Description
Are you a software visionary with a passion for high-performance computing? Celestica is looking for a talented and experienced Principal Engineer, Software to join our team. You'll be responsible for designing, developing, and testing software that drives next-generation data center and AI compute blades, including GPUs, CPUs, and AI accelerators.
This isn't just a coding role; it's a leadership position where you'll architect innovative solutions, optimize performance, and mentor a team of engineers. You'll be at the forefront of hardware-software integration, bringing cutting-edge technology to life for our customers.
Your Impact & Responsibilities
As our Principal Engineer, you will drive the software strategy for our most advanced data center solutions. Your key responsibilities include:
- Software Development: Lead the design and implementation of low-level drivers and application software for next-generation CPUs and GPUs. You'll optimize code for performance and latency, and develop new software libraries for computing on GPUs.
- Hardware Integration & Validation: Take a leading role in board bring-up and validation, troubleshooting and resolving complex hardware-software interaction issues. You will be a key player in ensuring our hardware works seamlessly.
- Security & Innovation: Design and implement features for trusted software like secure boot. You will also innovate new solutions for data center efficiency, working closely with networking engineers.
- Leadership & Mentorship: Serve as a technical leader, mentoring and coaching team members. You will architect software applications for future technology generations and present your innovations to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Collaboration: Work effectively in a team environment, collaborating with engineers from different disciplines, as well as with customers and sales teams to define and deliver on requirements.
Requirements
Knowledge & Skills We're Looking For
We're looking for a seasoned software engineer with a deep understanding of low-level programming and hardware. The ideal candidate will have:
- Strong Programming Skills: Proficiency in C, C++, or other low-level languages.
- Operating System Expertise: Experience with Linux kernel driver development, including knowledge of memory management and interrupts.
- Hardware Knowledge: Familiarity with main elements of CPU, DPU, memory, and NICs.
- Debugging & Problem-Solving: A proven ability to identify and resolve complex software and hardware issues.
- Data Center Experience: Prior experience with data center architectures and deployments is a strong plus.
- GPU Programming: Experience with GPU libraries like CUDA or ROCm is a huge plus.
- Experience: 12 to 18 years of related experience.
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.
Why Celestica?
At Celestica, we don't just build products; we create the technology that powers the world's most innovative companies. You will have the opportunity to work with a team of brilliant minds, solve challenging problems, and make a tangible impact on our business. We offer a culture of respect, collaboration, and continuous improvement, where your leadership will be valued and rewarded.
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.
Celestica is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on any protected status (including race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran or disability status or other characteristics protected by law).
At Celestica we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. Special arrangements can be made for candidates who need it throughout the hiring process. Please indicate your needs and we will work with you to meet them.
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.
