Lead Electrical CAD Engineer – Data Center Infrastructure

Jabil

. Develop and maintain electrical schematics, panel layouts, and wiring designs for complex industrial systems .

Posted 9/17/2026full-timeRemote • Texas • United StatesSenior💰 $100,100 - $180,200 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in electrical CAD design, focusing on power distribution, control systems, and compliance with IEC and UL standards. Capable of managing complex electrical designs and collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams to ensure manufacturability and serviceability.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Electrical CAD DesignPower Distribution SystemsEPLAN, AutoCAD Electrical, SolidWorks ElectricalIEC and UL CompliancePanel Layout and Wiring Design

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Hard Skills

Electrical CAD DesignPower Distribution SystemsControl Systems DesignWiring DesignPanel Layout DesignThermal CompatibilityElectrical PackagingConfiguration ControlDesign DocumentationPrototype Support

Soft Skills

CollaborationProblem-SolvingCommunicationIndependenceContinuous Improvement

Tools & Technologies

EPLANAutoCAD ElectricalSolidWorks ElectricalPLM Systems

Industry Keywords

Electrical EngineeringIndustrial SystemsInfrastructure EquipmentNPI EngineeringSustaining Engineering

Tech Stack

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About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and maintain electrical schematics, panel layouts, and wiring designs for complex industrial systems
Design and document power distribution, protection, grounding, and control circuits for power distribution and cooling platforms
Ensure electrical designs meet functional performance, safety, reliability, and serviceability requirements
Resolve electrical packaging and integration challenges with mechanical layouts, thermal constraints, and enclosure architectures
Execute configuration-controlled electrical designs for multiple product variants, options, and regional variations
Maintain design stability and traceability through engineering changes
Implement ECR/ECNs while preserving compliance, backward compatibility, and production continuity
Synchronize schematics, wiring diagrams, panel layouts, BOMs, and PLM records throughout the product lifecycle
Design systems compliant with IEC, UL, regional standards, and customer specifications
Support compliance activities with documentation and responses to design findings
Develop detailed panel layouts with component placement, wire routing, and labeling
Ensure wiring designs are manufacturable, accessible, and service-friendly
Support prototype builds, production ramp-up, and manufacturing issue resolution through design updates and clarifications
Collaborate with mechanical engineering on fit, clearance, airflow, and thermal compatibility
Partner with manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and production teams on build issues, substitutions, and feedback
Participate in technical design reviews and release readiness activities
Contribute to continuous improvement of electrical CAD practices, documentation clarity, and configuration discipline
Engage with customers and supply chain partners to assess requirements, identify challenges, and design infrastructure solutions end-to-end

Requirements

What you’ll need

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: electrical design experience for power and cooling systems, switchgear, transformers, busway, PDCs, CDUs, chillers, or thermally intensive infrastructure
Preferred: experience with switchgear, control panels and industrial power systems
Preferred: background in panel layout, wire routing and electrical-mechanical integration
Preferred: familiarity with PLM systems and formal product release and change control processes
Preferred: experience supporting both NPI and sustaining engineering in production environments
Ability to travel up to 25% domestically and/or internationally (rare)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Short-term incentive based on performance
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Paid time off accruing at a rate of 3.07 hours during the first year of employment
4 weeks of paid parental leave
11 company-paid holidays in 2027 (9 fixed holidays and 2 optional floating holidays), subject to change yearly
401(k) retirement plan
Employee stock purchase plan
Up to 25% domestic and/or international travel (rare)