Principal System Engineer

About the role

Jabil is looking for a Principal System Engineer in Sanchong. The Principal leads design teams through full product development and into production, consulting on system architectures, assessing technical requirements during quoting and overseeing design progressions. The role also involves mentoring engineering staff and leading remote development teams.

Key responsibilities

• Meet the requirements of the Lead Design Engineer in your area of expertise and represent Jabil in technical customer discussions and meetings.
• Work with Project Managers in the quoting process and provide technical input to identify and solve project risks affecting plans and schedules.
• Support the development and use of design processes, and mentor all engineering staff.
• Lead the development and implementation of platform and product architectures, and guide system component requirements, interfaces and specifications.
• Manage product design and documentation at a system level, and perform independent research and engineering studies.
• Author or present papers, articles, patents, technical publications or white papers, and stay active in industry trade groups.
• Work with Site Directors on R&D project proposals and consult on multiple projects in parallel.

Required profile

• Masters degree in Engineering from an accredited four-year college or university, or an equivalent combination of education, training or experience.
• Minimum of 11-12 years of related experience and/or training, including at least 2 years as a Lead Engineer.
• Specific requirements depend on the market sector.

Required skills

• Reading, analyzing and interpreting technical procedures and regulations, and writing reports and procedure manuals.
• Presenting information to managers, clients and customers and answering their questions.
• Applying mathematical concepts such as probability, statistics, geometry and trigonometry, and working with fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions.
• Solving technical problems, interpreting technical instructions and developing mathematical models of physical reality.