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Design Functional Test Engineer

Celestica
Richardson, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 1/28/2026 CLOSED ON 2/26/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Design Functional Test Engineer position at Celestica?

Summary

We're searching for a dynamic and experienced Functional Design for Test (DFT) Engineer to join our team and play a pivotal role in developing cutting-edge DFT strategies for advanced hardware systems. If you're passionate about optimizing testability and manufacturability and thrive in a collaborative environment, this is your opportunity to significantly impact product quality and reliability.

Detailed Description

  • Lead the charge in developing and implementing DFT methodologies and integrating essential DFT features.
  • Craft and validate comprehensive test plans that ensure robust product performance.
  • Drive insights through Functional DFT (DFT-F) analysis, providing critical recommendations for design improvement (interaction with product development teams).
  • Leverage your expertise in product knowledge, Functional & Structural Test technologies, including API, AOI, AXI, and ICT, to maximize test coverage.
  • Understand test data, including Cpk, GR&R to be able to participate and understand test reviews.
  • Evaluate new technologies and product designs, ensuring they meet the highest specifications.
  • Optimize testing approaches by meticulously analyzing system, subsystem, and design requirements.
  • Translate engineering results into actionable product changes.
  • Contribute to impactful Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEAs) for products in development.
  • Develop and refine Functional DFT plans, protocols, and reports that set the standard for excellence.
  • Identify and address potential test gaps by reviewing and interpreting design and component specifications.
  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to diagnose test failures and propose innovative solutions.

Typical Experience

  • A strong foundation: 2-3 years of manufacturing test support or development experience.
  • Proven expertise: 5 years of experience in Test/Product, electronic design, or related fields
  • Exposure: to DFT Structural or Functional.
  • Knowledge of DFT: Some level of proficiency with DFT methodologies and tools.
  • Core knowledge: A solid understanding of digital design concepts and hardware verification.
  • Hands-on experience: Practical knowledge of networking, server, and storage product test solutions and procedures.
  • Exceptional skills: Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and teamwork abilities.
  • Detail-oriented: The ability to confidently read and interpret complex schematics and product/component specifications.
  • Tech-savvy: Practical knowledge and experience with Linux-based tools.
  • Familiarity with or exposure to:
  • Understanding of various hardware types:
  • Networking 400G , GPUs, Accelerators, etc.
  • Understanding of SMT processes and system building
  • Exposure to the hardware design process and phases
  • Linux and scripting languages (Python, Perl)
  • DFT (Design For Test) process or exposure to DFT tools (ex, Testway, Valor Trilogy)
  • Understanding of Boundary Scan (JTAG - Joint Test Action Group)

What You'll Get:

  • Work with the newest technology: You will be exposed to new and exciting technologies
  • Be a member of a collaborative team: You will be part of an enthusiastic and positive team with a balanced mix of young and senior experts
  • Various Celestica benefits: You will have access to a number of programs as defined by HR

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 Education

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Educational Requirements may vary by Geography

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.

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.

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.

This location is a US ITAR facility and these positions will involve the release of export controlled goods either directly to employees or through the employee's movement within the facility. As such, Celestica will require necessary information from all applicants upon an applicant's acceptance of employment to determine if any export control exemptions or licenses must be filed.

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