Sr. Principal Design Engineer - Systems Integration, Data Center & Infrastructure Systems

Jabil Malaysia; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 164,000 - 296,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

401K Match

Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement

Life, AD&D, Disability

Commuter Benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Stock Purchase Plan

Parity with market

Volunteer Opportunities

HSA options

Job summary

Jabil seeks a Sr. Principal Design Engineer - Systems Integration, Data Center & Infrastructure Systems.

The role owns engineering delivery and integration for complex data center systems, including modular data centers and control networks, reporting to SIM leadership for key programs. Requires 8–15+ years delivering complex engineered systems, strong systems engineering and cross-functional leadership, and a Bachelor’s degree in engineering.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (essential).
• Experience delivering complex engineered systems.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage risks.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end engineering execution across thermal, electrical, fluid and control systems from design through deployment.
• Own system requirements, architecture decomposition, interface management, verification and validation.
• Define and implement integration, commissioning, FAT, SAT and deployment readiness strategies.
• Ensure system performance, reliability, and integration readiness under real-world operating conditions.
• Lead system-level design reviews and ensure clear ownership and accountability.
• Establish visibility into scope maturity, engineering performance, and critical dependencies.

Skills

Systems integration

Requirements management

Interface control

Verification & validation

Cross-functional leadership

Risk management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

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 Sr. Principal Design Engineer - Systems Integration, Data Center & Infrastructure Systems will hold the title of Systems Integration Manager (SIM) even though this is not a managerial role. The Systems Integration Manager (SIM) is the single threaded owner of engineering delivery and system integration for complex industrial and data center infrastructure systems, including chillers, CDUs, switchgear, PDCs, control panels, fluid networks, containment systems, modular data centers and factory enablement activities. The SIM maintains a tight operational partnership with the Technical Program Manager (TPM) team managing a portfolio of projects, ensuring alignment between engineering execution, program priorities and cross project dependencies to drive disciplined, predictable delivery. This role ensures thermal, electrical, fluid, and control systems are integrated into a fully functional, reliable system and that engineering teams execute with alignment, clarity and accountability. Additionally, the SIM establishes visibility into scope maturity, engineering execution, and organizational risks, ensuring data driven decisions and predictable delivery.

What Success Looks Like

• Fully integrated systems across disciplines.
• Minimal commissioning issues.
• Predictable, high-quality program execution.
• Strong alignment and accountability across engineering teams.
• Clear operating rhythm and visibility at the leadership level.
• System performance meets real-world expectations.

What Makes This Role Different

This is NOT a Technical Program Manager (TPM) role. The SIM owns systems performance and integration, drives engineering decisions across disciplines, ensures systems operate under real world conditions and enforces execution discipline and accountability across engineering teams.

What This Role Is Not

• Not a TPM or tracking role.
• Not limited to reporting or coordination.
• Not removed from technical decision making.

Opportunity Intake & Validation

Own intake and prioritization of new initiatives, serving as the primary entry point for all incoming opportunities into the organization. Assess and validate each opportunity for technical feasibility, scope clarity, resource requirements and alignment to organizational priorities before commitment. Identify risks, dependencies, and gaps early, ensuring that incomplete or ambiguous work is resolved prior to formal program launch. Partner closely with cross functional teams to shape programs before execution, refining scope, defining success criteria and establishing clear ownership and expectations. Drive structured decision making for go / no go recommendations, providing clear, data driven insights and tradeoffs to leadership. Ensure only well defined, executable work enters the engineering pipeline, improving predictability, reducing rework and protecting team capacity.

What will you do?

• Drive closure of critical actions, resolve ownership gaps, escape risks appropriately, and enforce accountability across engineering and cross-functional stakeholders.
• End to end engineering execution across thermal, electrical, fluid and control systems from design through deployment.
• Own system requirements, architecture decomposition, interface management, verification, validation, and requirements flow-down across all subsystems.
• Ensure system performance, reliability, and integration readiness under real world operating conditions.
• Drive cross-functional alignment across Mechanical, Electrical, Controls, Thermal, Manufacturing, and Program teams.
• Lead system level design reviews, including P&IDs, one-lines, controls architectures, and subsystem interfaces.
• Define and drive integration, commissioning, FAT, SAT and deployment readiness strategies.
• Ensure build readiness for skids, modular data centers (MDCs), and field installations.
• Lead system-level failure analysis, corrective actions, engineering change management, and risk mitigation activities.
• Establish visibility into scope maturity, engineering performance, execution risks, and critical dependencies.
• Drive program execution cadence, including planning and design reviews.
• Standardize execution frameworks, operating rhythms and lessons learned processes to improve organizational scalability and predictability.

How will you get here?

• Strong systems engineering capability, including requirements management, interface control, verification, validation, and systems integration.
• Ability to operate at both system-level engineering depth and organizational execution leadership.
• Working knowledge of thermal systems, electrical distribution, controls, and fluid system integration.
• Experience leading full lifecycle delivery from architecture and design through commissioning and field deployment.
• Ability to influence and drive accountability across technical and cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Strong judgment in prioritization, risk management, escalation, and decision-making under ambiguity.
• Ability to translate complex technical and business tradeoffs into clear executive-level communication.
• Proven ability to establish scalable execution frameworks, operating rhythms, and organizational discipline.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering.

Experience

8 –15+ years delivering complex engineered systems.

• Experience in thermal, electrical, fluid, or controls systems integration.
• Strong system level engineering capability.
• Proven cross functional leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering organizations or systems engineering teams.
• Experience with data center or critical infrastructure systems.
• NPI or program recovery experience.
• Experience with modular systems (MDCs, skids).
• Commissioning and field deployment experience.

What Can Jabil Offer You?

• Medical
• Dental
• Prescription Drug
• Vision Insurance with HRA and HSA options
• 401K Match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance
• Commuter Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pet Insurance
• Adoption Assistance
• Annual Merit Increases
• Community Volunteer Opportunities

The pay range for this role is $164,200 - $295,600. 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: November 30, 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 2027, 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.

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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