Jabil

Sr. Automation Design Engineer

In short

Senior Automation Design Engineer role at Jabil in Wuxi, designing non-standard automation equipment (mechanical, electrical, electronics, or software) for manufacturing lines. Requires 5-7 years of automation equipment design and installation experience, proficiency in Creo or SolidWorks, and a background in the 3C industry. The role involves full design lifecycle work from requirements analysis through architecture, detailed design, documentation, and testing, with occasional internal company travel.

Company
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.
Job Summary
The purpose of the job is to design automation engineering projects in the area of assignment, e.g., mechanical, electrical, electronics, software application. The Sr. Automation Design Engineer reviews and analyzes project requirements, specification, plan, design and installation. Position is responsible for design of automation equipment to ensure stipulated specification and requirements are met, and delivered within budget and on time. Position supports Lead Engineer of respective area in design of automation equipment.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
•Designs automation equipment in respective areas of expertise, e.g., Mechanical, Electronics, Electrical, or Software Application.
•Works closely with Project Manager/Engineer to meet project time line and within budget.
•Reviews, understands and interprets requirements/specification accurately for integration into design of equipment.
•Ensures design for manufacturability.
•Acts as liaison with internal and/or external Assemblers/manufacturer of equipment to ensure all parts are manufactured to the design.
•Generates design drawings, installation manual, and user manual.
•Ensures all engineering times are logged into tracking system correspondent to the projects.
•May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Job Qualifications
Knowledge Requirements
•Advanced knowledge of mechanical/electronics/electrical/software application engineering.
•Advanced knowledge of EMS industries.
•Advanced knowledge of automation equipment assembly and installation.
Education & Experience Requirements
•B.Sc. in Mechanical or Electronics/Electrical Engineering.
•Minimum 5-7 years experience in automation equipment design and installation.
•Or an equivalent combination of education, training or experience.
Additional Requirements (Chinese-language section)
Requirements
1.Associate degree or above, in Mechanical, Automation, Electronics or related major.
2.5+ years of experience in non-standard automation equipment mechanism design and development, with 3C industry work experience.
3.Proficient in Creo or SolidWorks 3D drawing software.
4.Able to independently design equipment; familiar with selection of robotic arms, motors, modules, pneumatic components, various sensors and other automation components; experience in overall assembly line body design preferred.
5.Able to perform cost analysis and control for non-standard equipment; understands machining processes.
6.Familiar with the design process, manufacturing process and related standard parts selection process for non-standard equipment.
7.Able to travel, mainly to internal company locations.
8.Experience in modular design preferred.
Responsibilities
1.Responsible for automation mechanical (mechanism) design and development work within the group.
2.Participate in project requirements analysis and manage requirements for corresponding modules.
3.Responsible for module architecture design, detailed design and interface design.
4.Responsible for progress control of assigned development tasks or projects.
5.Responsible for writing corresponding technical documentation and design documentation for the technology center.
6.Responsible for checking, reporting, tracking and improving abnormal situations during the development process.
7.Responsible for unit testing and verification of corresponding developed modules.

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