Senior Director, Design Engineering - AI/ML System Architect

Celestica is a leader in design, manufacturing, and hardware platform solutions, seeking a Senior Director Engineer, AI/ML System Architect. The role involves defining the architecture of competitive AI systems, leading technology research, and overseeing the design team in the AI/ML infrastructure space.

Responsibilities:

• Define Complex AI/ML infrastructure platform solutions and lead a multi-disciplined team to bring to implementation. Extensive and focused engagement through EVT, phasing out thereafter. Ensure overall design quality metrics are met
• Develop and maintain close technical relationships with suppliers/partners on product roadmaps and technologies
• Lead RFQ technical responses and Celestica platform concept development efforts as appropriate
• Provide effective trade-off analysis and competitive guidance to engineering teams and customers
• Deliverables include System Requirements Documents (SRD), requirement compliance assessments, and Technical proposals
• Act as a primary technical interface between Celestica and our customers, particularly in technical escalation
• Provide technical support to business development teams to assist in the winning of new business
• Participate in the selection and hiring of design team resources as required
• Identify and Champion process improvement efforts as needed
• Participate in standards committees and industry groups as assigned
• Prepare and present technical presentations to customers, industry groups, tradeshows, etc
• Maintain current on industry trends and future technology and market opportunities

Requirements:

• Minimum of 15 years Server and/or AI/ML accelerator hardware design experience
• Minimum of 5 years of AI Infrastructure system design experience
• Experience with Nvidia, AMD, Intel, or other modern GPU accelerators and support systems
• BS in Electrical Engineering required
• Successful experience architecting and delivering server/storage/converged products to market
• Excellent Customer presentation skills. Interface and interact with large OEM customers on ongoing product related issues and new product design concepts
• A broad knowledge of current digital and analogue components
• Successful New Product Introduction (NPI) launch
• Extensive knowledge of system level power, cooling, mechanical, SW/FW and electrical design integration and engineering trade-offs
• System level integration, interoperability and test experience
• System level manufacturing test experience
• MSEE preferred
• Prior participation in industry groups and associations is desired