Description
Are you a technical visionary and an expert in AI/ML infrastructure? Do you have the drive to define the next generation of server systems from concept to implementation? Celestica is looking for a Principal Engineer, AI/ML Server System Architect to join our team.
This is a leadership role for a hands-on engineer. You'll be the primary architect for our cutting-edge AI systems, leading new technology research and guiding a multi-disciplined global team. Your work will directly shape our products and strategy in the most dynamic and exciting space in technology.
Your Impact & Responsibilities
As a Principal Engineer, you will be the core of our AI/ML infrastructure team. Your key responsibilities include:
- Define System Architecture: Lead the architectural definition of competitive AI systems. You will provide effective trade-off analysis and technical guidance to both our engineering teams and our customers.
- Act as a Global SME: Serve as the go-to technical expert for AI/ML server systems. You'll be the primary technical interface with our customers, leading discussions on product roadmaps, technical advances, and potential escalations.
- Drive Innovation: Lead new technology research and study market trends to ensure our solutions remain at the forefront. You'll also champion process improvement efforts and participate in industry standards committees.
- Lead a Multi-Disciplined Team: You'll lead and guide a team of engineers to bring complex AI/ML infrastructure platforms to life, ensuring overall design quality and a successful New Product Introduction (NPI) launch.
- Support Business Growth: Provide critical technical support to our business development teams, helping to win new business by creating and presenting compelling technical proposals.
Requirements
Knowledge & Skills We're Looking For
We're looking for an accomplished engineer with a deep knowledge of AI systems and a proven ability to lead. The ideal candidate will have:
- Deep Technical Expertise: You have a minimum of 10 years of server and/or AI/ML accelerator hardware design experience. You have extensive knowledge of system-level power, cooling, mechanical, SW/FW, and electrical design integration.
- Hands-on Experience: You have a minimum of 5 years of AI Infrastructure system design experience. You have worked with Nvidia, AMD, and/or Intel GPU accelerators and have a strong understanding of AI training and inference workloads.
- Leadership & Communication: You are a proven architect with a successful track record of bringing server/storage/converged products to market. You have excellent customer presentation skills and can effectively manage relationships with key vendors and partners.
- Education: A BS in Electrical Engineering is required; an MSEE is preferred.
Typical Experience
- 7 to 10 years of related experience; Experience in similar job roles
Travel
- International travel required, approximately 4-6 trips per year.
- Domestic travel to support customer and internal meetings as required.
Why Celestica?
At Celestica, we don't just build products; we create the technology that powers the world's most innovative companies. You will have the opportunity to work with a team of brilliant minds, solve challenging problems, and make a tangible impact on our business. We offer a culture of respect, collaboration, and continuous improvement, where your leadership will be valued and rewarded.
Salary
- $166,000 - 228,000 USD/year
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.
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. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Celestica’s policy on equal employment opportunity prohibits discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran or disability status, or other characteristics protected by law.
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.
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.
