Principal Structural Design Engineer - Data Center Infrastructure

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SUMMARY

The Principal Structural Design Engineer is a hands‑on individual contributor role responsible for structural engineering ownership of CDU and switchgear systems. This role ensures that frames, enclosures, skids, and supporting 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. 

The role requires a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) with deep experience in structural systems supporting heavy electrical equipment. Close collaboration with mechanical, manufacturing, quality and PLM teams is essential to mitigate structural risk, support regulatory and customer approval processes, and prevent late-stage redesigns or field driven corrective actions. 

Job Title: Principal Structural Design Engineer

Organization: Data Center Infrastructure Team

Location: Austin, TX - or Remote*

*Requires up to 25% domestic and/or international travel (rare)

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Structural Engineering Ownership & Analysis 

• Own structural design and analysis for data center centric power and cooling systems, including frames, enclosures, skids and mounting structures. 
• Perform and review structural calculations for static, dynamic, seismic, transport and installation load cases. 
• Ensure structural designs meet applicable codes, standards, and jurisdictional requirements for global deployment. 
• Exercise professional engineering judgment as the responsible structural authority. 

Seismic Qualification & Load Management 

• Lead seismic qualification efforts, including floor response spectra evaluation and anchorage requirements. 
• Evaluate floor loading limits, elevated installations and site-specific structural constraints. 
• Ensure designs safely support heavy components such as large bus structures and transformers under all operating and fault conditions. 
• Assess interactions with forklifts, cranes, and rigging operations during manufacturing, transport and installation. 

Structural CAD & Design Intent 

• Ensure structural intent is accurately reflected in CAD models, drawings, and released documentation. 
• Review and guide structural CAD layouts, weldments, fastener strategies and anchoring details. 
• Partner with mechanical and CAD teams to maintain alignment between analytical assumptions and physical design implementation. 
• Verify manufacturing drawings clearly communicate load paths, interfaces and installation requirements. 

Regulatory & Customer Approval Support 

• Act as the technical authority for regulatory, AHJ and customer structural sign‑off requirements. 
• Prepare, review, and certify structural documentation required for compliance and customer acceptance. 
• Respond to structural inquiries, findings and deviations from customers, inspectors and third‑party reviewers. 

Cross Functional Risk Mitigation 

• Collaborate with manufacturing, quality, and supply chain teams to identify and mitigate structural risks early. 
• Support prototype builds, qualification testing, and production ramp up through structural guidance and issue resolution. 
• Proactively identify structural risks that could lead to late-stage redesigns, production delays or field retrofits. 

Required Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Structural, or Mechanical Engineering. 
• Active Professional Engineer (PE) license in the United States. 
• 10+ years of experience in structural engineering for industrial or infrastructure class equipment. 
• Demonstrated experience performing and certifying structural analyses for heavy equipment assemblies. 
• Ability to independently own structural decisions and provide stamped deliverables if required. 

Preferred Experience 

• Structural engineering experience supporting CDU, switchgear or mission critical power infrastructure. 
• Hands on experience with seismic qualification, anchorage design and elevated or constrained installations. 
• Experience designing structures supporting large bus bars, heavy transformers, or other high mass electrical components. 
• Familiarity with manufacturing and installation interactions, including crane, forklift, and rigging requirements. 
• Experience supporting customer or regulatory structural acceptance and sign‑off processes. 

Core Competencies 

• Senior level structural engineering judgment and accountability 
• Strong expertise in seismic, load and transport analysis 
• Clear translation of structural intent into CAD and documentation 
• Risk based thinking with focus on early mitigation 
• Effective cross‑functional collaboration without managerial authority 
• High ownership, rigor, and attention to detail in regulated environments 

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 $132,400 - $238,400. 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: May 31, 2026.

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 2026, 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.

 

 

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