08 - Lead Engineer, Software (Austin)

Req ID: 129008 
Region: Americas 
Country: USA 
State/Province: New Hampshire 
City:  Merrimack 

Summary

The Lead Engineer, Software shall be responsible for developing, debugging, validating and deploying Network Operating System (NOS) SW code to be deployed in switches and routers that are targeted for DataCenter/AI-DC, Enterprise and Campus markets. This is a pure individual contributor (IC) role and the ideal candidate is required to have a strong background in NOS architecture and L2/L3 protocol development.

 

The Lead Engineer, Software works in cross functional teams with other designers, customers, manufacturing engineering 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.

General Overview

Functional Area:  Engineering        
Career Stream:  Design - Software Engineering
SAP Short Name:  LEN-ENG-DSE
Job Level:  Level 08
IC/MGR:  Individual Contributor        
Direct/Indirect Indicator:  Indirect

Detailed Description

Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:

• Work as a team member who understands/interprets technical problems and provides technical support.
• Solve assigned problems under guidance of more senior engineers.
• Analyze, design and develop tests and test-automation suites.
• Design and develop a processing platform using various configuration management technologies.
• Test software development methodology (may be done in agile environment)
• Provide ongoing maintenance, support and enhancements in existing systems and platforms.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with customers, users, project managers and other engineers including Peer-Reviews to achieve elegant solutions.
• Provide recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Work alongside other engineers on the team to elevate technology and consistently apply best practices.
• Keep up to date with relevant industry knowledge and regulations

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

• Networking Stack- Layer-2(xSTP, LLDP, LACP etc) , Layer-3 (BGP, OSPF, PIM etc) , IPSec, IKE, GRE, EVPN/VxLAN, MPLS, QoS

• Management -SNMP, Netconf/Yang, REST, CLI, gNMI, gRPC

• System Features - Platform Bringup (Including implementing linux Device drivers), Stacking, High Availability etc.

• Programming Language - C, C++, Python, GoLang languages

• NOS - Experience in NOS development/sustenance.

• SONIC NOS experience is a plus point

• ASICs/NPU. Working experience with Broadcom preferred but not required - XGS/DNX family of Devices and/or Marvell - Innovium/Prestera Family of devices

• Leadership - Demonstrate "Individual Leadership Behaviors" as per Celestica Leadership Imperatives. 

• Financial Acumen / Business Planning -Solid understanding of Celestica’s budgeting and accounting system and the cost accounting practices relevant to engineering work. Always act with the awareness of your work's impact on financial results. Communicate clearly and timely all aspects of your work that may have an influence on the profitability of the project and/or what is necessary for proper accounting and controlling.

• The following competencies may also be required and performed with help or under supervision: Coaching/Mentoring; Communication/Negotiation/Presentation; Creative Problem Solving; Customer Interaction/Stakeholder Management; Quality & Lean; Working Effectively with Others; D/PFMEA; 8D/Corrective Action; Equipment Safety; Design of Experiments (DOE).  

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

• 6 to 10 years

Typical Education

Bachelor degree or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.

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.