Principal Automation Engineer, Material Handling & Warehouse Automation (JDAS

Principal Automation Engineer, Material Handling & Warehouse Automation, Regional

At Jabil, 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.

The Principal Automation Engineer, Material Handling & Warehouse Automation, Regional is responsible for driving the execution, deployment, and improvement of warehouse and production-connected material handling automation solutions across multiple North America EMS sites. This role supports material flow to and from production through scalable warehouse and intralogistics solutions, while working closely with site teams, third-party suppliers, and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure successful implementation and sustainment.

This role supports both New Product Introduction (NPI) and New Automation Asset Introduction. Although the role is not intended to formally own site projects, the individual must be fully capable of planning, structuring, and driving execution through site teams and external partners.

This is not a strategy ownership role and it is not an internal equipment design role. The position is focused on execution, mentoring, supplier coordination, and consistent deployment of supplier-based warehouse and material handling automation solutions within a regional automation framework.

Operational Unit Focus - JDAS

This role will support the JDAS operational unit and must understand the warehouse, material flow, and operational requirements associated with JDAS facilities.

The role should focus on automation solutions that support:

• inbound warehouse flow
• storage and retrieval
• staging and kitting
• line-side delivery
• production-connected material movement
• outbound handling where applicable

The role should understand environments where:

• warehouse automation and manufacturing flow must remain tightly coordinated
• compliance, security, and operational discipline may impose additional requirements on implementation and sustainment
• supplier interaction and system deployment may require more formal controls than in a standard manufacturing environment

Must be able to meet facility-specific compliance and security requirements, including eligibility to support work within ITAR-controlled environments where applicable.

Experience in environments requiring adherence to:

• ITAR and export-control restrictions
• controlled access requirements
• compliance-sensitive manufacturing practices
• formal documentation and operational discipline

is preferred.

The role must work closely with warehouse, facilities, industrial engineering, manufacturing, and General Automation teams to ensure that warehouse and material handling automation solutions are executed in a manner that supports both operational performance and facility-specific compliance requirements.

Core Role Definition

• This role must be capable of leading, structuring, and driving execution through site teams and suppliers.
• This role provides regional technical leadership for warehouse and material handling automation deployment and sustainment.
• This role works closely with the Sr. Manager of Automation to align execution with regional priorities and provide input to strategy, while strategy ownership remains with regional leadership.
• This role is a mentor, trainer, and capability builder across the region.
• This role works closely with the General Automation team, recognizing that material handling and warehouse automation must integrate directly into production operations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Regional Execution Leadership

• Drive execution of material handling and warehouse automation initiatives across multiple North America EMS sites.
• Support sites in prioritizing opportunities, structuring work, managing execution, and stabilizing deployed systems.
• Ensure implementation aligns with regional expectations, standards, and scalable approaches.

New Product Introduction (NPI) Support

• Support site teams in aligning warehouse and material flow strategies with new product requirements.
• Evaluate the impact of new products on material flow, storage, staging, line-side delivery, and outbound processes.
• Ensure warehouse and material handling processes are ready to support production needs during product launch.

New Automation Asset Introduction

• Guide and support deployment of new automation systems, including:
• requirements alignment
• supplier engagement
• technical evaluation
• quotation and proposal review
• installation
• startup
• ramp
• validation and handoff
• Ensure deployed systems meet throughput, reliability, accuracy, safety, and operational expectations.

Project Execution Capability

• Be fully capable of…