Principal Electrical Controls Engineer – Data Center Infrastructure

Jabil • Austin, TX

2d • Remote

About The Position

Jabil is seeking a highly experienced Principal Electrical Controls Engineer for its Data Center Infrastructure team. The role leads development, optimization, and implementation of advanced control systems across critical infrastructure products and automation platforms, with an emphasis on data center infrastructure, power and energy management, and industrial automation. The engineer owns control-system architecture across PLC, BMS, EPMS, and ATS platforms, ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability. The work also includes developing wiring-harness systems, schematics, harness architecture, panel layouts, specifications, component selections, and designs for manufacturing; implementing test processes; and ensuring equipment alignment for operational excellence.

The position develops control specifications, functional design documents, interface definitions, control logic, sensor integration, and communications protocols. It validates systems through simulation, testing, and commissioning; leads factory and site acceptance testing; and supports deployment, troubleshooting, and optimization. The engineer also develops system-level simulations and digital twins, defines integration strategies with enterprise platforms, establishes reusable design practices, resolves complex system issues, and maintains technical and operational documentation.

The role collaborates with electrical, mechanical, software, and facilities engineering teams, customers, supply-chain partners, commissioning and field teams, and other cross-functional stakeholders. It facilitates design reviews and planning sessions, aligns designs with business requirements and operational constraints, assesses risks and project milestones, and mentors less experienced engineers. The DCI team works on end-to-end data center infrastructure, including power distribution, cooling, mechanical structures, and fiber and networking infrastructure, and partners primarily with cloud providers. The position is remote or based in Austin, Texas, and requires up to 25% domestic and/or international travel (rare).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a relevant engineering discipline.
• 8 or more years of experience in control-system design and implementation.
• Deep expertise in PLC programming, including Allen-Bradley, Siemens, and Schneider Electric platforms.
• Expertise in Building Management Systems (BMS) integration and optimization.
• Expertise in Electrical Power Monitoring Systems (EPMS/EDPM) for real-time energy analytics.
• Expertise in Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS) control and failover logic.
• Strong proficiency in control theory, system modeling, and simulation tools such as MATLAB/Simulink.
• Experience with industrial protocols including Modbus, BACnet, OPC UA, and Ethernet/IP.
• Familiarity with NFPA, IEC, and ISO standards related to control systems and safety.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; able to write reports, business correspondence, and procedural guides and present information to management, clients, and the public.
• Creative, self-motivated, accountable, team-oriented, and able to work independently with minimal oversight as part of a global team.
• Able to read, analyze, and interpret business publications, professional journals, technical procedures, and government regulations.
• Able to influence others, share best practices, and mentor less experienced engineers.
• Able to assess projects, articulate risks, develop project milestones, and work with stage-gate processes in project lifecycle management.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with EPlan, WindChill, SolidWorks, and DevOps.
• Experience with hyperscale or colocation data center environments.
• Familiarity with low- and medium-voltage systems.
• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a relevant engineering discipline.
• Active Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Experience in mission-critical environments such as data centers, manufacturing, or energy systems.
• Experience with digital-twin modeling and predictive-maintenance strategies.

Responsibilities

• Define and own control-system architecture across PLC, BMS, EPMS, and ATS platforms, ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
• Develop detailed control-system specifications, functional design documents, and subsystem interface definitions.
• Develop wiring-harness systems, including schematics, harness architecture, panel layouts, specifications, component selections, and designs transitioned to manufacturing.
• Define control logic, sensor integration, and communication protocols for power and cooling management.
• Validate control systems through simulation, testing, and commissioning for reliability, safety, and responsiveness.
• Lead Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) for new projects and revisions.
• Drive development of system-level simulations and digital twins to validate control strategies before deployment.
• Architect integration of control systems with enterprise platforms such as SCADA, CMMS, and cloud-based monitoring tools.
• Establish design patterns and best practices for modular, reusable control logic across projects.
• Lead root-cause analysis and resolution of complex control-system issues during commissioning and operations.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and automation trends to improve system performance and efficiency.
• Develop and maintain system architecture, control logic, and operational documentation.
• Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, software, and facilities engineering teams to integrate control systems with physical infrastructure.
• Work with cross-functional teams to align control-system designs with business requirements, timelines, and operational constraints.
• Facilitate design reviews, technical workshops, and cross-functional planning sessions.
• Support commissioning and field teams during control-system deployment, troubleshooting, and optimization.
• Assess projects, articulate risks, develop project milestones, and mentor less experienced engineers.

Benefits

• Short-term performance-based incentive.
• Medical insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Paid time off accruing at 3.07 hours during the first year of employment.
• Four weeks of paid parental leave.
• In 2027, 11 company-paid holidays (9 fixed and 2 optional floating holidays), subject to yearly change.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Employee stock purchase plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal