Enclosure Design Lead - Principal Engineer

About the role

Jabil is looking for an Enclosure Design Lead (Principal Engineer) to serve as enclosure design lead within a cross-functional project team for complex products such as Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). The role owns and completes the enclosure design, guides other mechanical design engineers, leads technical design reviews and brings the design into mass production. It is based at Jabil's Huangpu office in Guangzhou.

Key responsibilities

• Lead large enclosure concept design and evaluation in the scoping phase, and design and integration in the execution phase, delivering the enclosure design for mass production.
• Lead or supervise other mechanical design engineers on enclosure design.
• Partner with system architects to clarify requirements, define enclosure architecture, cost estimates and verification and testing.
• Work with the PV, customer and production teams on design verification and process validation, and manage external part suppliers and tool makers.
• Communicate technical aspects of the project to customers, resolve complex design issues and manage design trade-offs.

Required profile

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering (Master's in Mechanical, Thermal or Structural Engineering preferred).
• Minimum 10 years in mechanical design, with at least 5 years of hands-on experience in large enclosure design.
• Proven track record delivering a full product lifecycle from concept to mass production.
• Global team experience, strong English, and ability to mentor less experienced engineers.

Required skills

• Sheet metal design (heavy-gauge steel and aluminum) and tolerance stack-up analysis.
• CAD/PDM tools such as Creo, SolidWorks, NX, Teamcenter or Windchill.
• DFM, DFA, DFAA and DFS; familiarity with IP/NEMA ratings, sealing, thermal expansion and environmental durability.
• Manufacturing processes such as welding, bending, powder coating, machining, fastening and assembly.
• Structural simulation, thermal trade-off analysis and cooling solutions (air and liquid cooling).
• Fire and safety standards such as UL 9540 / UL 9540A and NFPA 855, and EE design interfaces for battery modules and racks.