Senior Architect

Req ID:

Remote Position: Hybrid

Region: Asia 

Country: India 

State/Province: Chennai 

City:  Guindy, Chennai 

General Overview

Functional Area:  Engineering

Career Stream:    Design - Software Engineering

Job Code:  SSE-ENG-DSE

Job Level:  Level 11

IC/MGR: Individual Contributor

Direct/Indirect Indicator:  Indirect

Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Firmware Development Engineer to join our global team focused on platform-level firmware solutions. You will play a key role in designing, developing, and validating firmware components across networking, compute, and storage domains. This role demands strong technical expertise, cross-functional collaboration, and a passion for low-level systems engineering.

Detailed Description

• Lead design, development, and implementation of complex technical solutions across multiple domains.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a sizable engineering team.
• Interpret customer requirements/specifications and act as primary technical contact.
• Analyse trade-offs in complex systems and recommend optimal solutions.
• Develop and lead deployment strategies for strategic programs.
• Design and develop test suites and automation frameworks.
• Build processing platforms using configuration management technologies.
• Apply agile methodologies in software development and testing.
• Maintain and enhance existing systems and platforms.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to deliver  desired solutions.
• Recommend and implement continuous improvements.
• Stay current with industry trends and regulations.

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

• Proficiency in C/C++ and Python scripting.
• Experience with Linux RTOS variants (Zephyr, ST Linux, etc).
• Expertise in Linux kernel, device drivers, bootloaders, and hardware interfaces (SPI, I2C, UART, USB).
• Familiarity with ONIE, UBoot, BIOS/BMC architecture, and diagnostics.
• Strong understanding of hardware-software integration.
• Exposure to SoC platforms (ARM, Broadcom, Qualcomm).
• Experience with Git, Jenkins, Yocto, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Agile/Scrum methodology experience.
• Proficiency with debugging and DevOps tools: GIT, Azure, Jira, Confluence, GDB, JTAG.

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 Experience

• 16+ years

Typical Education

Bachelor degree or consideration of 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.

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.

 

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