Engineer, Mechanical Design - Graduate Development Program

Req ID: 142197

Remote Position: Hybrid

Region: Americas

Country: USA

State/Province: Texas

City: Richardson

Summary

As a global technology leader, Celestica designs, engineers, and manufactures industry-leading products and services that drive customer success and market advancement. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, we bring together over 33,000 employees across more than 45 sites in North America, Europe, and Asia.

With deep expertise in design, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain management and platform solutions, Celestica enables critical data center infrastructure for AI, cloud, and hybrid cloud and advances technologies in high-growth markets. Working with the world’s leading technology companies across a broad range of industries, Celestica helps its customers achieve a competitive advantage. These products span key areas such as data centre technology, aerospace and defense, healthtech, and capital equipment.

Working at Celestica is more than a job. It’s about being part of something bigger and shaping the future with your work. You’ll take on exciting and challenging projects, get hands-on experience, collaborate with a global team, and learn from some of the greatest minds in the industry. And just as we aspire to imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers, we’re just as committed to delivering the best employee experience.

Engineering Graduate Development Program

Would you like to work for a company with a global footprint that can provide you with global hands-on experience?

The Celestica Engineering Graduate Development Program (EGDP) is for candidates who aspire to become engineering leaders. Over a period of 24 months, graduates complete four rotations within dynamic areas of their core engineering discipline, along with Support Engineering (quality, supply chain, and commodity management), Program Management, Business Development, and Product Manufacturing. This is a unique opportunity for you to begin your career with Celestica and accelerate your leadership development.

About this opportunity:

The EGDP program will allow you to work in unique, challenging, and constantly evolving roles critical to our global business. Each rotation will vary in scope, allowing you to showcase your talents to a broad range of colleagues and executives while giving you the experience necessary to thrive in senior roles. You will be able to participate in professional development programs and networking events. You will be supported by a dedicated program manager, peer partner, and executive mentor. After completing the rotations, individuals will build their careers with Celestica in areas of the enterprise where their capabilities can be best leveraged for organizational impact and personal career interest.

Candidates will work under the mentorship of a senior engineer in the following discipline;

Mechanical Engineering - The Engineer, Mechanical Design develops new mechanical systems/modules and maintains existing designs. Research mechanical concepts and create system solutions using 3D modeling and simulation software. Complete calculations and test, validate, and qualify their systems and make adjustments as needed. Provide support throughout the manufacturing process of the mechanical system that they have designed. The Engineer, Mechanical Design works with cross functional teams of other engineers, customers, supply chain and project leadership to ensure robust and high quality product development. Enhance designs with feedback from reviews in areas such as manufacturing, test, supply chain, reliability, industrial design and simulations.

What’s in it for you?

We are looking for candidates who want to build a career and who want to grow as leaders. The EGDP candidates will obtain exposure to senior leaders and gain valuable business experience and organizational breadth while strengthening their leadership capabilities. In addition, you can expect:

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits

• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities

• Ability to make a difference

• Work in a dynamic and collaborative environment

What you’ll need to succeed:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

• Minimum 3.3 GPA on a 4.0 scale (B+) (Transcript to be provided)

• Interest in an engineering role with a path to leadership

• Experienced in Microsoft Office and design tools specific to their discipline

• Hands-on experience with 3D mechanical CAD software, with proficiency in Creo strongly preferred.

• Background in mechanical engineering and design, where prior experience with electronics system design is a significant advantage.

• Experience with Finite Element Analysis (FEA) software for design validation and simulation.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Proven leadership skills

• Ability and willingness to be proactive, take initiative, drive change, and provide solutions

• Strong team player with impeccable work ethic

• Exceptional interpersonal skills and ability to thrive in a dynamic environment

Physical Demands, duties of this position are varied and will include:

• 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.

Additional Details:

Area: Engineering

Start Date: May 2027

Location: Richardson, Texas

Vacancies: 1 position

Education: Graduating with Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering in Spring 2027.

What You Need to Apply:

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• University Transcript

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.

To apply, please visit www.celestica.com. Please provide a copy of your transcript with your application. Please include your student email address in your application.

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.