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About the Role

The Lead Mechanical CAD Designer is responsible for the end-to-end mechanical CAD design, configuration control, and lifecycle support of complex mechanical systems. This role requires deep hands-on expertise in advanced parametric modeling, configuration-aware design, and manufacturing documentation, serving as a key technical contributor in cross-functional product development.

Responsibilities

• Independently design and maintain complex mechanical assemblies using advanced parametric CAD modeling in SolidWorks and/or Creo.
• Develop detailed layouts and assemblies encompassing structural elements, enclosures, piping systems, thermal components, pumps, valves and mounting interfaces.
• Ensure mechanical designs meet performance, thermal, structural, manufacturability, serviceability and customer requirements.
• Resolve system level mechanical integration challenges, including packaging constraints and interface definition.
• Execute configuration and revision-controlled CAD designs supporting multiple product variants, options and revisions within a common platform.
• Maintain stability and integrity of complex models as engineering changes are introduced over time.
• Implement engineering changes (ECR/ECNs), ensuring traceability, compatibility with released configurations and minimal disruption to production.
• Ensure consistent alignment between CAD models, drawings, BOMs and PLM data across all lifecycle stages.
• Produce and maintain production-ready manufacturing drawings, applying expert level GD&T, tolerance stack-ups, materials, finishes and inspection quality requirements.
• Design parts and assemblies with strong consideration for DFM/DFA, fabrication methods, welding, machining and final assembly.
• Support prototype builds, pilot production and manufacturing issue resolution through rapid design updates and documentation corrections.
• Ensure designs support repeatable, high-yield manufacturing across multiple sites, suppliers, and production volumes.
• Work closely with electrical engineering to coordinate mechanical electrical interfaces, routing paths and packaging clearances.
• Partner with manufacturing, supply chain, quality and production teams to address build issues, component changes, and all feedback.
• Provide technical input during design reviews, release readiness assessments and product change discussions.
• Contribute to the refinement of CAD standards, modeling practices and documentation quality through hands-on execution.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent professional experience.
• 8+ years of hands-on mechanical CAD design experience with complex, multi-component assemblies.
• Proven experience executing configuration-controlled designs across multiple product variants and lifecycle phases.
• Ability to independently own complex technical work with minimal oversight.

Skills

• Expert proficiency in Creo and/or SolidWorks, including advanced parametric modeling methodologies.
• Strong command of GD&T, tolerancing and manufacturing documentation.
• Power and Cooling system experience (Switchgear, PDC, UPS, Busway, chillers, CDUs, liquid cooling platforms, or thermal management systems).
• Experience with fluid systems design, including piping, fittings, valves, pumps, filters and heat exchangers.
• Background in industrial, infrastructure or data center class equipment.
• Familiarity with PLM systems and formal product release and change processes.
• Experience supporting NPI and sustaining engineering in production environments.
• Senior level hands-on CAD execution
• High technical rigor and attention to detail
• Strong configuration and documentation discipline
• Systems level mechanical problem solving
• Effective collaboration without managerial responsibility
• Ability to operate in fast-paced, change-driven engineering environments

Location

• Austin, TX
• Remote

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 8+ years

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent professional experience

Salary/Compensations

• $105,100 - $189,200

Benefits

• 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
• 11 company-paid holidays (9 fixed holidays and 2 optional floating holidays), subject to change yearly
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Short-term incentive based on performance

About the Company

• 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.
• The DCI team consists of technical subject matter experts who specialize in end-to-end large scale physical infrastructure that powers and enables modern data centers.
• This includes power distribution systems such as transformers, substations, generators, switchgear, switch panels, busways, ATS units, EDPM, BMS systems, and control panels, as well as cooling solutions ranging from traditional evaporative and indirect cooling systems to emerging liquid cooling technologies including chillers, heat exchangers, CDUs, pumps, and secondary fluid networks.
• The team also addresses the mechanical structures that house these systems - hot aisle containment, steel enclosures, blanking panels, cable trays, and fiber and networking infrastructure.
• The DCI team operates as a cross-industry center of excellence, partnering primarily with various cloud providers across the industry.
• Team members function as deeply technical subject matter experts who engage directly with customers and supply chain partners to assess requirements, identify challenges, and design infrastructure solutions end-to-end.
• The ideal contributor brings engineering-level expertise in either power or cooling disciplines, a working knowledge of the full infrastructure dependency chain, and the ability to translate that expertise into clear recommendations and collaborative problem-solving with both technical and business stakeholders.

Equal Opportunity

• 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.