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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 Senior Structural Engineer is a hands-onsenior individual contributor responsible for structural engineering ownership of product structures supporting CDU, switchgear, and related data center infrastructure equipment, including frames, enclosures, skids, and anchorage systems. This role ensures that structures meet all load, seismic, transport, installation, and operational requirements across global deployment environments. The position provides authoritative structural analysis, design validation, and code compliance, while ensuring structural intent is accurately captured in CAD models and released documentation.\nTherole requires a licensed Professional Engineer (PE)with deep experience in structural systems supporting heavy electrical and mechanical equipment. Close collaboration with mechanical, manufacturing, qualityand PLM teams is essential to mitigate structural risk, support regulatory and customer approval processes, and prevent late-stageredesigns or fielddriven corrective actions.\nKey Responsibilities\nStructural Engineering Ownership & Analysis\nOwn structural design and analysis for data center centric power and coolingsystems, including frames, enclosures, skidsand mounting structures.\n\nProficient in structural analysis software such as RISA 3D, SAP2000, RAM Structural, IdeaStatica, Enercalc, Hilti Profis, ETABS or similar.\n\nPerform and review structural calculations for static, dynamic, seismic, transport, wind, snow, installation,and liveload cases.\n\nEnsure structural designs meet applicable codes, standards and jurisdictional requirements for global deployment.\n\nRequired familiarity with ASCE 7, AISC 360 and ACI 318.\n\nExercise professional engineering judgment as the responsible structural authority.\n\nSeismic Qualification & Load Management\nLead seismic qualification efforts, including floor response spectra evaluation and anchorage requirements.\n\nEvaluate floor loading limits, elevated installationsand site-specificstructural constraints.\n\nEnsure designs safely support heavy components such as large busstructures and transformers under all operating and faultconditions.\n\nAssess interactions with forklifts, cranes, and rigging operations during manufacturing, transport,and installation.\n\nStructural CAD & Design Intent\nEnsure structural intent is accurately reflected in CAD models, drawings, and released documentation.\n\nReview and guide structural CAD layouts, weldments, fastener strategiesand anchoring details.\n\nPartner with mechanical and CAD teams to maintainalignment between analytical assumptions and physical design implementation.\n\nVerify manufacturing drawings clearly communicate load paths, interfacesand installation requirements.\n\nRegulatory & Customer Approval Support\nAct as the technical authority for regulatory, AHJ and customer structural signoffrequirements.\n\nPrepare, review, and certify structural documentation requiredfor compliance and customer acceptance.\n\nRespond to structural inquiries, findings and deviations from customers, inspectors and third-partyreviewers.\n\nCrossFunctional Risk Mitigation\nCollaborate with manufacturing, quality, and supply chain teams to identifyand mitigate structural risks early.\n\nSupport prototype builds, qualification testing, and production rampup through structural guidance and issue resolution.\n\nProactively identifystructural risks that could lead to late-stageredesigns, production delays,or field retrofits.\n\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor’s degree in Civil, Structural, or Mechanical Engineeringfrom ABET accredited university.\n\nActive Professional Engineer (PE) license in the United States.\n\n10+ years of experience in structural engineering for industrial or infrastructureclass equipmentwith 3+ years in data center design.\n\nDemonstrated experience performing and certifying structural analyses for heavy equipment assemblies.\n\nAbility to independently ownstructural decisions and provide stamped deliverables ifrequired.\n\nPreferred Experience\nMasters’s degree in Civil, Structural, or Mechanical Engineering from ABET accredited university.\n\nStructural engineering experience supporting CDU, switchgearor missioncritical power infrastructure.\n\nDeep understanding of ASCE 7 Chapter 13: Seismic Design Requirements ForNonstructural Components.\n\nFamiliarity with CAD (SolidWorks),PLM (Windchill), and BlueBeam.\n\nActive Structural Engineer (SE) license in the United States.\n\nHandson experience with seismic qualification, anchorage design and elevated or constrained installations.\n\nExperience designing structures supporting large busbarsystems, heavy transformers, or other highmass electrical components.\n\nFamiliarity with manufacturing and installation interactions, including crane, forklift, and rigging requirements.\n\nExperience supporting customer or regulatory structural acceptance and signoffprocesses.\n\nCore Competencies\nSeniorlevel structural engineering judgment and accountability\n\nStrong expertisein seismic, loadand transport analysis\n\nClear translation of structural intent into CAD and documentation\n\nRiskbased thinking with focus on early mitigation\n\nEffective cross functionalcollaboration without managerial authority\n\nHigh ownership, rigor, and attention to detail in regulated environments\n\nThe pay range for this role is $145,000 - $261,000. 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.\nAccessibility Accommodation\nIf you are a qualified individual with a disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access Jabil.com/Careers site as a result of your disability. You can request a reasonable accommodation by sending an e-mail to  or calling 727-803-7988 with the nature of your request and contact information. Please do not direct any other general employment related questions to this e-mail or phone number. 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