Technical Sector Lead

Jabil; Guadalajara; On-site; MXN 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Jabil seeks a Technical Sector Lead to act as a senior RF authority across the full product lifecycle from NPI to high-volume manufacturing. You will provide expert RF support, drive test methodologies, and optimize production with close collaboration with R&D, NPI/TPI teams, manufacturing sites, and repair centers.

You will lead a multidisciplinary engineering team and be the trusted technical owner for radio products (LTE/NR), ensuring robust performance, test yield, and cost-efficient

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of RF design and wireless principles.
• Experience with 4G/5G telecom systems and RF KPI measurement.
• Hands-on RF product design or testing in transceivers and RF components.
• Global collaboration and leadership in cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary engineering team across Product, Test, Quality and Manufacturing Eng.
• Serve as senior technical owner for radio product (LTE/NR) at global sites (Mexico, India, China).
• Drive continuous improvement of test time, yield and defects.
• Lead high-complexity failure analysis and root-cause investigations.
• Provide technical proposals to R&D and mentor RF engineers.

Skills

RF design

Wireless comms

RF measurement

Test automation

Python

MATLAB

LabVIEW

C#

Education

Bachelor’s or Master in Telecommunication/Electronics/Microwave

Tools

Spectrum Analyzers

Vector Network Analyzers

Signal Generators

Power Meters

Job description

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. 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 SUMMARY

The Technical Sector Lead will serve as a senior technical authority responsible for radio product, and continuous improvement across the full product lifecycle—from New Product Introduction (NPI) to high-volume manufacturing.

This role provides expert-level RF technical support, leads complex failure analysis, and defines advanced RF test methodologies to ensure robust product performance, test yield, and production efficiency.

The position requires close collaboration with R&D, NPI/TPI teams, manufacturing sites and repair centers.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead a multidisciplinary engineering team (Product, Test, Quality, Manufacturing Eng.).
• Act as senior technical owner for radio product (LTE/NR). Provide technical expertise to global production sites(mainly Mexico, India, China), repair centers, and NPI/TPI programs.
• Drive continuous improvement for test time, yield, defects.
• Optimize production test solutions (HW & SW), ensuring correctness, accuracy, cost efficiency.
• Lead high-complexity failure analysis for manufacturing issues, customer returns (RMA), to identify root causes and drive corrective actions.
• Demonstrate technical expertise aligned with customer expectations, serving as a trusted technical authority for RF radio production topics.
• Collaborate closely with Customer R&D on hot issues, investigation. And provide technical proposals to R&D.
• Provide strong technical leadership and mentorship to RF engineers, promoting a culture of excellence, innovation, and continuous capability growth. Support local Jabil site (Guadalajara) to elevate RF technical capabilities by close collaboration with site teams.
• Potentially support NPI execution at Jabil factories and future product technical maintenance activities as business needs.
• Collaborate with quality and change management for component verification (changes in BOM, spot buys, etc.).
• May perform additional technical duties and responsibilities as assigned.

MANAGEMENT & SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Typically reports to Management. Direct supervisor job title(s) typically include: Engineering Director/Manager; Engineering Services Director/Manager.
• Job can be responsible for managing other employees (e.g., hiring/termination and/or pay decisions, performance management).

JOB QUALIFICATION

KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS

• Deep understanding of RF design, wireless communication principles, uplink/downlink chains.
• Strong expertise on 4G/5G telecom systems, including RF KPI significance and measurement methodologies.
• Expert-level proficiency with RF measurement instruments: Spectrum/Signal Analyzers, Vector Network Analyzers, Signal Generators, Power Meters.
• Familiarity with test automation and analysis tools.
• Experience with Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW, VEE, C# is a plus.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated innovation mindset and ability to drive technical improvements.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Telecommunications, Electronics, Electrical, Microwave Engineering, or related discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of progressive experience in RF engineering, ideally covering RF design, test development.
• Hands-on experience with RF product design or testing in areas such as Transceivers, Power Amplifiers, Antennas, Filters.
• Experience supporting NPI/TPI programs and working in high-volume manufacturing environments.
• Global collaboration experience is a plus.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills in English and Spanish, with leadership presence in cross-functional environment.

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.

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