Description

Summary
This position is for a Principal Engineer AI/ML Server System Architect. As system architect, one will define the architecture of leading and competitive AI systems, lead new technology research, study market trend, customers interface and lead Celestica’s design team in the AI/ML infrastructure space.  Although the position is primarily a hardware based, the candidate must have strong knowledge in AI systems design including AI training and inference workloads and performance demands, as well as compute, connectivity, management, power, and cooling subsystems.

Detailed Description
Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:

• Define Complex AI/ML infrastructure 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.
• Develop and maintain close technical relationships with suppliers/partners on product roadmaps and technologies.
• Lead RFQ technical responses and Celestica platform concept development efforts as appropriate.
• Provide effective trade-off analysis and competitive guidance to engineering teams and customers.
• 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.

Requirements

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

• Minimum of 10 years Server and/or AI/ML accelerator hardware design experience
• Minimum of 5 years of AI Infrastructure system design experience.
• Experience with Nvidia, AMD, and/or Intel GPU accelerators and support systems
• Successful experience architecting and delivering server/storage/converged products to market.
• Excellent Customer presentation skills. Interface and interact with large OEM 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.
• Extensive knowledge of system level power, cooling, mechanical, SW/FW and electrical design integration and engineering trade-offs.

Desired Skills

• Experience working with globally dispersed design teams.
• Systems SW experience in related fields.
• Prior participation in industry groups and associations.
• System level integration, interoperability and test experience.
• System level manufacturing test experience.

Typical Experience

• 7 to 10 years of related experience; Experience in similar job roles

Typical Education

• BS in Electrical Engineering required; MSEE preferred.

Travel

• International travel required, approximately 4-6 trips per year.
• Domestic travel to support customer and internal meetings as required.

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.