Vice President, 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

Industry: Advanced Manufacturing / Engineering

About the Role

Our client, an established global manufacturing organisation, is seeking an accomplished Vice President of JDM Engineering to lead and strengthen its global engineering function.

The successful candidate will provide strategic direction while remaining actively involved in engineering and manufacturing operations. This role requires a globally minded leader who can establish structured processes, drive engineering excellence, and foster collaboration across international teams and customers.

Leading a multidisciplinary engineering organisation of over 75 professionals, the VP will oversee product development, manufacturing engineering and New Product Introduction (NPI), ensuring seamless execution from concept through high-volume production.

Key Responsibilities

Global Engineering Leadership

• Lead and develop multidisciplinary engineering teams across international locations, driving alignment with global business objectives.
• Establish standardised engineering frameworks, processes and governance to enhance operational consistency and performance.
• Drive continuous improvement, technical innovation, talent development and organisational capability building.
• Balance strategic leadership with hands‑on involvement in complex engineering and manufacturing challenges.

Manufacturing Engineering & Product Development

• Oversee end-to-end NPI, from product development and validation through industrialisation and high-volume manufacturing.
• Drive Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Test (DFT), Design for Quality (DFQ) and Design for Cost (DFC) initiatives.
• Optimise manufacturing processes, product quality, cost efficiency and production scalability.
• Collaborate across hardware, firmware, software, mechanical and industrial engineering disciplines.

Customer & Cross-Functional Engagement

• Develop strong customer partnerships, engaging across technical, operational and strategic discussions.
• Work closely with customers' engineering teams to deliver integrated product development and manufacturing solutions.
• Partner with global manufacturing, commercial and operational teams to align engineering priorities with business growth and customer expectations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics or a closely related engineering discipline. A Master's degree is advantageous.
• Extensive senior engineering leadership experience within manufacturing, advanced manufacturing or complex product engineering environments.
• Proven experience leading geographically dispersed, multidisciplinary engineering teams with a strong 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 effectively at both strategic and hands‑on technical levels.
• Strong commercial awareness with proven customer-facing and cross‑functional stakeholder management experience.
• Experience in robotics, medical technology (MedTech) or AI-related manufacturing applications will be an advantage.
• Fluency in English and Mandarin is required.
• Willingness to undertake approximately 20–25% international travel.

The Opportunity

This is an opportunity to shape and strengthen a global engineering organisation, establish scalable engineering practices and drive advanced manufacturing innovation within an international business.

Due to the nature of this search, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.