Band: 09
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 Senior 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:

  • Support development of production test strategies based on product design specification
  • Develop test plans and requirements for customer products including both hardware and software elements
  • Lead the procurement qualification and installation support for manufacturing for a large customer
  • Be accountable for the test process optimization with a focus on productivity improvements to cycle time and yield within a CFT or across a large equipment set serving multiple customers
  • Provide project leadership including management of (and communication with) team members suppliers for comprehensive test deployments including structural functional system stress and final test applications for a large customer
  • Support sales process by providing support to the quoting process.
  • Work with Design to enhance solutions with feedback from product testability test coverage diagnosability reparability firmware/diagnostics and user experience.
  • Keep up to date with relevant industry knowledge and regulations
  • Lead and drive complex problems related to product yield or test performance
  • Support sales process by providing support to the quoting process.
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; 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 (<5Ghz) 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
  • 4 to 6 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 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 worlds 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 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.


Required Experience:

Senior IC


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