Principal Structural Engineer - Data Center Infrastructure (FE)

jabil; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jabil is seeking a Principal Structural Engineer for its Data Center Infrastructure team, offering remote or Austin, TX work options with travel up to 30% (domestic/international). You will drive structural design and analysis across data center modules, frames, and mechanical spaces, ensuring code-compliance and manufacturability within modular construction workflows.

You will lead structural risk mitigation, collaborate with cross-discipline teams, and align DFMA with production-ready designs

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in structural steel and concrete design.
• Experience with seismic analysis and equipment support systems.
• Ability to integrate structural with high-density MEP environments and modular construction workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead gravity, wind, seismic, and vibration analysis for modules, frames, racks, and support structures per IBC, ASCE 7, AISC, ACI and local codes.
• Develop seismic bracing and restraint strategies for MEP systems and modular assemblies.
• Design foundations, steel frames, and anchorage for chillers, generators, UPS, pumps and heat exchangers.
• Collaborate with BIM/Revit to ensure integrated, clash-free structural models.
• Support factory layout, DFMA alignment, and modularization for repeatability across programs.

Skills

Structural analysis

Seismic analysis

IBC/ASCE 7/AISC/ACI codes

DFMEA

DFMA

BIM/Revit coordination

Modular construction

Foundation design

Equipment support

Tools

Revit BIM

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.

How will you make an impact?

The Structural Engineer is a core member of the Facility Enablement team, responsible for the structural integrity of both the data center products we build and the manufacturing facilities used to produce them. This role spans the full product lifecycle, from early stage design through factory integration, deployment, and field installation, with a focus on scalable, repeatable, and manufacturable structural solutions aligned with hyperscale delivery models.

The position requires deep expertise in structural steel and concrete design, seismic analysis, and equipment support systems, combined with a practical understanding of how structural systems integrate with high-density MEP environments and modular construction workflows. The role is customer-facing and works closely with mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, BIM, and product engineering teams to deliver code-compliant, platform-based, and production-ready data center solutions.

Job Title: Principal Structural Engineer

Organization : Data Center Infrastructure (DCI) Team

Location: Remote* OR Austin, TX

*Requires up to 30% domestic and/or international travel (rare)

What will you do?

Structural Design & Analysis

• Evaluate structural solutions through the lens of technical risk, cost efficiency, and schedule - ensuring designs are robust, buildable, and aligned to delivery timelines.
• Lead gravity, wind, seismic, and vibration analysis for modules, frames, racks, and support structures per IBC, ASCE 7, AISC, ACI, and applicable local codes.
• Analyze and provide structural recommendations for MDCs, equipment skids, enclosures, and factory-built assemblies.
• Validate structural solutions for HAC systems across overhead, rack-integrated, and floor-supported configurations.
• Develop seismic bracing and restraint strategies for MEP systems, cable trays, pipe racks, and modular assemblies.
• Engineer foundations, steel frames, and anchorage solutions for chillers, generators, UPS systems, pumps, heat exchangers, and fluid distribution equipment.
• Define structural strategies for thermal loads, vibration-sensitive equipment, and deflection-managed assemblies.
• Develop and maintain DFMEA documentation to identify structural risks and drive mitigation across product families.
• Optimize recurring product families for weight, manufacturability, cost, and platform scalability.

Manufacturing Facility & Production Space Support

• Support structural design and coordination for manufacturing and production facilities, including floor loading, equipment pads, overhead crane rails, mezzanines, dock infrastructure, and material handling systems.
• Evaluate structural implications of factory layout changes, new production equipment installations, and capacity expansions.
• Ensure production floor structural systems are compatible with the weight, dynamic loading, and footprint of the data center products being manufactured.
• Collaborate with facility planning and operations teams to define structural requirements for new or modified production spaces.

Factory Integration & DFx Enablement

• Support factory layout and integration efforts, including load paths, transportation loads, and installation constraints.
• Collaborate with manufacturing teams to ensure structural designs meet DFMA requirements; develop standard design templates and modularization strategies to enable repeatability across programs.
• Define structural requirements for transportation, lifting, and placing equipment and skids; validate shipping and logistics requirements including OTR dimensional and load limitations.
• Ensure structural designs align with factory automation, material-handling capabilities, and assembly workflows.

BIM & Cross-Discipline Coordination

• Collaborate with the BIM/Revit team to ensure structural models are integrated, clash-free, and current within the master coordination model.
• Participate in multi-discipline model coordination reviews, resolving structural clearances, anchorage zones, and maintenance envelopes across MEP disciplines.
• Review and contribute to coordination drawings, ensuring structural elements are accurately represented and conflict-free.
• Maintain structural model quality and LOD standards in adherence with the project BIM Execution Plan (BEP).

Fabrication & Implementation

• Collaborate with fabrication shops and factory teams to ensure structural designs are buildable, manufacturable, and installation-ready.
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