Manager, Test Development Engineering

The Manager, Test Development Engineering leads the development and delivery of test solutions used in manufacturing and design-validation environments. This includes automated test equipment, test software, fixtures, instrumentation, and test programs that help ensure robust, high-quality products.

The Manager will manage a team of 3 to 5 direct reports, providing them strategic direction, technical oversight, operational leadership, and talent development for the Test Development Engineering function. The role partners with project management, site leadership, quality, business development, solutions, and global engineering teams to deliver effective test capabilities aligned with customer, project, and business requirements. The manager is expected to remain technically engaged and provide direction, review, and escalation support while enabling the engineering team to own day-to-day project execution.

Key responsibilities

• Functional leadership and business planning
• People leadership and talent development
• Project execution and customer delivery
• Technical leadership and innovation
• Process, quality, and continuous improvement

Required qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Typically, 7 or more years of relevant experience in test engineering, test development, or a combination of test and other experience.
• Experience leading engineers or technical teams, including coaching, performance management, resource planning, and talent development.
• Experience delivering test solutions in manufacturing, product development, design verification, or a comparable engineering environment.
• Practical understanding of automated test equipment, test software, instrumentation, data acquisition, fixtures, test coverage, and test-data analysis.
• Strong communication, presentation, negotiation, stakeholder-management, and customer-interaction skills.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience in a contract manufacturing, electronics manufacturing, product development, or engineering-services environment.
• Experience supporting quality systems, internal or external audits, compliance programs, or corrective-action processes.
• Experience working across industries such as aerospace and defense, healthcare technology, industrial, or power infrastructure.

Tools and technical environment

Working familiarity with relevant engineering and business tools is expected. Examples may include LabVIEW, Python, Jira, Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project, SolidWorks, Altium, Google Workspace, or equivalent tools.

Working environment

This role may involve work across office, laboratory, engineering, and manufacturing environments. The manager may interact with development personnel, customers, suppliers, and engineering teams at other sites. Occasional travel to customer-site or production sites may be required.

Compensation and benefits

The compensation includes base salary and target Short-Term Incentive (STI) compensation only. A comprehensive benefits package is offered in addition to this range.

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. Employees may be required to perform other related duties and are accountable for the responsibilities assigned to them.

Celestica 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.