Senior Staff Engineer, Software

Summary

Celestica is looking for a dynamic software engineer who is passionate about working closely with the HW/SW interface to enable management of a fleet of devices in tomorrow's data center environments. The person needs be very conversant with board management controllers, low level drivers and capable of mentoring a team of senior engineers.

The Senior Staff Engineer, Software will work in cross functional teams with customers, product line management, manufacturing engineering, hardware engineering, quality assurance and project leadership to ensure robust and high quality software. 

Detailed Description

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

• Lead the design, development and implementation of complex software involving multiple domains, which includes board management controllers and orchestration software which will use the BMC to monitor and maintain a fleet of devices in tomorrow's data center environment.
• Global SME with comprehensive knowledge and industry recognition. Provides technical leadership to a global team of engineers
• Provide technical leadership and direction to a sizable team of senior engineers. Should be a recognized expert (go to person) in one or more technical areas.
• Review and interpret customer requirements/specifications and may act as primary customer contract.
• Lead the development and deployment of strategic complex programs
• Analyze trade-offs in complex systems and recommend solutions.
• Do project planning and raise warnings to management about risks to projects
• Develops deployment strategies and plans.
• May manage relationships with key vendors/partners.

Other Details

• Analyze, design and develop tests and test-automation suites.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with customers, users, Architects, project managers and other engineers .
• Provide recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Keep up to date with relevant industry knowledge and regulations

Prior Technical Knowledge:

• Solid C programming skills.
• In-depth understanding of Linux kernel, device driver, IPC, U-boot.
• Familiarity with Linux application development. Knowledge of real time OS like ThreadX is a plus.
• Knowledge of BMC including IPMI, SDR, SEL, FRU records, SOL, IPMB, Side-band LAN, KCS and KVM.
• Knowledge of Redfish and other management protocols.
• Experience with board bringup.
• Working knowledge of BMC related Hardware such as ARM, BMC chip (AST 2500, AST2600, Pilot 4 etc.), HW-monitor and Super-IO, NC-SI NIC, phy.
• Working knowledge of common bus such as I2C, IPMB, PMBUS, SPI, LPC, UART, JTAG.
• Experience with OpenBMC is a plus.
• Experience with one or more of the following standards/technologies: SCSI, SES, RAID, SAS, SATA, SSD, SMART, PCI Express, HBA, network protocol TCP/UDP, etc is a plus.
• Experience with PSoC or MCU firmware development is a plus.

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.
• The following are required: Coaching/Mentoring; Communication/Negotiation/Presentation; Creative Problem Solving; Customer Interaction/Stakeholder Management;
• Knowledge of the following areas are a plus: Quality & Lean; 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 consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Educational Requirements may vary by Geography