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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, escalate 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?
Along with growth, stability, and the opportunity to be challenged, Jabil offers a competitive benefits package that includes:
Medical, Dental, Prescription Drug, and 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
BE AWARE OF FRAUD: When applying for a job at Jabil you will be contacted via correspondence through our official job portal with a jabil.com e-mail address; direct phone call from a member of the Jabil team; or direct e-mail with a jabil.com e-mail address. Jabil does not request payments for interviews or at any other point during the hiring process. Jabil will not ask for your personal identifying information such as a social security number, birth certificate, financial institution, driver’s license number or passport information over the phone or via e-mail. If you believe you are a victim of identity theft, contact the Federal Bureau of Investigations internet crime hotline (www.ic3.gov), the Federal Trade Commission identity theft hotline (www.identitytheft.gov) and/or your local police department. Any scam job listings should be reported to whatever website it was posted in.
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.
Accessibility Accommodation
If you are a qualified individual with a disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access Jabil.com/Careers site as a result of your disability. You can request a reasonable accommodation by sending an e-mail to Always_Accessible@Jabil.com or calling 727-803-7988 with the nature of your request and contact information. Please do not direct any other general employment related questions to this e-mail or phone number. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to.#whereyoubelong
#AWorldofPossibilities
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, escalate 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?
Along with growth, stability, and the opportunity to be challenged, Jabil offers a competitive benefits package that includes:
Medical, Dental, Prescription Drug, and 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
BE AWARE OF FRAUD: When applying for a job at Jabil you will be contacted via correspondence through our official job portal with a jabil.com e-mail address; direct phone call from a member of the Jabil team; or direct e-mail with a jabil.com e-mail address. Jabil does not request payments for interviews or at any other point during the hiring process. Jabil will not ask for your personal identifying information such as a social security number, birth certificate, financial institution, driver’s license number or passport information over the phone or via e-mail. If you believe you are a victim of identity theft, contact the Federal Bureau of Investigations internet crime hotline (www.ic3.gov), the Federal Trade Commission identity theft hotline (www.identitytheft.gov) and/or your local police department. Any scam job listings should be reported to whatever website it was posted in.
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.
Accessibility Accommodation
If you are a qualified individual with a disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access Jabil.com/Careers site as a result of your disability. You can request a reasonable accommodation by sending an e-mail to Always_Accessible@Jabil.com or calling 727-803-7988 with the nature of your request and contact information. Please do not direct any other general employment related questions to this e-mail or phone number. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to.#whereyoubelong
#AWorldofPossibilities
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Who's Hiring
- Meta36
- Amazon35
- Turner & Townsend Pty Limited8
- Mott MacDonald6
- Rosendin Electric5
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software20
- Consulting & Professional Services7
- Retail6
- E-Commerce & Online Marketplaces6
- Construction & Real Estate3
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in data center design jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in electrical, mechanical, or civil engineering or a related discipline
- Proficiency with AutoCAD, Revit, or BIM-based design tools for facility documentation
- Experience designing power distribution, UPS systems, or mechanical cooling infrastructure
- Familiarity with Uptime Institute Tier standards and ASHRAE thermal guidelines
- Professional Engineer license or progress toward licensure preferred for senior roles
- Ability to coordinate cross-discipline design reviews with structural, electrical, and mechanical teams
Tips for Your Data Center Design Job Search
Tailor your resume to tier classifications
Data center employers screen heavily for familiarity with Tier I through Tier IV facility standards. Call out the tier levels you've designed for and whether those projects reached certification, not just that you worked on data centers generally.
Highlight specific cooling and power architectures
Listings distinguish between air-cooled, liquid-cooled, and immersion-cooling projects. Name the specific architectures you've specified or reviewed in AutoCAD, Revit, or BIM tools, since those keywords drive applicant tracking system matches.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists data center design openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Research the employer's build program depth
Before applying, find out whether the company builds hyperscale campuses, enterprise colocation facilities, or edge deployments. Framing your cover letter around their build type shows you understand their operational priorities, not just the discipline.
Prepare a portfolio organized by system discipline
Interviewers often review your work by discipline first, so organize project samples into electrical, mechanical, and civil categories rather than chronologically. Include one-line notes on your specific scope so reviewers don't have to guess what you contributed.
Negotiate around project pipeline visibility
Ask directly about the company's committed project backlog and whether the role will follow a build from schematic through commissioning. Employers who value longevity expect this question, and the answer tells you how deep your hands-on scope will actually be.
Data Center Design Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most data center designs?
The companies hiring the most data center designs right now include Meta, Amazon, and Turner & Townsend Pty Limited, with the largest share of openings in Texas, California, and Virginia, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Demand tends to concentrate at engineering and construction firms working on hyperscale and colocation campuses.
How many data center design jobs are remote?
About 62% of data center design openings are fully remote or hybrid as of September 2026, though on-site presence is common during construction documentation and commissioning phases. Roles focused on schematic design, specifications writing, or design review are more likely to offer hybrid flexibility than those tied to active build sites.
How do you become a data center design?
Start with a degree in electrical, mechanical, or civil engineering, then seek entry-level roles at engineering firms or data center operators where you can assist on power and cooling system documentation. Build direct exposure to critical facilities projects, study Uptime Institute Tier standards, and work toward a Professional Engineer license to move into lead design responsibilities.
How do you get hired in data center design with little experience?
Focus on roles titled design engineer, junior facilities engineer, or MEP coordination where employers expect a learning curve. Demonstrate proficiency in AutoCAD or Revit through coursework or personal projects, and emphasize any exposure to critical systems, electrical distribution, or mechanical HVAC even outside a data center context. Internships at engineering consultancies that serve the critical facilities sector are a direct path in.
What does the data center design interview process look like?
Most processes begin with a recruiter screen focused on your project types and tools, followed by a technical interview where you'll walk through a past design decision covering load calculations, redundancy logic, or cooling architecture. Later rounds often include a design exercise or case study and a final conversation with senior engineers or a project director about your approach to cross-discipline coordination.
Where can I find and apply to data center design jobs?
You can find and apply to data center design jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Find roles that match your experience and specialization, then apply directly to each listing from the page.
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