Student Intern, Automation Support / Development Engineering

Location: Newmarket, ON, CA

​Req ID: 141060 Remote Position: No Region: Americas Country: Canada State/Province: Ontario City:  Newmarket

16 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

Experience working for one of the largest Canadian global technology companies

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

Celestica's Time Off to Volunteer program – two paid days off to volunteer per year

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 with two paid days off per year to volunteer

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

Students who excel in the Automation Support / Development Engineering Intern position enjoy working on the hardware-software automation solutions, and are driven by complex problem solving in a fast-paced environment. The role includes direct involvement with leading edge products, and provides an opportunity to experience all areas of automation development while working within a very experienced group of automation and process engineers. You should be familiar with most electronic technologies and be able to work with products for the consumer, enterprise, communications, industrial, healthcare and aerospace markets. A strong programming background (on various software platforms) is an asset.

Preferred Skills

Candidates must be proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel.

Excellent time management, ability to meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment, ability to work effectively autonomously once trained, and must possess excellent analytical, communication, report writing and problem solving skills.

Role requires flexibility to work extended hours as per customer needs.

Software code design and development

Hardware assembly (Hand tools, Power tools, Soldering, etc.)

Engineering project development and support

Good presentation, database management and computer skills.

Exposure to production environment – considered

The following skills are considered an asset

NI LabView

Linux environment

MS Visual Studio .NET (C#, VB, ASP)

Python, Ruby, Java, Perl

HTML, XML, CSS, PHP

Knowledge of automation solutions

Activities may include (but not limited to) the following

Work with internal customer focused teams to understand where hardware and/or IoT automation projects can help improve efficiencies, gather appropriate data on requirements and savings in order to justify appropriate ROI and then work with internal and/or external automation solution providers to implement projects in a timely manner.

Support development of automation solutions (hardware and software) to improve operational efficiencies.

Support development of production automation tools, including robotics, vision systems and software controls

Work with a highly experienced engineering team to review and provide input on potential automation projects / designs

Implement software & hardware solutions including, HW procurement, integration, qualification and installation support for manufacturing test of electronics (for multiple global sites)

Integrate tools and code developed by other internal groups or external customers

Debug of solutions using design of experiments, tools, and failure analysis methodologies

Support the development and updating of development work instructions

Work with suppliers and customers during project execution

Improve quality and efficiency within the development process; process optimization

Work on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of identifiable factors and a considerable degree of judgement.

Erroneous decisions or failure to achieve results may have a negative impact on the division / department’s operations, schedules, and/