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 Sr. Engineering Manager is responsible for leading a multi-disciplinary engineering team (Electrical, Mechanical, Thermal, and Firmware) to deliver high-quality products and support business growth. This role owns organizational capability, execution excellence, and engineering strategy, ensuring alignment between technical delivery, customer expectations, and long-term business objectives.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Organizational Leadership & Strategy
Plan, organize, and direct multi-functional engineering team organization to meet business objectives
Translate business direction into engineering priorities, execution plans, and resource allocation
Drive organizational scalability, efficiency, and capability development
Execution Ownership & Governance
Oversee engineering execution across multiple projects
Establish governance for technical decisions, tradeoffs, and risk management
Ensure predictable execution through clear metrics, cadence, and accountability
Align engineering outputs to schedule, cost, quality, and customer expectations
Cross-Functional & Customer Leadership
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Lead cross-functional alignment across engineering, program management, operations, and quality
Support customer engagement, including technical discussions, escalations, and strategic alignment
Ensure a consistent and unified engineering position in external and internal communications
Technical Leadership & System Thinking
Provide leadership on system design, integration, and cross-disciplinary tradeoffs
Guide resolution of complex technical challenges
Ensure high-quality engineering decisions and proactive risk management
Continuous Improvement & Innovation
Drive improvements in engineering processes, tools, and workflows
Enable faster development cycles through improved coordination and execution discipline
Promote innovation and challenge legacy approaches
MANAGEMENT & SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Team Leadership & Development
Foster a collaborative, accountable, and results-driven team environment
Coach and mentor engineers to achieve high performance and career growth
Recruit, interview, hire, and onboard engineering staff
Identify individual and team strengths and development needs
Performance Management
Establish clear goals and performance expectations aligned to organizational objectives
Provide ongoing feedback, coaching, and formal performance evaluations
Monitor team performance against metrics and drive continuous improvement
Resource Planning
Manage workload distribution and optimize utilization of engineering resources
Align staffing to program needs and forecast future resource requirements
JOB QUALIFICATIONS
Education & Experience
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
10+ years of engineering experience in product development
5+ years of leadership experience in engineering management roles
Experience managing multi-disciplinary teams and multiple concurrent programs
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Strong organizational leadership across multi-disciplinary engineering functions
Advanced communication and stakeholder management skills, including executive-level communication
Exceptional drive for results and ownership of complex execution
Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills in ambiguous environments
Deep system-level technical understanding across hardware and firmware domains
Ability to scale teams, processes, and organizational capability
Strong customer engagement and external influence capability
Proven ability to develop leaders and build high-performing teams
Strong collaboration and influence across matrixed organizations
Continuous improvement mindset with focus on scalability and efficiency
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