Student Intern, Hardware Design Engineering

Req 140549 - Student Intern, Hardware Design Engineering

4 Month Internship

As a global technology leader, Celestica designs, engineers, and manufactures industry-leading products and services that drive customer success and market advancement. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, we bring together over 33,000 employees across more than 45 sites in North America, Europe, and Asia.

With deep expertise in design, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain management and platform solutions, Celestica enables critical data center infrastructure for AI, cloud, and hybrid cloud and advances technologies in high-growth markets. Working with the world’s leading technology companies across a broad range of industries, Celestica helps its customers achieve a competitive advantage. These products span key areas such as data centre technology, aerospace and defense, healthtech, and capital equipment.

Working at Celestica is more than a job. It’s about being part of something bigger and shaping the future with your work. You’ll take on exciting and challenging projects, get hands-on experience, collaborate with a global team, and learn from some of the greatest minds in the industry. And just as we aspire to imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers, we’re just as committed to delivering the best employee experience. 

Benefits for Students Include:

• Possibility of a student casual contract position after completion of internship 
• Possibility of a full-time position after completion of degree 
• Access to Celestica’s development programs and projects
• Fun intern activities including celebration events and networking
• Internal recognition programs and rewards for stellar performance

What’s in it for you?

• Opportunity: Job experience at a large Canadian-based global company
• Innovation: We look to our employees to implement new ideas and improve the way we do things
• Collaboration: Students work as part of global teams, enabled by collaborative technology
• Sustainability: We uphold strong ethics, reduce our impact on the environment and empower employees to give back to the community
• Development opportunities: Including soft skills courses, innovation projects and mentorship
• Networking: Strategically build your professional network to advance your career and deepen relationships across your peers and colleagues.  
• Fun: Our interns have the opportunity to participate in fun activities including intern social events, Celestica’s charitable initiatives and our Spirit Week activities 

About this opportunity: 

The Hardware Design Engineering Intern will join a specialized R&D hardware team focused on developing advanced AI hardware solutions for Celestica. Throughout this four-month on-site internship in Austin, Texas, the intern will engage in full-lifecycle product development, taking designs from initial concept to production. This role emphasizes hands-on design work and active collaboration with cross-functional teams, including mechanical engineering, signal integrity, thermal, software, test engineering, and project leadership to ensure robust and high-quality product development.

Preferred Skills:

• Currently enrolled as a Junior or Senior pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, with a core focus on hardware development
• Strong foundational knowledge of electrical engineering principles, circuit design, and hardware engineering techniques
• Working knowledge of schematic capture tools, experience with Cadence OrCad is a plus
• Familiarity with advanced PCB design software Cadence Allegro, is highly preferred
• Self-motivated and capable of completing complex technical assignments in a dynamic environment with aggressive development schedules

Activities: 

• Research system concepts and evaluate new component requirements for advanced PCB designs
• Execute schematic capture and assist in the creation of system specifications, bills of material, diagrams, and drawings
• Perform hands-on testing, board bring-up, and hardware troubleshooting within our lab.
• Collaborate with internal teams to validate designs for signal integrity, thermal management, and circuit performance.
• Provide engineering support throughout the manufacturing and validation processes of the products being developed. 

Physical Demands, duties of this position are varied and will include:

• 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

Salary

The range described in this posting is an estimate by the Company, and may change based on several factors, including but not limited to a change in the duties covered by the job posting, or the credentials, experience or geographic jurisdiction of the successful candidate.

The hourly wage is determined by the years of study completed and is non-negotiable as per company policy.

Hourly Wage: $24-30 USD/hour

Area: Electrical Engineering

Start Date: May 2027

Location: Austin Texas

Vacancies: 1

Experience: No Formal Experience Required

Education: Currently enrolled as a Junior or Senior pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, with a core focus on hardware development

To apply, please visit www.celestica.com. Please provide a copy of your transcript with your application. Please include your student email address in your application.

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. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates throughout the hiring process. If you require an accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs.