Sr. Design Engineering Project Manager – Energy & Infrastructure

Jabil • Tampa, FL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Sr. Design Engineering Project Manager will lead product design and development projects in the Energy & Infrastructure domain. The role is based on-site at Jabil’s Gandy Site in St. Petersburg, Florida. It requires a strong engineering background and the ability to guide cross-functional teams through technical issues and toward timely solutions, while communicating with customers and globally distributed stakeholders.

The position covers project planning and execution across the product development lifecycle, from concept and design through validation, industrialization, and manufacturing. It includes developing project proposals and plans, managing budgets, schedules, resources, risks, forecasts, and financial performance, and coordinating product compliance, certification, manufacturing processes, and costs. Experience with energy and infrastructure products and manufacturing processes is relevant. Bi-lingual English/Chinese language ability is preferred.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• Eight or more years of work experience, with a significant proportion in product design.
• Project management experience in product design, including budget, schedule, and risk mitigation within a Quality Management System.
• Experience with Energy & Infrastructure products, including BESS, power modules, power distribution, switchgear, HVAC systems, pumps, motor drives, smart metering, building access, and device-control-related equipment.
• 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, including project scope, schedule, milestones, critical path, dependencies, deliverables, assumptions, risks, RACI, resource allocation, NRE, compliance and certification, manufacturing processes and costs, and product cost breakdowns.
• Experience managing project budgets, NRE, resource plans, forecasts, financial performance, and change management.
• Excellent customer and cross-functional communication skills, including the ability to communicate clearly, manage expectations, align stakeholders, and coordinate globally distributed teams.
• Strong engineering background and ability to understand technical issues and facilitate technical discussions.

Nice To Haves

• Bi-lingual in English and Chinese.
• PMP certification.
• Industry experience with projects involving energy storage, power conversion, and/or data-center infrastructure.
• Experience working in an Agile or Scrum environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead product development projects through a phase-gate process from concept and design through validation, industrialization, and manufacturing.
• Develop engineering and design project proposals covering scope, schedule, milestones, critical path, dependencies, deliverables, assumptions, risks, RACI, and resource allocation.
• Plan and manage engineering labor and non-labor NRE, project budgets, resource plans, forecasts, financial performance, and change management.
• Coordinate product compliance and certification, manufacturing processes and costs, and product cost breakdowns.
• Communicate with customers and cross-functional stakeholders, document information clearly, manage customer expectations, align stakeholders, 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