Senior LV Switchgear Electrical Engineer

AFE; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance with

401K Match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Jabil in Prince George, Virginia, is seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer for LV switchgear to drive electrical design from concept through production release. This senior role leads technical teams, ensures customer requirements, and aligns with manufacturing, quality, and regulatory standards.

You will oversee protection, metering, communications integration, and FAT/SAT activities while guiding DFM/DFR/VAVE strategies and global design transfers. On-site collaboration is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering (Power Systems preferred) or related field.
• 10+ years of electrical engineering experience, including 5+ years in low-voltage switchgear, switchboards, MCCs, or power distribution products.
• Demonstrated technical leadership on multiple NPI programs and successful product launches.
• Expert knowledge of UL 891, UL 1558, UL 508A, UL 845, NEC, NFPA 70E, IEEE 1584, and applicable ANSI/IEEE standards.
• Strong knowledge of power distribution systems, protection relays, circuit breakers, metering systems, and LV switchgear applications.
• Experience integrating intelligent electronic devices (IEDs), PLCs, HMIs, protection relays, power quality meters, and gateway devices.
• Experience with IEC 61850 and Modbus RTU/TCP communications, device integration, and interoperability within switchgear, protection, metering, and power monitoring systems.
• Advanced proficiency with EPLAN and/or AutoCAD Electrical, including electrical schematics, panel layouts, wiring documentation, and configuration management.
• Experience with PLM systems such as Windchill or equivalent.
• Experience working with NRTLs (UL, ETL, CSA, TÜV) and supporting product certification, compliance testing, and listing activities.
• Familiarity with OSHA electrical safety requirements, lockout/tagout (LOTO), and electrical safe work practices.
• Experience with ETAP, SKM PowerTools, EasyPower, or equivalent power system analysis tools.

Responsibilities

• Own the electrical design and architecture of LV switchgear, including protection, control, metering, communications, and monitoring systems.
• Translate customer requirements into engineering specifications and design deliverables.
• Lead development and validation of protection and coordination philosophies, relay setting requirements, arc-flash mitigation strategies, and system selectivity objectives, including approval of short-circuit, coordination, load-flow, and arc-flash studies.
• Lead concept development, prototype builds, design verification, pilot production, and production release activities.
• Drive engineering decisions that optimize product cost, performance, manufacturability, schedule, and quality.
• Lead design transfer, support manufacturing readiness reviews, provide production ramp support, and conduct engineering change implementation across global manufacturing sites.
• Serve as the primary electrical engineering interface for customers during design reviews, issue resolution, and product development activities.
• Drive Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Test (DFT), Design for Reliability (DFR), and Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VAVE).
• Oversee electrical validation and qualification testing including dielectric, temperature-rise, short-circuit, relay protection, controls validation, and arc-flash evaluations.
• Lead technical support for FAT activities and provide engineering support for SAT, commissioning, startup, and field troubleshooting activities.
• Lead technical risk reviews, root-cause investigations, corrective actions, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Ensure compliance with UL 891, UL 1558, UL 508A, UL 845, NEC, NFPA 70E, IEEE 1584, applicable ANSI/IEEE standards, and customer-specific requirements.
• Collaborate with global engineering, manufacturing, sourcing, quality, and regulatory teams.

Skills

Electrical design leadership

NPI program leadership

IEC 61850 & Modbus

EPLAN / AutoCAD Electrical

Power systems analysis tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

ETAP

SKM PowerTools

EasyPower

Windchill PLM

Job description

Jabil in Prince George, Virginia, is seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer for LV switchgear to drive electrical design from concept through production release. This senior role leads technical teams, ensures customer requirements, and aligns with manufacturing, quality, and regulatory standards.

You will oversee protection, metering, communications integration, and FAT/SAT activities while guiding DFM/DFR/VAVE strategies and global design transfers. On-site collaboration is required.