Lead Electrical CAD Engineer - Data Center Infrastructure
SUMMARY
The Lead Electrical CAD Engineer is a hands-on individual contributor responsible for the development, release and sustainment of electrical schematics, panel layouts, wiring and power distribution designs for mission critical power and cooling products. This role owns electrical design integrity across concept, NPI, production and sustaining phases, ensuring compliance with applicable safety standards, regional regulations and customer requirements.
The position requires deep expertise in electrical CAD tools, strong understanding of industrial power and control systems, and close coordination with mechanical and PLM teams to maintain alignment between electrical designs, physical layouts and released product configurations; while supporting rapid, disciplined engineering change execution.
Job Title: Lead Electrical CAD Engineer
Organization: Data Center Infrastructure Team
Location: Austin, TX - or Remote*
* Requires up to 25% domestic and/or international travel (rare)
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Electrical CAD Design & System Integration
Independently develop and maintain electrical schematics, panel layouts, and wiring designs for complex industrial systems using EPLAN, AutoCAD Electrical, SolidWorks Electrical and/or Edge Electrical.
Design and document power distribution, protection, grounding, and control circuits supporting power distribution and cooling platforms.
Ensure electrical designs meet functional performance, safety, reliability and serviceability requirements across operating conditions.
Resolve electrical packaging and integration challenges in coordination with mechanical layouts, thermal constraints and enclosure architectures.
Configuration Aware Design & Lifecycle Execution
Execute configuration controlled electrical designs supporting multiple product variants, options and regional variations.
Maintain stability and traceability of electrical designs as engineering changes are introduced.
Implement engineering changes (ECR/ECNs) efficiently while preserving compliance, backward compatibility and production continuity.
Ensure accurate synchronization between schematics, wiring diagrams, panel layouts, BOMs and PLM system records throughout the product lifecycle.
Standards, Compliance & Safety
Design electrical systems that are compliant with applicable IEC, UL and regional standards, as well as customer specific specifications.
Apply sound engineering judgment to ensure electrical safety, fault protection, arc mitigation, grounding and clearance/creepage requirements.
Support internal and external compliance activities by providing accurate documentation and responding to design related findings.
Panel Layout, Wiring & Manufacturing Support
Develop detailed panel layouts including component placement, wire routing and labeling aligned with mechanical constraints and thermal considerations.
Ensure wiring designs are manufacturable, accessible and service-friendly, with clear documentation for production.
Support prototype builds, production ramp up and manufacturing issue resolution through direct design updates and clarifications.
Cross Functional Technical Collaboration
Collaborate closely with mechanical engineering to ensure electrical mechanical fit, clearance, airflow and thermal compatibility.
Partner with manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and production teams to address build issues, component substitutions and all feedback.
Participate in technical design reviews and release readiness activities as a senior technical contributor.
Contribute through execution to the continuous improvement of electrical CAD practices, documentation clarity and configuration discipline.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related engineering discipline.
8+ years of hands-on electrical CAD design experience with industrial or infrastructure class equipment.
Strong proficiency in EPLAN, AutoCAD Electrical, SolidWorks Electrical and/or Edge Electrical.
Demonstrated experience designing power distribution and control systems for complex, multi-variant products.
Working knowledge of IEC, UL, and regional electrical compliance requirements.
Ability to independently execute and own complex electrical designs with minimal oversight.
Preferred Experience
Electrical design experience for power and cooling systems, switchgear, transformers, busway, PDCs, CDUs, chillers, or thermally intensive infrastructure.
Experience with switchgear, control panels and industrial power systems.
Proven background in panel layout, wire routing and electrical mechanical integration.
Familiarity with PLM systems and formal product release and change control processes.
Experience supporting both NPI and sustaining engineering in production environments.
Core Competencies
Senior level, hands on electrical CAD execution
Strong configuration and documentation discipline
Deep understanding of electrical safety and compliance
Cross domain collaboration with mechanical and thermal engineering
High attention to detail under fast paced change conditions
Independent technical ownership without managerial responsibility
About the Data Center Infrastructure (DCI) Team:
The DCI team consists of technical subject matter experts who specialize in end-to-end large scale physical infrastructure that powers and enables modern data centers. This includes power distribution systems such as transformers, substations, generators, switchgear, switch panels, busways, ATS units, EDPM, BMS systems, and control panels, as well as cooling solutions ranging from traditional evaporative and indirect cooling systems to emerging liquid cooling technologies including chillers, heat exchangers, CDUs, pumps, and secondary fluid networks. The team also addresses the mechanical structures that house these systems - hot aisle containment, steel enclosures, blanking panels, cable trays, and fiber and networking infrastructure.
The DCI team operates as a cross-industry center of excellence, partnering primarily with various cloud providers across the industry. Team members function as deeply technical subject matter experts who engage directly with customers and supply chain partners to assess requirements, identify challenges, and design infrastructure solutions end-to-end. The ideal contributor brings engineering-level expertise in either power or cooling disciplines, a working knowledge of the full infrastructure dependency chain, and the ability to translate that expertise into clear recommendations and collaborative problem-solving with both technical and business stakeholders.
The pay range for this role is $100,100 - $180,200. Job-related, non-discriminatory factors used to determine the actual offered rate include qualifications and experience, geographic location, education, external market data, and consideration of internal equity. The anticipated close date of this job requisition is: .As part of the total rewards package, this position is eligible for a short-term incentive based on performance. In addition, Jabil offers benefits to enhance your health, wealth, and resilient self. These include medical, dental, and vision insurance plans; paid time off accruing at a rate of 3.07 hours during your first year of employment; 4 weeks of paid parental leave; in 2027, 11 company-paid holidays (9 fixed holidays and 2 optional floating holidays), subject to change yearly; 401(k) retirement plan; and employee stock purchase plan.BE AWARE OF FRAUD: When applying for a job at Jabil you will be contacted via correspondence through our official job portal with a jabil.com e-mail address; direct phone call from a member of the Jabil team; or direct e-mail with a jabil.com e-mail address. Jabil does not request payments for interviews or at any other point during the hiring process. Jabil will not ask for your personal identifying information such as a social security number, birth certificate, financial institution, driver’s license number or passport information over the phone or via e-mail. If you believe you are a victim of identity theft, contact the Federal Bureau of Investigations internet crime hotline (www.ic3.gov), the Federal Trade Commission identity theft hotline (www.identitytheft.gov) and/or your local police department. Any scam job listings should be reported to whatever website it was posted in.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.