Engineering Manager

Jabil • Prince George, VA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Jabil is hiring a Site Engineering Manager to help launch and scale a new advanced manufacturing facility in Prince George, Virginia. The site will produce large-scale electrical infrastructure and data center equipment, including systems weighing more than 50 tons and incorporating medium-voltage and low-voltage equipment, power distribution, controls, and complex electrical assemblies. As a founding member of the factory startup team, the manager will help build the manufacturing operation from the ground up.

The role leads Manufacturing Engineering and Industrial Engineering during facility startup and ramp-up. It is responsible for developing scalable production systems and establishing the manufacturing foundation needed to meet safety, quality, delivery, cost, and employee-engagement objectives. The manager will partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Facilities, and Customer teams, while building and developing engineering teams and supporting customer programs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• At least 10 years of manufacturing engineering, industrial engineering, or operations engineering experience.
• At least 5 years leading engineering teams in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience supporting greenfield factory startups, major facility expansions, or new production launches.
• Experience manufacturing large electromechanical, electrical infrastructure, power distribution, switchgear, data center, industrial equipment, or similar products.
• Deep expertise in Manufacturing Engineering and Industrial Engineering principles.
• Proven success leading factory startup and production-ramp activities.
• Strong understanding of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and Operational Excellence methodologies.
• Experience developing manufacturing processes for complex electrical and electromechanical products.
• Knowledge of facility layout, material flow, capacity planning, and production-system design.
• Ability to lead through ambiguity and build scalable processes in startup environments.
• Excellent project-management and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Strong customer-facing communication and relationship-management capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to recruit, develop, and retain engineering talent.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with medium-voltage and low-voltage systems, power systems, electrical integration, or complex assembly operations.
• Experience in data center infrastructure manufacturing, power distribution equipment, switchgear or switchboards, modular data centers, electrical skids, battery energy storage systems, generator systems, industrial power systems, or heavy equipment manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering activities for facility startup, commissioning, and production ramp-up.
• Develop manufacturing strategies, equipment plans, facility layouts, and production workflows for large-form-factor product assembly.
• Design and implement material storage, handling, kitting, point-of-use inventory, and production-flow systems.
• Establish manufacturing standards, work instructions, process documentation, PFMEAs, control plans, and training programs.
• Support facility fit-out, production-equipment installation and acceptance testing, and production-readiness reviews.
• Drive manufacturing readiness for new product introductions and customer program launches.
• Build, lead, mentor, and develop the Manufacturing Engineering and Industrial Engineering organization.
• Define engineering staffing plans for startup, ramp-up, and long-term operational growth; establish performance metrics and accountability systems.
• Partner with Operations leadership to meet production, quality, safety, and cost objectives.
• Develop scalable assembly processes for medium-voltage and low-voltage systems, high-power assemblies, panel assembly and integration, point-to-point wiring and harnessing, and final equipment integration and test.
• Drive Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma initiatives to improve productivity, quality, throughput, and cost.
• Implement manufacturing best practices, automation opportunities, and process-control strategies.
• Lead facility layout design, line balancing, workstation development, and manufacturing-capacity planning.
• Develop simulation models, staffing plans, throughput analyses, and future-state manufacturing strategies.
• Support expansion planning and deployment of additional manufacturing capabilities as the business grows.
• Ensure manufacturing infrastructure supports current and future customer requirements.
• Support customer factory-readiness reviews, manufacturing audits, process demonstrations, and new-business pursuits.
• Collaborate with commercial and business development teams on manufacturing quotations, capacity planning, and operational assessments.
• Serve as the engineering focal point for manufacturing-strategy discussions with key customers.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, prescription drug, and vision insurance, with HRA and HSA options
• 401(k) match
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Life, AD&D, and disability insurance
• Commuter benefits
• Employee assistance program
• Pet insurance
• Adoption assistance
• Annual merit increases
• Community volunteer opportunities
• Short-term performance-based incentive

What This Job Offers

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