Design Standard Lead

JBT Marel

Design Standards Lead at JBT Marel responsible for evolving design standards frameworks. Collaborating across divisions to ensure product alignment and customer satisfaction strategies.

Posted 7/16/2026full-timeLakeland • Florida, Virginia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in developing and implementing design standards that enhance product complexity, supply chain efficiency, and customer experience. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and align design principles with business strategy in a global manufacturing environment.

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Design Standards DevelopmentProduct DevelopmentCross-Functional CollaborationStakeholder EngagementCompliance Knowledge

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Hard Skills

Product ArchitectureModularizationCategory ManagementEngineeringDesign StandardsPlatform DevelopmentInnovation ManagementManufacturabilityServiceabilitySupply Chain Efficiency

Soft Skills

Effective CommunicationStrategic ThinkingLeadershipCollaborationProblem Solving

Industry Keywords

B2B ManufacturingFood Processing MachineryIndustrial AutomationHygienic DesignSustainabilityRegulatory RequirementsGlobal OrganizationMulti-Cultural EnvironmentStakeholder ManagementComplex Systems

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The Design Standards Lead owns and evolves a unified design standards framework across JBT Marel, ensuring that our products, platforms, modules and user experiences support the company's strategy as a full-line provider.
Create alignment across product portfolios and functions, supports common platforms and reusable design principles, and helps ensure that design decisions are made with clear business intent.
Responsible for setting direction, governance and ways of working for design standards across JBT Marel.
Ensure that standards are not only technical documents, but practical strategic tools that reduce complexity, improve scalability, strengthen customer experience and support integrated solution offerings.
Drive cross-functional community and governance processes that foster shared ownership across divisions, Innovation, Product Management, Supply Chain, Service, Software, and other relevant functions.
Support alignment where it creates value for JBT Marel as a full-line provider, while also making it clear where differentiation is the right strategic choice.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A relevant university degree, preferably at Master's level, within engineering, industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, product development, innovation management or a related field.
Minimum five years of experience in product development, engineering, design standards, platform development, product architecture, modularization, category management or a related technical or strategic role.
Experience from equipment manufacturing, food processing machinery, industrial automation or another complex B2B manufacturing environment is an advantage.
Experience working across hardware, electrical, automation, software or user interface domains is an advantage.
Strong understanding of how design standards influence product complexity, supply chain efficiency, serviceability, compliance, manufacturability and customer experience.
Experience working in a global, multi-site and multi-cultural organization.
Proven ability to partner effectively with a wide variety of stakeholder groups in a corporate context.
Knowledge of compliance, safety, hygienic design, sustainability or regulatory requirements in machinery design is an advantage.
Excellent English skills, both written and verbal.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary
Flexible working hours
Professional development opportunities
Remote work options