Lead Mechanical Design Engineer- Remote/Austin

Jabil is a trusted partner providing engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing solutions for leading brands worldwide. The Lead Mechanical Design Engineer will lead complex mechanical and thermal hardware designs for liquid cooling, thermal management, and heat exchanger products, while guiding technical reviews, design validation, product development, and geographically dispersed engineering teams.

Responsibilities:

• Partners with system architects to review and clarify design requirements and define the appropriate mechanical/thermal architecture
• Lead the mechanical and thermal design of advanced liquid cooling, thermal management, and heat exchanger products and components
• Expertly assembles 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
• Leader in developing and validating complex mechanical products that are required across all Business Units
• Leads/supervises mechanical layouts utilizing standard tools
• Directs all aspects of mechanical design with minimal supervision
• Mentors/coaches/trains engineers with less experience
• Provides technical leadership and guidance across geographically dispersed teams

Requirements:

• Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline
• 8+ years' experience in mechanical design and/or verification or other key competency
• Demonstrated experience in full cycle mechanical design and releasing products into a production environment
• Required experience designing liquid cooling systems, thermal management solutions, heat exchangers, and related thermal-fluid components
• Strong thermal design and analysis experience, including heat transfer, fluid flow, and system-level thermal performance optimization
• Experience leading complex product development programs from concept through production
• Detailed knowledge and use of key development tools and design standards: 3D CAD, Finite Element Analysis, Tolerances, Manufacturing Principles, Interference Checks
• Broad knowledge developing high complexity projects that have required one or more Mechanical Engineering Design specializations or competencies: Tolerance Analysis, DFM, Serviceability
• Strong understanding of thermal management technologies, liquid cooling architectures, and heat exchanger design principles
• Detailed knowledge (with moderate complexity) of industry or specific sector, regulatory and safety standards
• Proven ability to lead, mentor, and develop engineering talent across remote and distributed teams
• Influence others and share best practices
• Effectively communicate with good understanding of English
• Assess a project and articulate risk while developing project milestones
• Develop projects in a stage-gate process (PLCQ)
• Ability to mentor less experienced engineers
• MSME/PhD is preferred
• Prior people management experience is preferred
• Experience managing and developing remote engineering teams is highly preferred