Senior Principal Hyperscale Rack Engineer

🕒 August 7

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $156.4k - $281.5k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

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Jabil

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1966

🚘 Automotive

🎖️ Defense

🏥 Healthcare

Automotive • Defense • Healthcare

Jabil is a leading business-to-business (B2B) company providing engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and design services. With over 50 years of experience, Jabil partners with some of the world's top brands to deliver both scalable and customized solutions. The company operates over 100 locations globally, emphasizing sustainability and community involvement as part of its core values. Jabil is committed to supporting its workforce with diverse and inclusive opportunities and fostering professional growth and innovation. The company is recognized globally for its excellence and commitment to minimizing environmental impact while building vibrant communities.

📋 Description

• Serve as lead architect and development manager for complex rack-level solutions • Own system-level design decisions across mechanical, electrical, power, thermal, networking, and software integration domains • Lead customer-facing technical engagements from RFI/RFQ through first hardware delivery • Conduct design reviews, trade-off discussions, and executive-level conversations • Translate evolving customer requirements into program frameworks aligned with engineering execution • Manage customer expectations and address technical and cost-related questions • Drive cross-functional alignment across executives, engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, and program teams • Manage Bill of Materials (BOM) development and scheduling • Own rack-level architecture, including power distribution, air and liquid cooling, cable routing, serviceability, and manufacturability • Provide technical guidance on PDUs, busbars, CDUs, manifolds, quick disconnects, airflow design, and high-density compute integration • Oversee architecture decisions affecting performance, cost, scalability, and deployment efficiency • Drive program execution from concept through production • Define milestones, identify risks, escalate issues, and hold cross-functional teams accountable • Support readiness calls from NPI scoping through prototyping and mass production • Ensure power, thermal, and software systems operate together • Refine designs with customers and internal stakeholders using deployment feedback and operational learnings • Collaborate with compliance and certification teams on global regulatory requirements, including UL, CE, ISTA, and ASTM • Mentor and guide engineers across disciplines and establish rack architecture best practices • Assess rack installation constraints, maintenance access, and serviceability • Conduct root cause analysis and corrective actions for mechanical failures and field issues • Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field is required • Minimum of 10 years’ experience in engineering, systems integration, or data center hardware design • Minimum of 3 years’ rack-level (L11) solution design and integration experience • Minimum of 3 years’ switch/server (L10) experience, including compute, storage, or networking hardware integration • Proven ability to drive development and execution of complex rack solutions for hyperscale or large-scale data center environments • Experience managing 12–18 month lifecycles and portfolios valued at hundreds of millions of dollars • Familiarity with EIA, ORV3, and OCP standards and global power architectures • Demonstrated experience working directly with customers in technical and commercially sensitive environments • Strong background in program execution, schedule ownership, risk management, and cross-functional leadership • Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills • Strong understanding of mechanical systems, integration strategies, and program management • Hands-on experience with prototype fabrication and testing, including mechanical S&V, software burn-in, and test validation • Ability to assess projects, articulate risks, and develop project milestones • Ability to work independently with minimal oversight • Skilled in writing reports, business correspondence, and procedural guides • Effective at presenting information and responding to management, clients, and public queries • Familiarity with stage-gate processes in project lifecycle management (PLM) • Demonstrated success leading in a highly matrixed environment without direct reporting authority • Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 30% • Preferred: Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field • Preferred: Extensive experience with liquid-cooled rack deployments in hyperscale or AI/ML infrastructure environments • Proficiency in CAD tools such as SolidWorks, Creo/Pro-E, or Inventor and FEA software such as ANSYS or Abaqus • Experience with global suppliers and contract manufacturers is a plus • Knowledge of fluid dynamics, pressure drop calculations, and pipe sizing for glycol-based systems • Proven experience driving compliance and validation for rack configurations, regulatory standards, safety requirements, and mechanical integrity

🏖️ Benefits

• 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 • Short-term incentive based on performance • 4 weeks of paid parental leave • 11 company-paid holidays in 2026 (9 fixed holidays and 2 optional floating holidays)