Technical Lead for Automotive China

At Jabil we strive to make ANYTHING POSSIBLE and EVERYTHING BETTER. We are proud to be a trusted partner for the worlds top brands, offering comprehensive engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain solutions. With over 50 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.
JOB SUMMARY

Jabil is seeking a Director of Technology that will directly contribute to the transformative growth within our Automotive business for the China Automotive market.

This Director of Technology is focused on the pillars of ADAS & Autonomous Driving, Connectivity, Electrification, and Software-Defined Vehicles in the automotive space and has responsibility to understand the technical direction of the market and customers, develop technical product definition and roadmaps, and drive design and engineering business.

This role must collaborate with business leaders, cross-functional teams, and technology suppliers to enable products that ensure Jabil provides world‑class systems and solutions in the automotive market.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Drive Architecture/Technology/Engineering discussions and business for the China Automotive Market.

• Position design services to customer base, scope related design opportunities and drive customer RFQs to commercial offers.

• Manage/lead teams responsible for technical interface to business unit, sales and customers.

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive technology, capability, and product roadmap for the business/customer.

• Manage/lead teams of architects, engineers, and product/project managers to define and develop products, solutions, and/or capabilities based on the needs of the market and our customers.

• Ownership of design and engineering capability economics managing the ongoing planning, budgeting, and execution of those capabilities.

• Key technical interface for discussing products and capabilities with customers.

• Develop and maintain close relationships and strategic alignment with existing and prospective technology groups at strategic customers.

• Develop and maintain close relationships and strategic alignment with existing and prospective technology partners.

• Maintain an awareness of the evolving marketplace including new technologies that could be beneficial to integrate into Jabil’s portfolio.

• Contribute to the development of the high‑level long‑term business strategy.

• Work closely with the operations, sales, and other cross functional teams to support their efforts.

• Proactively manage problems which may arise in achieving the technical and R&D strategy of the business.

• Coach and mentor our engineering community to and contribute to developing high‑performance teams.

• Provide effective and inspiring leadership.

• Perform other duties and responsibilities as required.
  

MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Solid-line report to Jabil Sr Director Technical Lead for Automotive

• Job may have direct reports; job title(s) may include: System Architect, Engineer, Technical Manager, Project Manager, Product Manager
  

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong Automotive knowledge of ADAS & Autonomous Driving, Connectivity, Electrification, and Software-Defined Vehicle

• Strong knowledge of Automotive market in China (Vehicle Manufacturers, Tier-1 Suppliers, EMS Suppliers)

• Analytic and decisive decision maker.

• Demonstrated ability to lead teams among multiple ambiguous and complex projects.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills (Chinese and English); a persuasive communicator.
  

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Degree in Engineering, BSEE/MSEE, BSCE/MSCE, BSCS/MSCS, BSME/MSME

• 15+ years of engineering experience

• 10+ years of engineering management
  

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