Global VP of JDM Engineering

Achieve Group; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Achieve Group seeks a Vice President of JDM Engineering to lead a global engineering function, overseeing product development, manufacturing engineering and NPI from concept to high-volume production. You will establish structured processes, drive engineering excellence, and collaborate across international teams and customers.

The role requires senior leadership experience in manufacturing or complex product engineering, fluency in English and Mandarin, and willingness to travel 20–25%

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronic, Mechanical, or Mechatronics.
• Extensive senior engineering leadership in manufacturing or complex product engineering.
• Experience leading geographically dispersed teams with global management perspective.
• Strong manufacturing engineering expertise including NPI, product industrialisation and high-volume production.
• Demonstrated ability to implement structured engineering processes, governance and operational improvements.
• Broad technical knowledge across hardware, firmware, software, mechanical and industrial engineering.
• Strong understanding of DFM, DFT, DFQ and DFC principles.
• Ability to operate at strategic and hands-on technical levels.
• Strong commercial awareness with customer-facing and cross-functional stakeholder management experience.
• Experience in robotics, MedTech or AI-related manufacturing applications advantageous.
• Fluency in English and Mandarin required.
• Willingness to undertake 20–25% international travel.

Responsibilities

• Lead global engineering teams across international locations and drive alignment with global objectives.
• Establish standardized engineering frameworks, processes and governance to enhance operational performance.
• Drive continuous improvement, technical innovation, and organisational capability building.
• Balance strategic leadership with hands-on involvement in complex engineering and manufacturing challenges.
• Oversee end-to-end NPI, product development, validation, industrialisation, and high-volume manufacturing.
• Drive DFM, DFT, DFQ and DFC initiatives and collaborate across hardware, firmware, software, mechanical and industrial engineering.
• Develop strong customer partnerships and engage across technical, operational and strategic discussions.
• Partner with global manufacturing, commercial and operations teams to align engineering priorities with growth and customer expectations.

Skills

Global leadership

Engineering strategy

NPI management

Cross-functional collaboration

Product development

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical/Electronic Eng

Bachelor's in Mechanical Eng

Master's degree advantageous

Job description

Achieve Group seeks a Vice President of JDM Engineering to lead a global engineering function, overseeing product development, manufacturing engineering and NPI from concept to high-volume production. You will establish structured processes, drive engineering excellence, and collaborate across international teams and customers.

The role requires senior leadership experience in manufacturing or complex product engineering, fluency in English and Mandarin, and willingness to travel 20–25%