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Beyond technical expertise, this role requires a high-caliber leader who can bridge the gap between complex engineering requirements and operational execution.\nYou will be the primary point of communication for customers and internal stakeholders, ensuring that test projects are assigned effectively, tracked rigorously, and delivered to the highest standards of quality and efficiency.\nDetailed Description\nCore Leadership & Management Responsibilities:\nTeam Leadership & Project Oversight\n\nWork Assignment & Resource Planning: Manage the distribution of tasks among the test engineering team, ensuring workloads are balanced and aligned with individual strengths and project priorities.\n\nProgress Tracking: Implement and maintain rigorous project tracking mechanisms to ensure all test development milestones are met on time and within budget.\n\nTechnical Mentorship: Provide high-level technical guidance and oversight to assigned test engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence.\n\nStrategic Communication\n\nPrimary Customer Liaison: Serve as the lead technical contact for customers, translating complex requirements into actionable test strategies and providing regular, transparent progress updates.\n\nCross-Functional Coordination: Lead communication across multiple intercompany organizations (Operations, Supply Chain, and Quality) to ensure seamless integration of test solutions.\n\nPresentations & Reporting: Prepare and deliver professional presentations and data-driven reports to internal and external stakeholders, justifying technical decisions and project timelines.\n\nDevelop test plans to address testing requirements provided by a requesting organization. Test plans include test equipment concept, procedures, cost estimate, etc.\n\nTechnical Responsibilities:\nTest Architecture & Strategy: Lead the development of structural and functional test programs, overseeing the entire lifecycle from concept to validation.\n\nAdvanced Test Development: Design and implement technical solutions using Python, ensuring code is scalable and maintainable.\n\nOperational Discipline: Ensure all testing is executed in coordination with the Operations group, maintaining strict safety standards and operational discipline among operators and engineers.\n\nProposals & Analysis: Conduct high-level research and experiments to create technical proposals (solutions and timelines) based on evolving customer requirements.\n\nKnowledge/Skills/Competencies\nProgramming Expertise: Expert-level knowledge in test development software: Python, and other languages\n\nSystem Integration: Strong knowledge of test fixture design, setup, and hardware/software integration\n\nData Driven: Proficient in analyzing and interpreting complex data to recommend system modifications and improvements.\n\nProven Leadership: Extensive experience in leading engineering teams, managing work assignments, and overseeing project lifecycles.\n\nInterpersonal Skills: Exceptional ability to coordinate well with multiple departments and maintain professional relationships under tight deadlines.\n\n Bilingual proficiency in both Thai and English (written and verbal) is required to effectively support local manufacturing operations and collaborate with our global teams\nTypical Experience\nExperience: Minimum of 5+ years in Structural and Functional Test development within the electronic industry.\nTypical Education\nEducation: Engineering Degree or higher in Electronics or equivalent\n\nNotes\nThis 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.\nCelestica is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on any protected status (including race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran or disability status or other characteristics protected by law).\nAt Celestica we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. Special arrangements can be made for candidates who need it throughout the hiring process. Please indicate your needs and we will work with you to meet them.\nCOMPANY OVERVIEW:\nCelestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world’s best brands. 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