Lead Engineer Low Voltage Switchgear Electrical Jabil · Prince George, VA

Jabil

Prince George, VA Full Time Engineering Posted 10/06/2026

• Own the electrical design and architecture of LV switch gear, including protection, control, metering, communications, and monitoring systems.
• Translate customer requirements into engineering specifications and design deliverables.
• Contribute to system architecture development and lead the design of protection systems, control systems, metering, power monitoring, communication networks, and power distribution schemes in alignment with system requirements.
• Contribute to and support communication architectures utilizing IEC 61850, Modbus RTU/TCP, Ethernet/IP, BACnet, and other customer-required industrial communication standards.
• Lead development and validation of protection and coordination philosophies, relay setting requirements, arc-flash mitigation strategies, and system selectivity objectives, including approval of short-circuit, coordination, load-flow, and arc-flash studies.
• Lead concept development, prototype builds, design verification, pilot production, and production release activities.
• Drive engineering decisions that optimize product cost, performance, manufacturability, schedule, and quality.
• Lead design transfer, support manufacturing readiness reviews, provide production ramp support, and conduct engineering change implementation across global manufacturing sites.
• Serve as the primary electrical engineering interface for customers during design reviews, issue resolution, and product development activities.
• Drive Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Test (DFT), Design for Reliability (DFR), and Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VAVE).
• Oversee electrical validation and qualification testing including dielectric, temperature-rise, short-circuit, relay protection, controls validation, and arc-flash evaluations.
• Lead technical support for FAT activities and provide engineering support for SAT, commissioning, startup, and field troubleshooting activities.
• Lead technical risk reviews, root-cause investigations, corrective actions, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Ensure compliance with UL 891, UL 1558, UL 508A, UL 845, NEC, NFPA 70E, IEEE 1584, applicable ANSI/IEEE standards, and customer-specific requirements
• Collaborate with global engineering, manufacturing, sourcing, quality, and regulatory teams.

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering (Power Systems preferred) or related field.
• 10+ years of electrical engineering experience, including 5+ years in low-voltage switch gear, switchboards, MCCs, or power distribution products.
• Demonstrated technical leadership on multiple NPI programs and successful product launches.
• Expert knowledge of UL 891, UL 1558, UL 508A, UL 845, NEC, NFPA 70E, IEEE 1584, and applicable ANSI/IEEE standards governing low-voltage switch gear, switchboards, MCCs, and power distribution equipment.
• Strong knowledge of power distribution systems, protection relays, circuit breakers, metering systems, and LV switch gear applications.
• Experience integrating intelligent electronic devices (IEDs), PLCs, HMIs, protection relays, power quality meters, and gateway devices.
• Experience with IEC 61850 and Modbus RTU/TCP communications, device integration, and interoperability within switch gear, protection, metering, and power monitoring systems.
• Advanced proficiency with EPLAN and/or AutoCAD Electrical, including electrical schematics, panel layouts, wiring documentation, and configuration management.
• Experience with PLM systems such as Windchill or equivalent.
• Experience working with NRTLs (UL, ETL, CSA, TÜV) and supporting product certification, compliance testing, and listing activities.
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