Automation Mechanical Design Engineer

Req ID: 138778

Remote Position: No

Region: Americas

Country: Mexico

State/Province: Nuevo Leon

City: Monterrey

General Overview

Functional Area: Engineering

Career Stream: Equipment Engineering Manufacturing

SAP Short Name: LEN-ENG-EQM

Job Level: Level 08

IC/MGR: Individual Contributor

Direct/Indirect Indicator: Indirect

Summary

As part of the Celestica Global Automation (CGA) team in Monterrey, Mexico, you are a Lead Mechanical Design Engineer driving the development, procurement management, implementation, and optimization of standard and customized manufacturing automation equipment. Celestica is committed to empowering engineering talent through structure execution pathways designed to elevate equipment mechanics, precision tooling design, and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE). Our core goal is to accelerate operational growth toward world-class automation deployment across high-tech manufacturing verticals.

Detailed Description

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

• Technical Process Gathering & Scoping: Collaborates with operations, quality, and manufacturing teams to define mechanical process requirements, cycle time targets, and ergonomic cell architectures.
• Requirements Documentation & Validation: Authors clear User Requirement Specifications (URS), Statements of Work (SOW), and Lists of Requirements (LOR) for custom automated machinery and mechanical tooling.
• Supplier Proposal Evaluation & Bidding: Conducts comprehensive technical evaluations of vendor mechanical concepts, 3D CAD assemblies, structural stability calculations, and material selections.
• In-House Controls & Mechanical Development: Leads in-house mechanical design of custom end-of-arm tooling (EOAT), pneumatic clamping fixtures, conveyor transfers, and precision alignment mechanisms using 3D CAD software.
• Procurement & Import Logistics Tracking: Tracks mechanical long-lead components, raw materials, machined parts, and commercial hardware to maintain project milestone timelines, following procurement and logistics areas.
• Equipment Release & Shop-Floor Commissioning: Direct machine assembly, mechanical alignment, pneumatic plumbing verification, and physical debugging on the Monterrey plant floor, and some external designs for other plants in the Group.
• Project Planning & Data Analysis: Utilizes project management workbooks (PM workbook, Excel, Smartsheet) to manage project CapEx budgets, track milestone deliverables, and drive OEE optimization.
• Cross-Site Communication & Reporting: Interfaces with global engineering peers, site leadership, and external technology vendors to ensure compliance with Celestica standards, 30% of those conversations are English language based.
• Continuous Engineering Development: Enforces Design for Automated Assembly (DFAA) principles, 8D root-cause problem solving, and preventive maintenance strategies to maximize asset reliability.

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

• Automation Integration Principles: Solid grasp of core automation principles and emerging tech, with the ability to bridge physical mechanical systems with automated solutions..
• Schematic & Diagram Reading: Advanced ability to interpret and create mechanical assembly drawings, pneumatic/hydraulic circuit schematics, and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) specifications.
• Control Panel & Hardware Verification: Hands-on capability in validating mechanical alignment, pneumatic valve manifolds (Festo), sensor positioning (Balluff, Keyence), and structural enclosure integrity.
• Organized Project Tracking & Data Analysis: Strong proficiency in structured project management, tracking equipment timelines, managing bill of materials (BOM), and conducting root-cause failure analysis (8D, Fishbone).
• Bilingual Communication: Full professional bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish (written and verbal) for technical vendor management and global reporting.
• Learning Agility & Abstract Reasoning: High capacity to analyze complex mechanical mechanisms, troubleshoot intermittent mechanical jams, and innovate practical engineering workarounds under production pressure.
• Team Integration & Collaboration: Excellent interpersonal skills to coordinate smoothly across cross-functional departments, maintenance technicians, and external machinery

Physical Demands

• Expectation of travel to vendor/supplier locations, customer sites, and other Celestica operating facilities is less than 10% of the time. However, travel may temporarily increase during critical project life cycle phases, such as on-site Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) buy-offs, equipment commissioning, and line transfers.<