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About the Role

The Lead Mechanical Designer / CAD Specialist is a senior individual contributor responsible for creating, maintaining, and releasing detailed CAD models, manufacturing drawings, and product documentation for complex electromechanical systems, focusing on sheet metal enclosures, welded frames, skids, piping systems, and mechanical assemblies supporting cooling, power, and infrastructure products. This position serves as a technical expert in CAD modeling, drafting, and manufacturing documentation, ensuring designs are accurate, manufacturable, configuration-controlled, and fully aligned with released product data throughout all product phases.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain detailed 3D CAD models and assemblies using SolidWorks and/or Creo.
Create fabrication, assembly, and installation drawings for sheet metal components, welded structures, skids, piping systems, enclosures, and mechanical assemblies.
Produce complete drawing packages including dimensions, tolerances, bills of material, weld specifications, and installation requirements.
Translate engineering requirements into accurate CAD models and manufacturing documentation.
Maintain model quality, drawing accuracy, and configuration consistency throughout the product lifecycle.
Develop detailed sheet metal designs including bends, flat patterns, formed features, hardware, and fabrication requirements.
Create welded frames, enclosures, and skid designs using established manufacturing and fabrication practices.
Generate weldment drawings, cut lists, weld callouts, and assembly documentation.
Create and maintain piping layouts and routing models for cooling and process fluid systems.
Coordinate mechanical layouts to ensure manufacturability, assembly efficiency, and serviceability.
Produce production-ready manufacturing drawings with appropriate GD&T, tolerances, material specifications, finishes, and inspection requirements.
Support engineering changes through updates to CAD models, drawings, BOMs, and released documentation.
Ensure alignment between CAD models, drawings, BOMs, and PLM records.
Support prototype builds, pilot production, and sustaining engineering by rapidly implementing documentation updates and design revisions.
Maintain compliance with company CAD standards, drafting practices, and release procedures.
Partner with mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain teams to support product development and production.
Participate in design reviews, release readiness reviews, and engineering change activities.
Resolve drawing, documentation, and manufacturability issues identified during fabrication and assembly.
Contribute to continuous improvement of CAD standards, modeling methods, and documentation practices.

Requirements

Associate's degree, Technical Degree, Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Design, Drafting Technology, or equivalent professional experience.
8+ years of hands-on mechanical design and CAD experience supporting complex assemblies and manufactured products.
Expert proficiency with Creo and/or SolidWorks.
Strong experience developing manufacturing drawings, weldments, BOMs, and fabrication documentation.
Working knowledge of GD&T, tolerancing, and manufacturing processes.
Experience supporting configuration-controlled designs and product release processes.
Ability to independently execute complex design and documentation work with minimal supervision.

Skills

CAD modeling
Drafting
Manufacturing documentation
SolidWorks
Creo
Sheet metal design
Welded frames
Skid design
Piping systems
GD&T
Tolerancing
Manufacturing processes
Configuration-controlled designs
Product release processes
PLM systems
Engineering change processes
Product lifecycle management
NPI
Sustaining engineering
Technical communication

Location

Remote

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

8+ years
Senior

Education Level

Associate's degree
Technical Degree
Bachelor's degree

Salary/Compensations

$105,100 - $189,200

Benefits

Short-term incentive based on performance
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Paid time off
4 weeks of paid parental leave
11 company-paid holidays (9 fixed, 2 floating)
401(k) retirement plan
Employee stock purchase plan

About the Company

Jabil (NYSE: JBL) is 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.

Equal Opportunity

Jabil, including its subsidiaries, is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Accessibility Accommodation: If you are a qualified individual with a disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access Jabil.com/Careers site as a result of your disability. You can request a reasonable accommodation by sending an e-mail to Always_Accessible@Jabil.com or calling 727-803-7988 with the nature of your request and contact information.