Req ID: 122542

Remote Position: No

Region: Americas

Country: United States

State/Province: Texas

City: Richardson

General Overview

Job Title: Senior Manager, Software Engineering

Functional Area: Engineering (ENG)

Career Stream: Design - Software Engineering

Role: Senior Manager (SMG)

Job Band: 11

IC/MGR: Manager

Direct/Indirect Indicator: Indirect

Summary

The Senior Manager, Software Engineering responsible for leading and managing the employees who develop, debug, test, deploy and support code to be deployed in systems/products/equipment for various applications. They 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 Senior Manager, Software Engineering manages the relationship with cross functional teams like other designers, customers, manufacturing engineering and project leadership to ensure robust and high quality product development. The manager will also be responsible for enhancing designs with feedback from reviews.

Detailed Description

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

• Lead a high-performance software team that works with multiple layers of firmware and applications from the lowest level drivers to higher layers of specialized stacks or management software. Team will be responsible for both development and Software Quality Assurance

• 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.

• Lead the deployment of strategic complex programs and coordinate site-wide deployment efforts.

• May manage relationships with key vendors/partners.

• Analyze, design and develop tests and test-automation suites.

• Design and develop a processing platform using various configuration management technologies.

• Test software development methodology (may be done in agile environment)

• Provide ongoing maintenance, support and enhancements in existing systems and platforms.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with customers, users, project managers, product managers and other engineers

• Provide recommendations for continuous improvement.

• Work alongside the engineers on the team to elevate their skills and consistently apply best practices.

• Keep up to date with relevant industry knowledge and regulations

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.

• The following competencies are a plus: 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).

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

• 12 to 18 years

Typical Education

Bachelor degree or higher in engineering

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.

Celestica 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).

At 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.

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.