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Lead Design Mechanical Engineer

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Austin, TX
Senior level
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Austin, TX
Senior level
Lead mechanical design and integration for complex hardware from concept to production. Own mechanical deliverables, drive root-cause investigations, ensure manufacturability, reliability, and cost targets, collaborate with suppliers and cross-functional teams, support packaging and thermal needs, mentor junior engineers, and communicate technical decisions to stakeholders.
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At Jabil (NYSE: JBL), we are proud to be a trusted partner for the world's top brands, offering comprehensive engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing solutions. With 60 years of experience across industries and a vast network of over 100 sites worldwide, Jabil combines global reach with local expertise to deliver both scalable and customized solutions. Our commitment extends beyond business success as we strive to build sustainable processes that minimize environmental impact and foster vibrant and diverse communities around the globe.

 

JOB SUMMARY

The Mechanical Engineer is responsible for leading mechanical design and integration for complex hardware platforms from concept through production release. This role owns key mechanical deliverables, drives issue resolution, and ensures designs meet performance, quality, cost, manufacturability, and serviceability requirements.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Lead mechanical design activities for enclosures, chassis, structural elements, cable routing, and related assemblies across development phases.
  • Own critical mechanical deliverables including design proposals, tolerance analysis, structural studies, drawing completeness, and release readiness.
  • Drive mechanical issue investigation and root cause analysis during prototype builds, validation, and manufacturing ramp.
  • Provide technical leadership in design reviews and ensure alignment of mechanical solutions with system architecture, thermal needs, and customer requirements.
  • Partner with suppliers, operations, and manufacturing teams to improve design for manufacturability, quality, cost, and schedule performance.
  • Support packaging, reliability, and physical integration concerns and drive closure of cross-functional product risks.
  • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to method development, reuse strategies, and engineering best practices within the mechanical function.
  • Communicate technical decisions, tradeoffs, risks, and status clearly to leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
JOB QUALIFICATIONSEducation & Experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related technical field; Master’s degree preferred.
  • 5–10 years of relevant experience in mechanical design and development of electronics or complex hardware products.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
  • Strong expertise in CAD, tolerance analysis, structural investigation, and release management for mechanical components and assemblies.
  • Experience working with manufacturing, suppliers, and cross-functional teams to deliver products into production.
  • Familiarity with server, storage, networking, or rack-level hardware platforms is required.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and proven ability to lead technical execution in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to influence project direction through technical leadership.

 


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