Lead Design Electrical Engineer

Jabil; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Jabil in Austin, TX seeks a Design Electrical Engineer to lead electrical design and integration for complex hardware platforms. You will drive architecture alignment, design decisions, and issue resolution across cross-functional teams, including firmware, mechanical, and validation.

The role requires a BS in Electrical Engineering (MS preferred) and 5–10 years of hands-on experience with board-level design, electrical integration, and hardware debugging in high‑complex compute environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• 5–10 years of relevant experience in electrical design and development of complex hardware systems.
• Strong expertise in board-level design, electrical integration, hardware debug, and engineering problem solving.
• Experience with server, storage, networking, or high‑complexity compute platforms.
• Ability to lead technical decisions and align multiple engineering disciplines toward execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical subsystem design and technical execution across product platforms.
• Translate requirements into electrical design strategy and drive milestones.
• Own investigation and closure of complex electrical issues during bring-up and ramp.
• Guide power, signal, and interface design decisions for robust performance.
• Collaborate with architecture, firmware, mechanical, thermal, validation, and manufacturing teams.
• Provide technical leadership in root cause analysis and ECO readiness.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to design guidelines and best practices.
• Support customer and leadership reviews with clear technical direction and risks.

Skills

Board-level design

Electrical integration

Hardware debugging

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Job description

At Jabil (NYSE: JBL), we are proud to be a trusted partner for the world's top brands, offering comprehensive engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing solutions. 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.

JOB SUMMARY

The Design Electrical Engineer is responsible for leading electrical design and integration efforts for complex hardware platforms. This role provides strong technical ownership across board and subsystem design, drives issue resolution, and ensures electrical solutions align to overall system architecture, performance targets, manufacturability requirements, and customer expectations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead electrical subsystem design and technical execution across one or more product platforms, including architecture alignment, schematic decisions, and design tradeoffs.
• Translate system requirements into electrical design strategy and drive execution through design reviews, technical alignment, and milestone readiness.
• Own investigation and closure of complex electrical issues during bring-up, integration, validation, and manufacturing ramp.
• Guide power, signal, and interface design decisions to ensure robust system performance and product quality.
• Collaborate with architecture, firmware, mechanical, thermal, validation, and manufacturing teams to drive integrated solutions to technical problems.
• Provide technical leadership in root cause analysis, corrective action definition, ECO readiness, and risk reduction activities.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to the development of design guidelines, reusable methods, and engineering best practices.
• Support customer and leadership reviews by clearly communicating technical direction, key risks, design status, and resolution plans.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

Education & Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical field; Master’s degree preferred.

5–10 years of relevant experience in electrical design and development of complex hardware systems.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Strong expertise in board-level design, electrical integration, hardware debug, and engineering problem solving. Experience with server, storage, networking, or high-complexity compute platforms is required. Working knowledge of system architecture, manufacturability considerations, and cross-functional development processes. Ability to lead technical decisions and align multiple engineering disciplines toward successful execution.

Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical issues clearly to diverse audiences.

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.

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