11 - Senior Staff Engineer, Software

Req ID: 127828 Region: Americas Country: USA State/Province: California City: San Jose General Overview Job Title: Principal, Design Engineering Functional Area: Engineering (ENG) Career Stream: Engineering (ENG) Role: Principal (PRI) Job Code: PRI-ENG-DSGN Job Band: 12 Direct/Indirect Indicator: Indirect Detailed Description Must have 10 or more years of Network SWITCH development experience from companies similar to CISCO, Juniper, Arista, etc. Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following: Lead the design, development and implementation of technical solutions for complex projects, involving multiple domains. Participate in project planning and scheduling. Global SME with comprehensive knowledge and industry recognition. Provides technical leadership and direction to a global team of engineers. Take responsibility for non-technical elements of an engineering project (people, financials etc.) Review and interpret customer specifications and may act as primary customer contact. Analyze trade-offs in complex systems and recommend solutions. Develops deployment strategies and plans. Lead the deployment of strategic complex programs and coordinate site-wide deployment efforts. May manage relationships with key vendors/partners Software Development: You'll be responsible for designing, developing, and testing software that runs on Compute, Networking and Storage appliances, enabling high-performance networking and computing appplications at hyperscalers. Optimize code for performance, efficiency, and low latency Innovate new ideas in conjunction with networking and compute engineers to optimize overall data center efficiency Architect solutions for customer’s data center management needs working with multiple lower-level drivers, OS, libraries Hardware Integration: You'll be responsible for designing, developing, and testing software that runs on Compute, Networking and Storage appliances, enabling high-performance networking and compute applications Troubleshoot and resolve hardware-software interaction issues Performance Optimization: Analyze and optimize network performance, identifying bottlenecks and implementing solutions. Develop and implement performance testing methodologies and tools. Security: Design and implement security features for Compute, Networking and Storage appliances software, ensuring data integrity and confidentiality Stay up-to-date on security best practices and vulnerability remediation Collaboration: Work effectively in a team environment, collaborating with engineers and peer functional leads from different disciplines to innovate solutions, triage issues and speed execution Work with product line management, customers and sales teams to understand requirements Explain the value addition software brings to technical and non-technical audiences. Leadership: Mentor and coach team members on the technical skills and approaches to solve problems. Review and maintain quality of code going into production. Architect software applications that will work across multiple technology generations with minimal changes. Present innovation and value addition from our software in technical forums and customer interactions Summary Celestica is expanding its team and seeking talented, passionate Principal Software Engineers to contribute to our next-generation data center networking, and AI compute blade systems. You will be instrumental in designing, developing, and testing the critical software running on Compute, Switches, and Storage systems. You will take ownership of the entire software stack and translate vital customer requirements into market-leading product features. You will 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 Principal 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.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). Strong programming skills: Proficiency in C, C++and other low-level programming languages. Networking knowledge: Deep understanding of networking protocols (TCP/IP, Ethernet, etc.) and concepts Operating system knowledge: Experience with Linux driver kernel development is a plus Hardware experience: Familiarity with main elements of CPU, XPU, memory, NICs, board monitoring elements is a must Debugging and testing skills: Ability to identify and resolve software and hardware issues. Problem-solving skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities Experience with GPU programming: Prior experience GPU is a plus Experience with Cloud Orcherstation: Prior experience of Ansible/Terraform and understanding of cloud computing architectures and services is the plus Clear Communication: Proven ability to articulate requirements and vision to large and diverse audience through written documents like architecture specifications and verbal presentations in technical forums is required. 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. Typical Experience Must have 10 or more years of SWITCH development experience (from companies like CISCO, Arista, Juniper, etc.) Typical Education Masters degree or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience. Educational Requirements may vary by GeographySalary Range 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. Salary Range: $171,956 - $268,734k Annually 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.