Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Celestica is a global leader in design and manufacturing solutions, and they are seeking a Principal Engineer - Networking to define the architecture of network products and systems. The role involves leading a multi-disciplined team, engaging with customers, and managing technical relationships with suppliers to drive product development.

Responsibilities

• Define complex networking platform solutions and lead a multi-disciplined team to bring to implementation
• Extensive and focused engagement through EVT, phasing out thereafter. Ensure overall design quality metrics are met
• Manage a small supporting team, drive goals and objectives of that team within broader collaborative environment between Technology, Development, and Customer teams
• Develop and maintain close technical relationships with suppliers/partners on product roadmaps and technologies
• Lead the RFQ technical response
• Deliverables include System Requirements Documents (SRD), requirement compliance assessments, and Technical proposals
• Act as a primary technical interface between Celestica and our customers, particularly in technical escalation
• Provide technical support to business development teams to assist in the winning of new business
• Participate in the selection and hiring of design team resources as required
• Identify and Champion process improvement efforts as needed
• Participate in standards committees and industry groups as assigned
• Prepare and present technical presentations to customers, industry groups, tradeshows, etc
• Maintain current on industry trends and future technology and market opportunities
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

• Experience with relevant leading technologies in network products including: CPU devices including Intel & AMD X86 embedded processors and ARM embedded processors
• NPU devices including all Broadcom families (Trident, Tomahawk, Jericho, Ramon), as well as alternative device families such as Nvidia, Cisco and Marvell desired
• High speed design including PCB materials, Serdes technology (224/448G), connector, cable, and parasitic challenges in design
• Network performance characteristics and related device optimization features
• Power devices including multi-stage and near load delivery
• Advanced assembly techniques / challenges affecting design
• Optics devices and technology – trade-offs and trends
• Mechanical design challenges/flexibility as it impacts architecture
• Minimum of 15 years network hardware design experience
• Minimum of 10 years of network experience at the system level
• BS in Electrical Engineering required; MSEE preferred
• Successful experience architecting and delivering network products to market
• Excellent Customer presentation skills. Interface and interact with large OEM and hyperscale customers on ongoing product related issues and new product design concepts
• A broad knowledge of current digital and analogue components
• Successful New Product Introduction (NPI) launch
• Experience working with Asian based design teams is desired
• 5 years experience as a direct line functional manager is desired
• Prior participation in industry groups and associations is desired
• System level integration, interoperability and test experience is desired
• System level manufacturing test experience is desired

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