Director, Global Mechanical Engineering & Prototyping - JBL Professional Loudspeakers

Introduction: A Career at HARMAN Lifestyle

We’re a global, multi-disciplinary team that’s putting the innovative power of technology to work and transforming tomorrow. As a member of HARMAN Lifestyle, you connect consumers with the power of superior sound.

• Contribute your talents to the high-end, esteemed JBL brand
• Unite your passion for audio innovation with high-tech product development
• Creating cutting-edge technology that elevates listening experience

The Director of Mechanical Engineering & Prototyping is responsible for leading the mechanical engineering, enclosure design, structural systems, manufacturing solutions, and rapid prototyping functions across the JBL Professional loudspeaker portfolio.

This role ensures products are developed with robust mechanical architectures, innovative engineering solutions, advanced prototyping capabilities, and optimized manufacturing approaches that deliver industry-leading performance, reliability, quality, manufacturability, sustainability, and customer satisfaction.

The Director leads global Mechanical Engineering and Prototyping teams and partners closely with Product Management, Systems Engineering, Acoustics & Transducer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Firmware, Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, and Program Management throughout the product development lifecycle.

• Lead global Mechanical Engineering and Prototyping teams across JBL Professional loudspeakers.
• Build and develop a high-performing organization of engineering leaders and technical specialists.
• Recruit, mentor, and retain top engineering talent.
• Plan and execute resource loading and allocation to deliver the strategic roadmap.
• Foster a culture of accountability, technical excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.

• Own mechanical design of loudspeaker enclosures, structural components, rigging interfaces, mounting hardware, transportation accessories and related mechanical systems.
• Lead mechanical development activities from concept through production.
• Drive design, analysis, simulation, prototyping, and engineering validation activities.
• Ensure solutions meet performance, reliability, manufacturability, quality, sustainability, and cost objectives.
• Provide technical leadership for complex product development and engineering reviews.
• Ensure structural designs meet applicable safety, load, transportation, environmental and field-use requirements.
• Lead the development and operation of world-class rapid prototyping capabilities to accelerate innovation and reduce technical risk.

• Support development of the Strategic Roadmap and innovation initiatives.
• Lead advanced technology development and research programs.
• Evaluate emerging materials, manufacturing processes, simulation methods, and design technologies.
• Provide technical feasibility assessments and engineering effort estimates for future platforms and products.

• Partner with Systems Engineering on system integration, and product-level design, while owning mechanical requirements, verification, and validation for mechanical systems and components.
• Collaborate with Acoustics & Transducer Engineering to develop integrated loudspeaker systems.
• Work closely with Quality, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Operations throughout the product lifecycle.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Structural Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 12+ years of product development engineering experience.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing engineering teams and technical leaders.
• Strong technical background in mechanical…