Staff Engineer, Software (Firmware)

The Staff Engineer Software develops debugs tests deploys and supports code to be deployed in systems/products/equipment for various applications. They write debug maintain and test software in various common languages and for software at various levels in the hierarchy (from Firmware to Application). Software creation follows an agreed to development process (such as Agile Scrum etc.) and complies with the product life cycle development (phase/gate deliverables).

The Staff Engineer Software works in cross functional teams with other designers customers manufacturing engineering and project leadership to ensure robust and high quality product development. Enhance designs with feedback from reviews in areas such as manufacturing test supply chain reliability industrial design and simulations.

In this role the Senior Lead Engineer leads diagnostic software development for Celesticas high-performance networking switch platforms specifying and developing diagnostic applications that make sure platforms are up and running meeting product requirements and delivered at the highest possible quality in close partnership with BSP SDK hardware and manufacturing teams.

Performs tasks such as but not limited to the following:

• Lead the design development and implementation of technical solutions for diagnostic software development. Participate in project planning and scheduling.

• Specify and develop diagnostic applications that verify platforms are up and running meet product requirements and are delivered at the highest possible quality.

• Provide technical leadership and direction to a team of engineers. May be a recognized expert (go-to person) in diagnostics or other platform technical areas.

• Review interpret and may negotiate customer requirements/specifications design diagnostic software provide customer feedback and ensure quality of deliverables.

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

• Participate in managing relationships with key vendors/partners/customers.

• Develop diagnostic coverage for various devices on high-performance networking platforms (Ethernet I2C PCIe SPI USB NAND) to validate functionality and isolate faults.

• Work closely with hardware engineers on board bring-up and with manufacturing teams to support product qualification through diagnostics packages.

• Analyze design and develop tests and test-automation suites.

• Provide ongoing maintenance support and enhancements in existing systems and platforms.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with customers users project managers and other engineers including Peer-Reviews to achieve elegant solutions.

• Solid understanding and experience in specifying and developing diagnostic applications.

• Strong programming skills in Python with working knowledge of C/C.

• Experience in software design under Linux; familiar with Linux commands and Git.

• Understanding of low-level hardware interfaces such as Ethernet I2C PCIe SPI USB and NAND.

• Outstanding software debugging skills; experience using hardware test equipment such as JTAG debuggers and I2C analyzers is a plus.

• Experience working with cross functional teams including hardware engineering and manufacturing.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; strong interpersonal multitasking and organizational skills.

• Project Management - Ability to lead engineering projects that may involve other functions with solid understanding of the technical schedule and people aspects of the project. Able to recognize project barriers and develop mitigation plans.

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

• 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.

• Familiarity with main elements of CPU DPU memory NICs

• Experience in designing and developing low level software to enable Data Center hardware

• Prior experience GPU libraries like CUDA and ROCm is a plus

• 9 years of experience

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• 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.

• 9 to 14 years

Bachelor degree or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Educational Requirements may vary by Geography

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.