Engineering Manager - Controls Engineering
Jabil· Manufacturing· Oct 20, 2026 · 8d ago
Austin TX
Remote
Full-time
Manager
$121K–$218K
5+ years exp
Job description
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.
How will you make an impact?
Jabil is seeking a collaborative and technically experienced Engineering Manager to join our Data Center Infrastructure Engineering team. This individual will lead and develop an engineering team supporting the design, development, release and lifecycle management of complex power, cooling and infrastructure products.
The Engineering Manager will establish clear priorities, strengthen engineering capabilities and create an environment in which engineers can work effectively across disciplines. This role will partner closely with other engineering teams, technical program management, manufacturing, quality, supply chain and business stakeholders to deliver scalable, robust, manufacturable and dependable products.
The position may support Design and Configuration, including CAD and PLM related functions, Electrical Engineering, or Controls Engineering. While the technical focus may vary by team, the role maintains a consistent responsibility for people leadership, engineering execution, technical oversight, resource planning and organizational development.
Location: This role allows remote work or can be based in Austin, TX with 25% travel per year domestically and international (rare)
What will you do?
Lead, coach, and develop a high performing engineering team supporting product development, NPI, production and sustaining activities.
Establish clear team priorities, performance expectations, development plans, and a culture of accountability, collaboration, technical rigor and continuous improvement.
Help plan and balance resources across multiple projects, programs and product platforms while monitoring workload, capacity, dependencies and capability needs.
Partner with technical program managers and engineering leaders to establish realistic schedules, milestones, resource plans and deliverables.
Provide technical guidance and design oversight while empowering engineers to maintain ownership of their work and decisions.
Ensure engineering deliverables meet functionality, quality, safety, manufacturability, reliability, serviceability, compliance and configuration requirements.
Facilitate technical and design reviews, resolve cross functional issues, and communicate technical, resource, and execution risks to stakeholders.
Work across Systems, Mechanical, Electrical, Controls, Design and Configuration, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain and Product Management throughout the product lifecycle.
Drive consistent use and continuous improvement of engineering standards, tools, documentation, release processes, change control, baselining and traceability practices.
Support root cause analysis and resolution of design, production, and field issues, including implementation of corrective actions.
Lead workforce planning, recruiting, onboarding, performance management and organizational capability development.
Participate in customer discussions, business reviews and technical planning; support global collaboration and perform other responsibilities as assigned.
How will you get here?
Education
Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, controls engineering, systems engineering, computer engineering, or another relevant technical discipline is required.
Experience
5 years of engineering experience supporting complex products, equipment or integrated systems.
Experience leading controls engineering involving PLCs, embedded or industrial controls, BMS integration, instrumentation, automation, sequences of operation or system commissioning.
3 years of experience leading, supervising or managing engineering teams.
Demonstrated experience supporting product development, NPI, production and/or sustaining engineering environments.
Experience managing multiple projects, priorities, resources and technical deliverables simultaneously.
Experience collaborating across engineering, technical program management, manufacturing, quality, supply chain and other functional organizations.
Experience supporting engineering processes such as design reviews, product release, configuration management, change control, validation or technical issue resolution.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
Ability to lead, motivate, coach, and develop engineers with varied technical backgrounds and experience levels.
Strong understanding of engineering execution, product development, product lifecycle, configuration management, and product release processes.
Ability to translate business and program objectives into executable priorities, resource plans, milestones and team deliverables.
Capable of assessing technical, schedule, and resource risks and driving appropriate mitigation and resolution plans.
Able to provide effective technical oversight while maintaining clear engineering ownership and accountability.
Strong cross functional leadership, influence, communication, presentation and problem-solving skills.
Ability to communicate technical and organizational information effectively to engineering teams, management, customers, and non-technical stakeholders.
Comfortable operating within a global, geographically distributed organization supporting multiple products and lifecycle phases.
Ability to identify capability gaps and implement development, hiring, or resource strategies; travel as required.
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s degree in engineering, engineering management, or a related discipline.
Experience leading Controls engineering teams.
Experience with critical infrastructure, data center equipment, industrial systems, cooling products, power distribution equipment, automation or similarly complex products.
Familiarity with electrical design, requirements management, PLM and configuration controlled or customer configured products.
Familiarity with applicable industry standards and regulatory requirements, including IEC, UL, IEEE, ASHRAE, or related standards.
Experience supporting globally distributed engineering and manufacturing operations using stage gate product lifecycle processes.
Experience building or scaling engineering teams; project management experience or certification is a plus. A suitable combination of education, experience and training may be considered
The pay range for this role is $121,300 - $218,300. Job-related, non-discriminatory factors used to determine the actual offered rate include qualifications and experience, geographic location, education, external market data, and consideration of internal equity. The anticipated close date of this job requisition is: December 31, 2026.
As part of the total rewards package, this position is eligible for a short-term incentive based on performance. In addition, Jabil offers benefits to enhance your health, wealth, and resilient self. These include medical, dental, and vision insurance plans; paid time off accruing at a rate of 3.07 hours during your first year of employment; 4 weeks of paid parental leave; in 2027, 11 company-paid holidays (9 fixed holidays and 2 optional floating holidays), subject to change yearly; 401(k) retirement plan; and employee stock purchase plan.
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