Area: Engineering
Start Date: August 2025
Location: Richardson, TX
Education: Graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering in Spring 2025.
Number of Positions: 2
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 five 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 one of the following disciplines;
Mechanical Engineering - Working in a cross-functional team to develop and design mechanicals for sub-system and system-level projects. This will include products primarily in Celestica's data center and networking division. You will use your education in mechanical engineering to design products from development to manufacture. You will have the opportunity to experience all of the project tasks from management to manufacturing instead of just entry-level design work while growing your core engineering skills as a design team member.
Electrical Engineering - As a member of the design and development group, you will perform feasibility analysis, develop hardware architecture, develop designs and schematics for new products, and assist in new design bring-up, prototyping, and product realization. These projects will primarily be in Celestica's data center and networking division. You will have the opportunity to experience all of the project tasks from management to manufacturing instead of just entry-level design work while growing your core engineering skills as a design team member.
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 or Electrical 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
- 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
What You Need to Apply:
- Resume
- Cover Letter
- University Transcript
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Notes
This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all job duties. Job duties and the percentage of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.
Celestica is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment and will not be discriminated against based 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) is a US $9 billion global leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform, and supply chain solutions. We bring global expertise and insight at every stage of product development - from the drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services. Through our unrivaled customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in aerospace and defense, communications, enterprise, health technology, industrial, capital equipment, and smart energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. Celestica is also one of the industry-leading companies in data center switches, storage, and routing. In 2024 Celestica was 1st to market with the world’s fastest Ethernet switch at 800Gb per port. Celestica is a high-integrity work environment, and when you join Celestica, you are part of a leading global company that enables the world’s best brands and contributes to our innovative and collaborative solutions that help our customers unlock the potential of the future. Our global network spans 15 countries with 27,000 employees across the Americas, Europe, and Asia.
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.