LSNA Electrical Engineer SME LSNA-CA

Industry

Life Science

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

At Jacobs, we challenge what is currently accepted so we can shape innovative and lasting solutions for tomorrow. If you're interested in a rewarding career working with the industry's best and most innovative engineers, then Jacobs is where you belong.

We're looking for an LSNA Electrical Engineer Subject Matter Expert based in West Coast Life Sciences in San Francisco, California, who is excited about working on advanced facilities projects that enable the heart of our clients' business. You will have the opportunity to both support and lead projects at some of the world's most state-of-the-art industrial and commercial facilities.

This is a unique role that allows the successful candidate to showcase deep technical expertise, project leadership, and people leadership. The individual will be a critical member of the West Coast Life Sciences group and a key contributor to the Life Sciences, North America business. The role will provide electrical engineering expertise on large, complex life sciences programs through collaboration with our North America and global Life Sciences teams.

The Electrical Engineer SME will also support project management activities, including planning, coordination, scope development, schedule and budget awareness, risk identification, client communication, and alignment of technical work with project delivery objectives. The individual will help projects remain responsive to client expectations while maintaining the technical integrity and quality of electrical deliverables.

As the West Coast electrical group is established and grows, you will provide technical and organizational leadership for the team. Responsibilities include supporting recruiting and staffing, defining effective ways of working, developing technical capabilities, mentoring engineers and designers, maintaining a consistently high level of enthusiasm and morale, and creating an environment of collaboration, accountability, inclusion, and professional growth.

You will be accountable for the technical quality of challenging electrical engineering tasks and deliverables, while gaining familiarity with each client's expectations, scope, budget, and schedule. Your multi-discipline, highly interactive team will deliver the design, development, application, evaluation, recommendation, and specification of electrical systems and products for advanced facilities.

The role will lead and support electrical power distribution, utility interfaces, substations, emergency and standby power, uninterruptible power systems, grounding and bonding, lighting and lighting controls, hazardous-area requirements, equipment power connections, energy efficiency, electrical studies, and related building and process electrical systems. The Electrical Engineer SME will also promote constructability, maintainability, safety, code compliance, and consistency across design packages.

You will coordinate work activities with other design and engineering disciplines, project management, clients, construction teams, vendors, and global delivery partners. A key expectation is to identify and develop coordination opportunities and technical synergies across electrical, mechanical, process, architectural, structural, automation, telecommunications, and life-safety disciplines.

You will use your technical expertise to mentor junior and mid-career team members, help them discover what drives them, nurture their professional purpose, and guide them forward. Your role will keep our teams connected, and we will support you with what you need to be successful.

Bring your creativity, ambitious spirit, collaborative mindset, and exceptional attention to detail, and we'll help you grow, pursue, and fulfill what drives you so we can deliver extraordinary solutions for a better tomorrow, together. This role is intended for a highly motivated leader who is ready to accept the challenge and bring strategic, inspirational, and practical leadership to the Life Sciences, North America business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as the electrical subject matter expert for West Coast and North America Life Sciences pursuits, projects, technical reviews, and client engagements.
• Provide project management support through work planning, multidisciplinary coordination, schedule and budget awareness, risk management, scope control, and clear communication.
• Lead the West Coast electrical group as it is established, helping define the team structure, technical standards, staffing approach, and culture.
• Maintain the quality, completeness, consistency, and timely delivery of electrical calculations, studies, drawings, specifications, models, narratives, and related deliverables.
• Establish and promote quality-control processes, design reviews, lessons learned, standardization, and continuous improvement.
• Build enthusiasm and morale by recognizing contributions, communicating priorities, encouraging collaboration, and supporting individual and team development.
• Coordinate effectively with other disciplines and identify synergies that improve integration, constructability, efficiency, and project outcomes.
• Support business development, proposals, interviews, client relationships, resource planning, recruiting, and technical thought leadership.
• Mentor engineers and designers and foster a culture of safety, technical excellence, accountability, inclusion, and innovation.
• Collaborate with North America and global Life Sciences teams to support critical programs, coordinate project team staffing needs and share expertise across offices and regions.

Here's what you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline.
• 20+ years of practical electrical engineering and design experience, including medium- and low-voltage power distribution, utility service, emergency and standby power, grounding, lighting, controls, and related building or process electrical systems.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Demonstrated ability to lead a medium to large team of engineers and designers.
• Strong knowledge of applicable electrical codes, standards, safety practices, design methods, and quality-control processes.
• Ability to collaborate and work effectively with local and global teams, multidisciplinary design teams, clients, vendors, and construction teams.
• Ability to support the global Life Sciences organization and critical programs worldwide.
• Proven ability to maintain high-quality deliverables while balancing scope, budget, schedule, and project priorities.
• Passion for advanced facilities, buildings, construction, and the development of high-performing technical teams.

Ideally, You'll Also Have:

• Proficient working knowledge of Revit and electrical design and analysis software.
• Industrial design experience involving pharmaceutical or biotechnology manufacturing, laboratory, semiconductor, data center, or similar technically complex facilities.
• Experience with electrical system studies, such as short-circuit, coordination, arc-flash, load flow, reliability, and power-quality evaluations.
• Strong verbal, written, presentation, and client-facing communication skills.
• Strong analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
• A forward-thinking mindset, eagerness to adopt best practices, and willingness to contribute innovative ideas.
• Highly strategic and motivational leadership with demonstrated success building trust, enthusiasm, and morale.
• Demonstrated ability to learn quickly and a strong drive to broaden technical and business knowledge.
• Project management, project engineering, or discipline leadership experience.

Location

• This role is staffed from our San Francisco office as a hybrid position, with approximately three days per week in the office or at client sites, as needed for projects.
• Individuals may also be considered for the position from a location near our Irvine office.

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Posted Salary Range: Minimum

188,100.00

Posted Salary Range: Upper

295,000.00

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

The base salary range for this position is $188,100.00 to $295,000.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Job posted on August 27, 2026. This position will be open for at least 3 days.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Your application experience is important to us, and we're keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support.

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