Director of Networking Product Engineering

Austin, TX - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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 Title: Director of Networking Product Engineering

Location: Austin TX

Job Summary: Jabil is seeking a Director of Product Engineering who will directly contribute to the transformative growth within our Networking Infrastructure division by applying unique and innovative approaches to developing customer solutions. You will be responsible for managing the technical direction of your team through the lens of the customer factory and services. You will also be responsible for partnering and collaborating with internal engineering product management program management manufacturing test and quality teams to ensure your products meet the rigorous standards and performance of Jabils world-class manufacturing environments and our end customers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Guide and manage the delivery of a portfolio of development efforts for new and sustaining programs for networking and data center switching products.
Organize teams and drive solutions for multiple complex problems cross-functionally and within various areas of technical expertise (networking hardware software/SONiC firmware performance interoperability etc.).
Apply the right level of execution discipline and engineering rigor to all technical program deliverables. Lead by example.
Make key decisions with respect to quality and features that may impact customer experience.
Influence individuals teams and executives to support the delivery of programs within schedule scope and budget boundaries.
Understand how technical decisions impact the broader business factories and customers and use these insights to lead the broader organization to optimized outcomes.
Communicate complex issues in simple actionable terms at all levels within the organization.
Develop grow and maintain healthy interpersonal relationships with peers team members executive leadership customers and external partners.

Knowledge Requirements:

Must have domain knowledge in networking hardware especially in ethernet data center switching products. Knowledge of SONiC is preferred.
Expert understanding phase gate development methods with the ability to drive organizational transformation.
Deep experience in process development and process improvement.
Ability to lead the development of complex processes spanning multiple functions and areas of expertise.
Prior end-to-end development experience spanning architecture engineering design test and sustaining

Education & Experience Requirements:

BS degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or related field.
15 years of experience in engineering product development preferably for networking products.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
5 years of experience directly managing an engineering team; managing remote multi-national and geographically dispersed teams is highly desired.
Domestic and/or international travel up to 25% may be required.

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Job Title: Director of Networking Product Engineering

Location: Austin TX

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Guide and manage the delivery of a portfolio of development efforts for new and sustaining programs for networking and data center switching products.
Organize teams and drive solutions for multiple complex problems cross-functionally and within various areas of technical expertise (networking hardware software/SONiC firmware performance interoperability etc.).
Apply the right level of execution discipline and engineering rigor to all technical program deliverables. Lead by example.
Make key decisions with respect to quality and features that may impact customer experience.
Influence individuals teams and executives to support the delivery of programs within schedule scope and budget boundaries.
Understand how technical decisions impact the broader business factories and customers and use these insights to lead the broader organization to optimized outcomes.
Communicate complex issues in simple actionable terms at all levels within the organization.
Develop grow and maintain healthy interpersonal relationships with peers team members executive leadership customers and external partners.

Knowledge Requirements:

Must have domain knowledge in networking hardware especially in ethernet data center switching products. Knowledge of SONiC is preferred.
Expert understanding phase gate development methods with the ability to drive organizational transformation.
Deep experience in process development and process improvement.
Ability to lead the development of complex processes spanning multiple functions and areas of expertise.
Prior end-to-end development experience spanning architecture engineering design test and sustaining

Education & Experience Requirements:

BS degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or related field.
15 years of experience in engineering product development preferably for networking products.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
5 years of experience directly managing an engineering team; managing remote multi-national and geographically dispersed teams is highly desired.
Domestic and/or international travel up to 25% may be required.