Jabil Inc.

Lead Mechanical Design Engineer

Posted on: 20 Mar 2021

San Jose, CA

Job Description

At Jabil, we empower the brands who empower the world its our reason for being and the guiding force thats driving us to become the most technologically advanced manufacturing solutions provider on the planet. Whether were serving one of the worlds biggest and best known brands or the coolest tech startups, our resolve never wavers. We share common desires with these brands: to make the world a better, safer and cleaner place.

JOB SUMMARY

Lead highly complex mechanical hardware designs for customer or innovation projects. Responsible for ensuring technical milestones are achieved. Responsible for guiding other team members' designs and leads technical design reviews. Ensures specification requirements input and design outputs align. This engineer will have demonstrated experience at releasing products into a production environment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

* Leader in developing and validating complex mechanical products that are required across all Business Units.
* Leads/supervises chassis and PCB mechanical layouts utilizing standard tools
* Directs all aspects of mechanical design with minimal supervision
* Mentors/coaches/trains engineers with less experience
* Partners with system architects to review and clarify design requirements and define the appropriate mechanical/thermal architecture.
* Expertly assemble prototypes, and verifies form/fit/function.
* Work with and manage external component suppliers/manufacturers and provide input to their product roadmaps
* Communicates technical aspects of a project effectively to internal and external customers.
* Define design innovations and potential patentable solutions
* Leads resolution of complex design issues and manages design trade-offs

MANAGEMENT & SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

* Typically reports to Management. Direct supervisor job title(s) typically include: Design Manager or Group Lead
* Job is NOT directly responsible for managing other employees (e.g., hiring/termination and/or pay decisions, performance management).

KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

* Detailed knowledge (with moderate complexity) of Industry or specific sector, regulatory and safety standards.
* Broad knowledge developing high complexity projects that have required one of more of Mechanical Engineering Design specializations or competencies: Tolerance Analysis, DFM, Serviceability
* Detailed knowledge and use of key development tools and design standards: 3D CAD, Finite Element Analysis, Tolerances, Manufacturing Principles, Interference Checks

NON TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

* Influence others and share best practices
* Effectively communicate with good understanding of English.
* Work as part of a global team
* Assess a project and articulating risk while developing project milestones.
* Develop projects in a stage-gate process (PLCQ)
* Mentor less experienced engineers.
* Leads ME projects with multiple engineers assigned.
* Leads cross-functional and ME design reviews

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

* Mechanical Engineering Degree (BSME/MSME/PhD or equivalent experience)
* 8+ years experience in mech design and / or verification or other key competency

WORKING CONDITIONS

* Regular business hours. Some additional hours may be required.
* Travel requirements: Domestic and/or Global, up to 20%
* Climate controlled office environment during normal business hours.

Jabil, including its subsidiaries, is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Jabil Inc.

St Petersburg, FL

Jabil Inc. provides electronic manufacturing services and solutions worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Electronics Manufacturing Services and Diversified Manufacturing Services. It offers electronics design, production, and product management services. The company provides electronic circuit design services, such as application-specific integrated circuit design, firmware development and rapid prototyping services; and designs plastic and metal enclosures that include the electro-mechanics, such as the printed circuit board assemblies (PCBA).

It also specializes in three-dimensional mechanical design comprising the analysis of electronic, electro-mechanical, and optical assemblies, as well as offers various industrial design, advance mechanism development, and tooling management services. In addition, the company provides computer-assisted design services consisting of PCBA design, and PCBA design validation and verification services; and other consulting services, including the generation of a bill of materials, approved vendor list, and assembly equipment configuration for various PCBA designs. Further, it offers product and process validation services, such as product system, product safety, regulatory compliance, and reliability tests, as well as manufacturing test solution development services. Additionally, the company offers systems assembly, test, direct-order fulfillment, and configure-to-order services.

It serves automotive and transportation, capital equipment, computing and storage, defense and aerospace, digital home, industrial and energy, networking and telecommunications, point of sale, printing, consumer wearables, healthcare, mobility, and packaging industries. The company was formerly known as Jabil Circuit, Inc. and changed its name to Jabil Inc. in June 2017. Jabil Inc. was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Saint Petersburg, Florida.

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