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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
- Amazon35
- Oracle12
- Tesla8
- Qualcomm4
- AMD3
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software25
- Retail12
- E-Commerce & Online Marketplaces12
- Electronics & Hardware3
- Telecommunications2
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in senior data center engineer jobs.
- 5 or more years of hands-on data center operations and infrastructure engineering experience
- Deep knowledge of power distribution, UPS systems, and cooling infrastructure including CRAC and CRAH units
- Experience with structured cabling standards and high-density fiber and copper deployments
- Proficiency with data center infrastructure management software such as Nlyte, Sunbird, or dcTrack
- Familiarity with Tier I through Tier IV design standards and Uptime Institute methodology
- Associate degree or bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, information technology, or a related technical field
Tips for Your Senior Data Center Engineer Job Search
Quantify infrastructure scale on your resume
Hiring managers want to see the actual size of what you've managed. List rack counts, power capacity in megawatts, and the number of sites or cages you've supported. Generic descriptions of duties won't separate you from other senior candidates.
Highlight certifications for critical facilities
Certifications like BICSI RCDD, Uptime Institute AOS, or a CDCP credential signal that you understand Tier classification, redundancy standards, and uptime requirements. List them prominently because many job descriptions screen for them before a recruiter reads further.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists senior data center engineer openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target openings by deployment type
Hyperscale cloud builds, colocation expansions, and enterprise refresh cycles each require different expertise. Filter your search toward the deployment type that matches your background so your resume reads as an exact fit rather than a generalist application.
Prepare for whiteboard-style design questions
Senior-level interviews often include a scenario where you design a power distribution layout, a cooling topology, or a network cabling plan on the spot. Rehearse narrating your design decisions out loud, including trade-offs between N+1 and 2N redundancy for the role's expected Tier level.
Negotiate on-call scope during the offer stage
Data center roles frequently include 24/7 escalation responsibilities that aren't always spelled out in the job posting. Ask for the on-call rotation structure, expected response times, and whether a standby premium is included before you accept, not after.
Senior Data Center Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most senior data center engineers?
The companies hiring the most senior data center engineers right now include Amazon, Oracle, and Tesla, with the largest share of openings in Texas, Virginia, and California, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Hyperscale cloud operators, colocation providers, and large enterprise IT organizations consistently post the highest volume of senior-level openings.
How many senior data center engineer jobs are remote?
About 42% of senior data center engineer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of September 2026, reflecting the hands-on physical nature of most data center work. Remote opportunities are most common in roles focused on capacity planning, DCIM platform administration, and vendor management rather than on-floor operations or physical infrastructure builds.
How do you become a senior data center engineer?
Most senior data center engineers start in junior operations or network technician roles and build up through direct floor experience managing physical infrastructure. From there, taking on lead responsibilities for power and cooling systems, pursuing certifications such as BICSI RCDD or CDCP, and demonstrating project ownership on capacity expansions or retrofit builds are the steps that move candidates into senior titles.
Can you get hired as a senior data center engineer with limited experience?
Breaking into a senior role with limited experience is difficult because most job descriptions screen for hands-on infrastructure management at scale. A realistic path is to target mid-level or lead technician roles first, then document specific projects where you owned power, cooling, or cabling decisions. Earning a recognized critical facilities credential alongside that experience can accelerate the transition to a senior title.
What does the senior data center engineer interview process look like?
The process typically includes an initial screen with a recruiter, a technical phone interview covering power systems, cooling design, and redundancy concepts, and then one or two rounds of on-site or video interviews with the engineering team. Many employers include a scenario-based exercise where you walk through a capacity planning problem or a hypothetical infrastructure failure to assess how you diagnose and resolve critical systems issues.
Where can I find and apply to senior data center engineer jobs?
You can find and apply to senior data center engineer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Find the roles that match your background and apply directly to each listing from the same place.
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