Sr. Manufacturing Engineer SME

At Jabil (NYSE: JBL), we are proud to be a trusted partner for the world's top brands, offering comprehensive engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing solutions. With 60 years of experience across industries and a vast network of over 100 sites worldwide, Jabil combines global reach with local expertise to deliver both scalable and customized solutions. Our commitment extends beyond business success as we strive to build sustainable processes that minimize environmental impact and foster vibrant and diverse communities around the globe.

The Senior Manufacturing Engineer SME is responsible for leading and advancing Large Form Assembly (LFA) mechanical manufacturing operations by architecting, sustaining, and optimizing mechanical assembly processes. This role serves as the mechanical manufacturing Subject Matter Expert (SME), ensuring structural integrity, production readiness, and process robustness across New Product Introduction (NPI), production ramp, and sustaining phases. The position drives Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), PFMEA development, mechanical risk assessments, process validation, and continuous improvement initiatives to support safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives.

How will you make an impact?

You will play a critical role in developing and optimizing manufacturing processes for complex mechanical assemblies, ensuring scalable, repeatable, and high-quality production. Through technical leadership, process innovation, and cross-functional collaboration, you will improve manufacturing efficiency, reduce risk, enhance product reliability, and support successful product launches and production operations.

What will you do?

• •Lead the development, review, and control of mechanical manufacturing documentation including work instructions, assembly drawings, exploded views, torque specifications, SOPs, Bills of Materials, and process flow documentation.
• •Conduct DFM and DFA reviews during NPI phases to ensure designs are optimized for manufacturability, serviceability, ergonomics, and defect prevention.
• •Develop, maintain, and update PFMEA documentation and structured risk assessments for mechanical assembly processes.
• •Define and standardize mechanical assembly methodologies, including fastening strategies, torque validation, gasket and sealing interfaces, alignment techniques, and workmanship standards.
• •Perform tolerance stack-up analysis to prevent fit-up issues, interference conditions, leakage paths, and structural misalignment.
• •Lead installation and assembly strategies for frames, enclosures, heat exchangers, piping, hoses, brackets, structural supports, and lifting interfaces.
• •Translate complex engineering drawings into effective, production-ready work instructions that support multi-level operator capabilities.
• •Develop and optimize build sequences to improve safety, ergonomics, takt time alignment, and Overall Labor Efficiency (OLE).
• •Collaborate with Industrial, Electrical, Controls, Quality, and Test Engineering teams to improve assembly flow and reduce defects.
• •Provide advanced troubleshooting and hands-on support for mechanical build issues, including structural, vibration, leak, and fit-up concerns.
• •Support equipment commissioning activities, FAT/SAT execution, and manufacturing readiness efforts.
• •Ensure engineering change control and ECN discipline throughout NPI, ramp-up, and sustaining production.
• •Drive continuous improvement projects focused on quality, reliability, safety, cost reduction, and process standardization.
• •Identify opportunities to enhance product robustness, minimize warranty risk, and lower total cost of ownership.
• •Serve as a technical mentor and escalation point for engineers, technicians, and manufacturing teams.
• •Maintain controlled mechanical documentation and support compliance with applicable engineering and manufacturing standards.

How will you get here?

• •Advanced understanding of large-form mechanical assembly methodologies and structural integration practices.
• •Strong knowledge of GD&T application, tolerance analysis, and stack-up risk prevention in high-mix manufacturing environments.
• •Expertise in fastener selection, torque strategies, torque validation, gasket and sealing systems, hose and piping routing, and structural alignment techniques.
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