Principal Mechanical Engineer – DFX, Frames and Structures - DCI (REMOTE)

Jabil • Austin, TX

18d • Remote

About The Position

The Principal Mechanical Engineer develops and maintains detailed CAD models, bills of materials (BOMs), engineering specifications, and manufacturing documentation for mechanical assemblies, frames, structures, enclosures, and related products. The role provides Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Excellence (DFX) support to optimize products for manufacturability, quality, cost, reliability, serviceability, and scalability. It leads manufacturing process development, tooling and fixture design, and production readiness, while driving continuous improvement throughout the product lifecycle. The engineer works to achieve product performance, reliability, maintainability, safety, ergonomics, schedule, and quality objectives, collaborating with engineering, operations, quality, supply chain, and external equipment suppliers to transition new products into stable and repeatable manufacturing processes.

The position is remote or based in Austin, Texas, and requires up to 30% domestic and/or international travel. The role supports assembly processes for mechanical products and evaluates production flow, material delivery, work-in-process, and workstation or workcell layouts. It uses CAD tools and manufacturing data to support manufacturability, assembly planning, process validation, and production readiness, and provides technical guidance to less experienced engineers and cross-functional team members.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related engineering field.
• Typically 5 to 8 years of relevant industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, mechanical integration, or production support experience.
• Experience supporting complex products, processes, workcells, or manufacturing environments.
• Practical understanding and hands-on experience with mechanical manufacturing and assembly processes, including sheet-metal fabrication, welded structures, machined components, fastening methods, and product integration.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, CAD models, bills of material, specifications, and manufacturing documentation.
• Ability to analyze manufacturing data, identify process constraints, and develop practical recommendations for quality, delivery, cost, and productivity improvement.
• Experience with PFMEA, design for assembly, fixtures and tools, quoting support, and manufacturing readiness activities.
• Strong communication, analytical, project coordination, and cross-functional problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and working experience with CAD software such as AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Creo, or comparable engineering and layout tools.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 30%.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree.
• Experience with Microsoft Visio and Microsoft Project.
• Experience with ERP, MES, PLM, or related manufacturing systems.
• A suitable combination of education, experience, and training may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, sustain, and improve assembly processes for mechanical products, subassemblies, frames, structures, panels, enclosures, and mounting solutions.
• Evaluate product flow, material delivery and storage, line-feed methods, work-in-process levels, buffer requirements, and workstation or workcell layout.
• Perform process mapping, time studies, work measurement, capacity analysis, and line balancing to improve throughput, labor utilization, schedule adherence, and cost.
• Design and improve ergonomic workstations, fixtures, tools, material-handling methods, and manufacturing layouts.
• Use CAD tools to review, develop, and update models, layouts, drawings, and technical data packages supporting manufacturability, assembly planning, fixtures, tooling, and production readiness.
• Provide design-for-manufacturing and design-for-assembly input for machined parts, sheet-metal components, welded structures, fasteners, and mechanical assemblies.
• Support the creation and maintenance of manufacturing documentation, work instructions, process flows, layouts, equipment requirements, and product bills of material.
• Evaluate manufacturing feasibility, process risk, equipment needs, labor content, and cost for new or changing products.
• Lead or support PFMEA, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, yield improvement, quality improvement, and cost-reduction activities.
• Coordinate manufacturing trials, process validation, equipment qualification, and production readiness for new or modified processes.
• Work with production personnel and equipment or component suppliers to resolve manufacturing, assembly, material, and process issues.
• Use production systems and metrics to monitor process performance, identify gaps, and implement sustainable improvements.
• Propose and drive cross-functional improvement projects within the assigned workcell or product area.
• Provide technical guidance and share industrial engineering practices with less experienced engineers and cross-functional team members.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid time off accruing at a rate of 3.07 hours during the first year of employment
• Four weeks of paid parental leave
• 11 company-paid holidays in 2027 (9 fixed and 2 optional floating holidays), subject to yearly change
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Short-term performance-based incentive

What This Job Offers

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