Design Program Manager – Touch Display Control Products

Jabil • Tampa, FL

11d • Onsite

About The Position

The Design Program Manager will manage complex, global design programs for interactive touch-display products and related embedded systems. The role requires experience with display technologies and the ability to manage cross-functional product development from concept through manufacturing, using a phase-gate process that includes design, validation, industrialization, and manufacturing. The position is based on-site at Jabil’s St. Petersburg, Florida – Gandy Site.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field; an equivalent combination of education, experience, and/or training may be considered.
• Fifteen or more years of work experience, with a significant proportion in product design.
• Experience with display product technologies, including display module architecture, backlight, LCD/OLED panels, touch interfaces, display electronics, optical performance, and system integration.
• Proven experience leading product development projects through a phase-gate process.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing processes, including SMT, ICT, FVT, HLA, and related manufacturing and test processes.
• Strong understanding of supply chain fundamentals, including BOM structures, material categories, sourcing processes, supplier management, and material cost management.
• Experience developing engineering and design project proposals and managing project budgets, NRE, resource plans, forecasts, financial performance, and change management.
• Excellent customer and cross-functional communication skills, including the ability to document and communicate clearly, manage customer expectations, align stakeholders, and coordinate globally distributed teams.
• Strong engineering background and ability to understand technical issues, facilitate cross-functional technical discussions, and drive teams toward timely solutions.

Nice To Haves

• Bi-lingual in English/Chinese.
• PMP certification.
• Experience working in an Agile or Scrum environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex, global design programs for interactive touch-display products and related embedded systems.
• Lead cross-functional product development from concept through manufacturing, including design, validation, and industrialization.
• Develop engineering and design project proposals covering scope, schedules, milestones, critical paths, dependencies, deliverables, assumptions, risks, RACI, resource allocation, NRE, compliance and certification, manufacturing processes and costs, and product cost breakdowns.
• Manage project budgets, NRE, resource plans, forecasts, financial performance, and change management.
• Communicate with customers and cross-functional stakeholders, manage expectations, document information clearly, and coordinate globally distributed teams.
• Facilitate cross-functional technical discussions and drive teams toward timely solutions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior