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Demonstrate solid understanding of the technical, financial and people aspects of the project. Able to create a project/change management plan and ensure that the project is delivered within the assigned time and budget. Ability to recognize project barriers and develop mitigation plans * Leadership - Demonstrate "People & Team Leadership Behaviors" as per Celestica Leadership Imperatives. * Financial Acumen / Business Planning - Ability to create financial plans for your projects, align them internally with your line of management and other functions and externally if needed. Create project plans, profitability calculations, risk and sensitivity analysis, able to recognize barriers and mitigate profitability risks. Fully knowledgeable about internal and external financial reporting, accounting and tax requirements relevant to your area of expertise. * The following competencies may also be required: 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)., Bachelor degree or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience. Educational Requirements may vary by Geography ## Description The Staff Engineer, Software develops, debugs, tests, deploys and supports code to be deployed in systems/products/equipment for various applications. They write, debug, maintain, and test software in various common languages and for software at various levels in the hierarchy (from Firmware to Application). Software creation follows an agreed to development process (such as Agile, Scrum, etc.) and complies with the product life cycle development (phase/gate deliverables). The Staff 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. Detailed Description Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following: * Lead the design, development and implementation of technical solutions for complex projects, involving multiple domains. Participate in project planning and scheduling. * Provide technical leadership and direction to a sizable team of engineers. May be a recognized expert (go to person) in one or more technical areas * Take responsibility for non-technical elements of an engineering project (people, financials etc.). * Review and interpret customer requirements/specifications and may act as primary customer contract. * Analyze trade-offs in complex systems and recommend solutions. Develops deployment strategies and plans. * Lead the deployment of strategic complex programs and coordinate site-wide deployment efforts. * May manage relationships with key vendors/partners. * 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, * 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. ## Related Videos - [ShapeShift: Reinventing Agile for a B2B SaaS Scale-Up](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1655-shapeshift-reinventing-agile-for-a-b2b-saas-scale-up) - [Playing Pong on a shoulder press machine](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100140-playing-pong-on-a-shoulder-press-machine) - [Coffee with Developers - Cassidy Williams - ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/912-coffee-with-developers-cassidy-williams) - [Excellent Software Testing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/87-excellent-software-testing) - [Security Pitfalls for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/726-security-pitfalls-for-software-engineers) - [The user in the eye of the Cargo1492 storm](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/96-the-user-in-the-eye-of-the-cargo1492-storm) ## Related Articles - [The 8 Best Code Testing Tools](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/402-the-8-best-code-testing-tools) - [Top Characteristics of a Software Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/166-top-characteristics-of-a-software-engineer) - [What is a Test Plan: Guide to Test Planning](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/191-what-is-a-test-plan-guide-to-test-planning) - [What is Software Engineering?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/289-what-is-software-engineering) - [How to create a test plan for software testing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/56-how-to-create-a-test-plan-for-software-testing) - [From developer to manager – what does it take to become an engineering manager?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/42-from-developer-to-manager-what-does-it-take-to-become-an-engineering-manager)