Talent Acquisition Specialist

Region: Americas Country: USA State/Province: California City: San Jose General Overview Functional Area: Human Resources (HRM) Career Stream: Talent Acquisition (HRM_TA) Direct/Indirect Indicator: Indirect Summary Full Cycle Engineering Recruiter, HPS (Software/Hardware) At Celestica, we Grow together! Join a talented team and award-winning culture with the opportunity to grow with us! This is a junior to mid-level Technical / Engineering Recruiter role to recruit & source for our most critical and complex hardware design, software, and AI-focused roles. This position is a departure from standard recruiting, requiring deep market expertise and established networks to source and close top-tier engineers, design architects, and leaders in highly specialized domains. You will act as a true Talent Consultant and Business Partner to our engineering leadership team, delivering exceptional, hard-to-find software engineering and/or hardware engineering talent. This is a Hybrid role in office in San Jose. Ready to Redefine Talent Strategy? This is more than a recruiting job; it's a strategic partnership in the most competitive talent market in the world. You will be directly responsible for building the technical teams that design the next generation of global AI and Cloud infrastructure. If you thrive on complexity, possess an unrivaled technical network, and are ready to influence the future of our hardware platforms by securing world-class engineering talent. The future of Compute starts with the talent you bring in. Detailed Description As a Talent Specialist, You Will Conduct Full Life-Cycle Recruitment for Specialized Engineering: Drive the entire recruiting process for highly technical roles primarily spanning across Open Compute Project (OCP) architecture, Data Center Product Design, Compute, Cloud and Multi‑Cloud Architecture and Design and/or, AI/ML Engineering and advanced cloud networking. Target & Pipeline Top‑Tier Candidates: Leverage deep market intelligence and advanced sourcing techniques to proactively identify, engage, and build diverse pipelines of candidates from key competitors in the hardware and cloud ecosystems. Elevate the Candidate Experience: Manage complex compensation negotiations and effectively articulate the value proposition of working on cutting‑edge, proprietary hardware and software projects. Knowledge/Skills/Competencies Required Experience 3+ years of dedicated, hands‑on, full life‑cycle sourcing & recruiting experience in a high‑growth, multinational technology environment. 3+ years of dedicated experience recruiting for highly specialized IT Engineering roles. Target Technical Domains Proven hands‑on experience recruiting in one or more of the following domains: Compute/Data Center Product Design, AI/ML Engineering (R&D), Data center infrastructure technologies in both hardware and software. Proven ability to successfully headhunt, cold call, source, and close senior and principal‑level technical talent from top‑tier tech companies. Expert‑level proficiency with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and Candidate Relationship Management (CRM) tools. 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. Salary The stated range includes Base Salary and target Short-Term Incentive (STI) compensation only. A comprehensive benefits package is offered in addition to this range. The range described in this posting is an estimate by the Company, and may change based on several factors, including but not limited to a change in the duties covered by the job posting, or the credentials, experience or geographic jurisdiction of the successful candidate. Salary Range: $84,950 - $126,232 per year Typical Experience Minimum of (3) years of dedicated, hands‑on, full life‑cycle recruiting experience in a high‑growth, technology environment with a preferrence for recruiting in hardware design engineering space. Minimum (3) years of dedicated experience recruiting for highly specialized IT/Tech Engineering roles. Typical Education Bachelor’s degree in a related field, or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience. Educational requirements may vary by geography. 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. 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. This location is a US ITAR facility and these positions will involve the release of export controlled goods either directly to employees or through the employee's movement within the facility. As such, Celestica will require necessary information from all applicants upon an applicant's acceptance of employment to determine if any export control exemptions or licenses must be filed. #J-18808-Ljbffr Celestica