{"id":3190596,"url":"https://alion.io/job/celestica-manager-test-development-engineering","title":"Manager, Test Development Engineering","company":{"id":58064,"name":"Celestica","domain":"celestica.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/celestica","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"SuccessFactors","truth_index":null},"role":"Industrial Engineering","role_family":"Industrial Engineering","seniority":"senior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"remote","remote_scope":"stated_countries","remote_scope_basis":"board_field","remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Canada"],"countries":["CA"],"hiring_countries":["CA"],"hiring_countries_total":1,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":56000,"max_usd":107000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":12},"experience_years_min":7,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"CAPA","optional":false},{"name":"Google Workspace","optional":true},{"name":"Jira","optional":true},{"name":"Microsoft Excel","optional":true},{"name":"Python","optional":true},{"name":"SolidWorks","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-13T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-13","last_verified_at":"2026-10-24T16:25:27Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":13,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":13},"description":"Req ID: 141626\nRemote Position: No\nRegion: Americas\nCountry: Canada\nState/Province: Ontario\nCity: Newmarket\nRole overview\nThe Manager, Test Development Engineering leads the development and delivery of test solutions used in manufacturing and design-validation environments. This includes automated test equipment, test software, fixtures, instrumentation, and test programs that help ensure robust, high-quality products.\nThe Manager will manage a team of 3 to 5 direct reports, providing them strategic direction, technical oversight, operational leadership, and talent development for the Test Development Engineering function. The role partners with project management, site leadership, quality, business development, solutions, and global engineering teams to deliver effective test capabilities aligned with customer, project, and business requirements.\nThe manager is expected to remain technically engaged and provide direction, review, and escalation support while enabling the engineering team to own day-to-day project execution.\nKey responsibilities\nFunctional leadership and business planning\nEstablish a customer-focused, collaborative, and high-performance culture across the function and project teams.\nSet annual objectives, operating plans, capability priorities, and resource plans in partnership with the Engineering Services Leader/Director\nDeploy global engineering strategies, standards, tools, and improvements within the Newmarket function.\nManage resources and operating costs, including capital and direct expenditures, while balancing employee, customer, project, and business needs.\nCollaborate with other engineering services functions to leverage shared expertise, tools, processes, and capabilities.\nMonitor and improve functional performance using measures such as on-time delivery, test quality and coverage, production yield, test-escape reduction, project margin, customer satisfaction, employee retention, and capability development.\nPeople leadership and talent development\nRecruit, onboard, retain, and develop engineers and technical team members with the skills required to support current and future business needs.\nConduct regular one-on-ones, set clear objectives, remove roadblocks, and provide timely coaching and feedback.\nLead performance reviews, career development, succession planning, and leadership development within the function.\nBuild effective mentorship and training approaches in partnership with technical leaders and subject-matter experts.\nFoster an inclusive, accountable, and high-performance team environment.\nProject execution and customer delivery\nProvide functional oversight for engineering projects, including technical reviews, resource planning, risk identification, problem solving, and escalation support.\nPartner with Project Managers on scope, schedule, cost, risk, and delivery commitments; the manager owns functional capability and technical quality rather than overall project administration unless otherwise assigned.\nReview technical content for proposals, quotations, statements of work, and customer presentations.\nSupport new customer engagements in partnership with Business Development, Sales, Solutions, Program Management, Site Leadership, and other functional teams.\nMonitor project health and customer satisfaction, taking action when delivery, quality, technical, or resource risks emerge.\nTechnical leadership and innovation\nGuide the development of manufacturing and design-validation test strategies, architectures, equipment, software, fixtures, instrumentation, and test programs.\nProvide technical direction on complex engineering problems and ensure appropriate technical reviews are completed.\nEnsure the team has the tools, equipment, training, and resources needed to execute effectively.\nPromote practical use of test data, automation, and engineering analysis to improve product quality, development speed, and manufacturing performance.\nMaintain awareness of relevant industry practices, technologies, standards, and regulations, and translate them into functional improvements.\nProcess, quality, and continuous improvement\nHelp define and maintain functional standards, processes, templates, and best practices to improve consistency and quality across projects.\nSupport compliance with Celestica processes and the quality system.\nLead or support continuous-improvement, corrective-action, and preventive-action (CAPA) activities within the function.\nEstablish and review key performance indicators, identify gaps, and implement corrective actions.\nPromote effective documentation, knowledge sharing, lessons learned, and reuse of proven test solutions.\nRequired qualifications and experience\nBachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.\nTypically, 7 or more years of relevant experience in test engineering, test development, or a combination of test and other experience eg. manufacturing engineering, engineering operations, program or project leadership, or a related field.\nExperience leading engineers or technical teams, including coaching, performance management, resource planning, and talent development.\nExperience delivering test solutions in manufacturing, product development, design verification, or a comparable engineering environment.\nPractical understanding of automated test equipment, test software, instrumentation, data acquisition, fixtures, test coverage, and test-data analysis.\nAbility to provide technical oversight across both structural and functional testing activities, even when the manager is not the deepest technical specialist in every area.\nDemonstrated experience with project risk management, technical reviews, problem solving, and cross-functional delivery.\nStrong communication, presentation, negotiation, stakeholder-management, and customer-interaction skills.\nWorking knowledge of quality systems, corrective and preventive action, continuous improvement, and compliance expectations.\nAbility to develop functional plans, budgets, proposals, business cases, or change-management plans and align them with business priorities.\nPreferred qualifications\nExperience in a contract manufacturing, electronics manufacturing, product development, or engineering-services environment.\nExperience supporting quality systems, internal or external audits, compliance programs, or corrective-action processes.\nExperience supporting customer proposals, quotations, technical presentations, or new-business engagements.\nExperience working across industries such as aerospace and defense, healthcare technology, industrial, or power infrastructure.\nPractical experience using approved AI tools to improve workflows, organize information, or support data analysis while maintaining company confidentiality and data-protection requirements.\nTools and technical environment\nWorking familiarity with relevant engineering and business tools is expected. Examples may include LabVIEW, Python, Jira, Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project, SolidWorks, Altium, Google Workspace, or equivalent tools. Expertise in every listed tool is not required; candidates should be able to learn and guide the use of tools appropriate to the function’s work.\nWorking environment\nThis role may involve work across office, laboratory, engineering, and manufacturing environments. The manager may interact with development personnel, customers, suppliers, and engineering teams at other sites. Occasional travel to customer-site or productions sites may be required.\n\nCompensation and benefits\nThe compensation includes base salary and target Short-Term Incentive (STI) compensation only. A comprehensive benefits package is offered in addition to this range.\nThe range is an estimate determined by the Company and may change based on factors including the duties covered by the position, the successful candidate’s credentials and experience, and the applicable geographic jurisdiction.\nSalary Range: CAD $104,732-$157,719\nNotes\nThis job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. Employees may be required to perform other related duties and are accountable for the responsibilities assigned to them. Job duties and the percentage of time associated with each function may change based on business needs.\nCelestica is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.\nAt Celestica we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates throughout the hiring process. If you require an accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs.\nThis position involves technologies regulated by the Canadian government's Controlled Goods Program (CGP). Candidates must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada and meet all other requirements under CGP. Job offers will be conditional upon candidates undergoing a successful security screening per the Controlled Goods Regulations.\nCOMPANY OVERVIEW:\nCelestica, Inc. (NYSE: CLS; TSX: CLS) is a technology leader dedicated to driving customer success and market advancements. With deep expertise in design, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and platform solutions, Celestica enables critical data center infrastructure for AI, cloud, and hybrid cloud and advances technologies in high-growth markets. With a talented team and a strategic global network, Celestica helps its customers achieve competitive advantages.\nToday, Celestica delivers innovative supply chain solutions globally to customers in strategic two operating and reporting segments: Advanced Technology Solutions (ATS) and Connectivity and Cloud Solutions (CC):\nATS: This segment serves customers in complex, regulated and high-reliability markets such as Industrial & Smart Energy, Aerospace & Defense, Semiconductor Capital Equipment, and HealthTech. It is engineering led, with deep expertise in design, manufacturing and lifecycle solutions.\nCCS: This segment focuses on high-performance technology solutions and services for the data center, serving hyperscalers, digital native customers and enterprises. Celestica's Platform Solutions offering provides innovative and customizable computing, storage and networking solutions enabling AI-driven growth.\nBuilt on a legacy of trust and performance, Celestica has earned its reputation by delivering results in complex and fast-changing markets. Celestica exceeds customer expectations by identifying trends and staying ahead of the curve. Backed by comprehensive capabilities and a global network across North America, Europe and Asia, Celestica helps customers gain competitive advantage with the quality, flexibility and resiliency they need to respond quickly to shifts in demand. Guided by a bold vision to accelerate market advancements, Celestica delivers innovative solutions and technologies that turn complexity into opportunity. Anchored in teamwork and commitment, Celestica strives to be the most trusted partner to its customers and colleagues worldwide.\nWe use artificial intelligence tools to assist in screening and assessing applications for this role. All hiring decisions involve human review.\nThis posting is for an existing vacancy.\nCelestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.\nCelestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.","description_format":"text","description_chars":11840,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":7,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":3,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":true},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"Canada","iso":"CA","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Electronics Manufacturing"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-24T01:26:30Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"CA","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"Positions approved through LMIA in 12 months: 1","filings_12m":1,"filings_prev_12m":0,"green_card_filings_12m":null,"median_offered_wage_usd":null,"route":"Global Talent Stream","cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-10-03T21:10:52+00:00","sources":["ESDC: employers issued a positive LMIA"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":{"score":74,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.823,"p_room":0.9,"age_days":13,"expected_fill_days":25,"reasons":["conf:37","velocity","win:mid","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-26T05:57:25Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/celestica-manager-test-development-engineering","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/celestica-manager-test-development-engineering.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-26T10:30:12Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":14053,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-27T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":58064},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=58064"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fcelestica-manager-test-development-engineering"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fcelestica-manager-test-development-engineering"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fcelestica-manager-test-development-engineering"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/celestica-manager-test-development-engineering\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fcelestica-manager-test-development-engineering"}]}