About this role
<p>08 - Specialist, Operations Quality<br> Req ID: 134586<br> Hiring Manager: Nathan Reddy<br> Band: 08 <br> Region: Americas <br> Country: USA <br> State/Province: Texas<br> City: Fort Worth</p> <div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">General Overview</H2> </div><div><p><b>Functional Area: </b> Quality (QUA)<br> <b>Career Stream:</b> Operations Quality (OPQ)<br> <b>Role: </b> Specialist (SPE)<br> <b>Job Title: </b>Specialist, Operations Quality<br> <b>Job Code</b>: SPE-QUA-OPQ<br> <b>Job Level:</b> Band 08<br> <b>Direct/Indirect Indicator: </b> Indirect</p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Summary</H2> </div><div><p style="margin:12.0pt 0.0in;text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:black">Celestica is hiring an <strong>Analytical Chemist</strong> with experience in creative problem solving and failure analysis of materials involved in the manufacturing of electronic components and assemblies. The goal of this role is to continuously improve the quality and reliability of electronic devices through laboratory testing. The Analytical Chemist is responsible for designing, developing, deploying, executing and optimizing test plans to assess product quality and reliability. We are seeking an experienced Failure Analysis Engineer to join our team. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in providing comprehensive and timely failure analysis, constructional analysis, and technical services to both internal and external customers. As part of this role, you’ll utilize advanced failure analysis analytical tools to investigate and resolve issues related to printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs), Integrated Circuits (ICs) and electronics components.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Detailed Description</H2> </div><div><p style="margin:0.0in;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:#3c3c3c">Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:</span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Design, develop, and implement new lab test processes to support the understanding of the quality of customer products</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Solve technical product, process, component, and related quality problems that affect the efficient operation and/or manufacture of electronic products.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Provide feedback to product designers, manufacturing and quality engineers and component suppliers on suitability of designs and processes for manufacturability</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Develop novel test methods to investigate electronic product quality and reliability issues</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Perform root cause failure analysis and provide corrective actions to prevent future product failures and improve reliability</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Prepare reports identifying samples, explaining testing methods, documenting findings, and outlining conclusions of analyses.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Design and execute experimental procedures, including qualitative and quantitative testing of complex samples.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Validate and troubleshoot analytical methods</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Developing test plans, quotes and documenting test process and preparing reports summarizing findings to customers</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Overall project management and project lead for laboratory investigations</span></li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Knowledge/Skills/Competencies</H2> </div><div><ul> <li>Experienced in operating, calibrating, maintaining, troubleshooting and interpreting data from failure analysis laboratory equipment including: optical microscopy, FTIR, Ion Chromatography, SIR, DSC, TMA, TGA, SEM, cross-sectioning grinders and polishers and X-ray</li> <li>Experienced in quality testing various materials including polymers, soldering fluxes, adhesives, epoxies and corrosion by-products</li> <li>Experienced in complicated chemical failure analysis processes and developing unique test plans based on limited data</li> <li>Experienced in researching and developing new laboratory chemical and failure analysis techniques and developing novel sample preparation techniques and analytical test methods to aid in the determining the root cause and corrective actions for failing electronic materials</li> <li>Demonstrates confidence in describing root cause and corrective actions to internal and external customers and suppliers</li> <li>Experienced in evaluating and selecting new analytical lab equipment</li> <li>Knowledge of electrochemistry and its application to corrosion of electronic assemblies</li> <li>Excellent English Communication Skills: High levels of organizational, team, interpersonal, and communication skills (written and verbal)</li> <li>A high level of emotional intelligence: Consistently demonstrating the open mindedness of a problem solver who can collaboratively engage multiple people, in multiple departments, and work in difficult situations in a positive way.</li> <li>Onsite: This position is 100% onsite –this is not a remote or hybrid position. In addition, the team member must be able to act competently in emergencies and work on a flexible schedule.</li> <li>Expertise in MS-Office is required</li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Physical Demands</H2> </div><div><ul> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Duties of this position are performed in a laboratory environment</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Duties of the position are performed in a laboratory environment with frequent exposure to noise, dust, chemicals, operating machinery, temperature extremes, and hazardous substances</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Candidate must have excellent hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills and visual acuity in order to manipulate very small samples with tweezers under a microscope</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Duties require extended periods of sitting and standing and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers, graphs and other detailed data</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Repetitive manual movements (e.g., keyboard data entry, using a computer mouse, operating lab equipment, etc.) are frequently required.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Overtime and occasional travel will be required</span></li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Typical Experience</H2> </div><div><ul> <li>5-10 years in a similar role or industry.</li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Typical Education</H2> </div><div><p>University Bachelor's Degree in Analytical Chemistry</p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Notes</H2> </div><div><p>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.</p></div></div></div><p><span style="font-size:11.0px">Celestica is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws. <br> This policy applies to hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral and other aspects of employment and also states that retaliation against a person who files a charge of discrimination, participates in a discrimination proceeding, or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment practice will not be tolerated. All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.<br> Celestica is an E-Verify employer.</span></p>