Technical Program/Project Manager

Req ID: 122515 Remote Position: Yes Region: Americas Country: USA **Summary** We are seeking an experienced and motivated individual for the position of Technical Program/Project Manager to join our dynamic team. This is an exciting opportunity for a candidate who is interested in taking the next step in their career and eager to take on new challenges and drive growth within our organization. As a Technical Program/Project Manager, you’ll play a crucial role in managing complex technical programs across various engineering disciplines. **Responsibilities** + Collaborate with clients to understand technical requirements, review designs, and assess production schedules. + Provide feedback to Celestica’s internal Engineering, New Product Introduction, and Sustaining Teams to validate client requests and drive risk mitigation and process improvements. + Manage cross-functional projects spanning electrical design, manufacturing, and quality assurance. + Facilitate engineering meetings with Celestica and clients across different geographic regions and time zones (Asia and North America). + Utilize a growth mindset to identify innovative strategies and solutions that enhance customer relationships and drive business expansion. + Serve as a customer-facing liaison, building strong relationships with key clients and acting as their advocate within the organization. + Utilize previous experience and insights from customer-facing roles to gather and translate customer requirements into actionable strategies. + Monitor industry trends and competitor activities to stay ahead of market developments and identify potential opportunities for growth. **Qualifications** + General understanding of: + Electrical and electronic design, including reading basic schematics. + PCB and PCBA routing and placement. + Thermal cooling principles. + 2D/3D mechanical design and fabrication. + Software/firmware program nomenclature (e.g., firmware, FPGA, CPLD, BSP, BMC) without requiring code writing. + Manufacturing process flow (from IQC to assembly and packing). + Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively present complex information to both internal and external stakeholders. + Strategic thinker with the ability to analyze data, identify trends, and develop actionable insights. + Proficiency in relevant software and tools, including CRM systems and data analytics platforms. **Typical Experience** + Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in customer program development, operations, and/or supply chain management. **Typical Education** + Bachelor’s degree in Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering. **Notes** If you are a forward-thinking professional with a passion for driving customer-centric growth and possess the qualifications mentioned above, we invite you to apply for the position of Customer Program Management Consultant. Join us in shaping the future of our organization and making a meaningful impact on our customers’ experiences. 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. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Celestica’s policy on equal employment opportunity prohibits discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran or disability status, or other characteristics protected by law. This 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. Location: This is a remote position, with travel as necessary. We are open to considering candidates close to any of our US locations in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Texas, Arizona, Oregon or California as well as locations near major airports such as the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest and Pacific Coast. **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.