{"id":3190616,"url":"https://alion.io/job/celestica-staff-engineer-hardware-design-technical-program-lead-tpl","title":"Staff Engineer, Hardware Design - Technical Program Lead (TPL)","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":"Hardware","role_family":"Hardware","seniority":"lead","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Austin, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":139000,"max_usd":257000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":656},"experience_years_min":8,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"SAS","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-11T02:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-11","last_verified_at":"2026-10-31T08:18:02Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":21,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":21},"description":"Req ID: 139785\nRegion: Americas\nCountry: USA\nState/Province: Texas\nCity: Austin\nSummary\nThis position will serve as technical lead in hardware design, development, and implementation of technical solutions for AI data center solutions. Additionally this position will be the lead technical contact for customer specific designs from proposal to implementation, driving strategies and recommending industry best practices, as well as creating unique solutions to difficult problems.\nDetailed Description\nPerforms tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:\nLead the ideation and concept design of next-generation hardware architectures specifically tailored for high-performance AI data center solutions.\nArchitect complex, high-quality hardware systems and provide strategic direction for AI data center planning and design.\nCollaborate with cross-functional technology leads and product managers to define a technology roadmap that prioritizes innovation in datacenter solutions.\nAnalyze compute industry trends and partner with senior leadership to drive the strategic direction for innovative technology initiatives.\nAct as a subject matter expert (SME) sharing knowledge on industry trends and mentoring teams across Hardware Product Solutions (HPS).\nSelect key components to optimize design and cost efficiency for successful market adoption.\nReview and analyze new technologies summarizing results for presentation to both technical and non-technical audiences.\nEngage with strategic customers to understand their specific problems and provide technical solutions that align with our hardware product designs.\nTechnical Capabilities\n8+ years of progressive experience in hardware design and technical leadership.\nDeep expertise in compute hardware architectures, including datacenter, telecommunications, enterprise, and service provider environments.\nAdvanced proficiency in compute components, protocols, and high-speed interfaces.\nHands-on technical mastery of AMD/Intel GPUs, Broadcom Ethernet Switches, x86 architectures, and storage technologies (HDDs, SSDs, SAS/SATA, PCIe, CXL).\nExtensive experience in comprehensive rack-level system design and integration.\nDemonstrated ability to lead product concepts from architecture, through prototyping, system evaluation, to product release.\nSkilled in developing architectural specifications that drive high-quality hardware product development.\nStrong command of hardware security protocols and protection elements.\nExceptional interpersonal and presentation skills, with a proven track record of analytical problem-solving and customer-centric service.\nDeep understanding of high-power, density-constrained designs, specifically for GPU systems with power requirements in the 4-5 kW range.\nExpertise in data center designs with full liquid cooling requirements.\nTypical Education\nBachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or consideration of equivalent work experience \nEducational Requirements might vary by geography.\nPhysical Demands\nDuties of this position are performed in a normal office environment.\nDuties might require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data.\nRepetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required.\nOccasional domestic and international travel might be required\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 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.\nThis 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.\nCelestica is an E-Verify employer.\nCOMPANY OVERVIEW:\nCelestica (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.\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":5637,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":8,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Electronics Manufacturing"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-24T01:26:30Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 47 · green card filings: 3","filings_12m":47,"filings_prev_12m":5,"green_card_filings_12m":3,"median_offered_wage_usd":151100,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-10-29T16:27:21+00:00","sources":["US Department of Labor: LCA disclosure data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)","US Department of Labor: PERM disclosure data (green cards)"],"filings_for_role_12m":12}],"liveness":{"score":41,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.748,"p_room":0.55,"age_days":21,"expected_fill_days":17,"reasons":["conf:21","velocity","win:tail","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-11-01T06:10:25Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/celestica-staff-engineer-hardware-design-technical-program-lead-tpl","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/celestica-staff-engineer-hardware-design-technical-program-lead-tpl.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-01T08:23:01Z","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":13130,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-02T00:00:00Z"}},"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-staff-engineer-hardware-design-technical-program-lead-tpl"},{"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-staff-engineer-hardware-design-technical-program-lead-tpl"},{"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-staff-engineer-hardware-design-technical-program-lead-tpl"},{"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-staff-engineer-hardware-design-technical-program-lead-tpl\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fcelestica-staff-engineer-hardware-design-technical-program-lead-tpl"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3190616}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"celestica.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3190616},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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