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Electrical Engineer Cities and Places

Jacobs

Location

San Francisco, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

10/16/2026

Compensation

$95,000 - $166,300 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202698.3% approval+57% YoY
💎 Strong sponsor

Job description

The Electrical Engineer role at Jacobs focuses on designing and delivering innovative, sustainable, and resilient facilities across various markets. As part of the Cities & Places team, you will engage with multidisciplinary teams and clients, providing technical leadership throughout project delivery. This position emphasizes collaboration and problem-solving to address critical infrastructure challenges. You will contribute to projects in commercial, municipal, healthcare, and other sectors.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution.
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license, or ability to obtain California PE in the future.
  • 4-6+ years of electrical engineering experience in building systems, facilities, or infrastructure projects.
  • Strong knowledge of applicable codes and standards including NEC, California Building Code, and energy codes.
  • Experience using industry-standard design software such as Revit, AutoCAD, ETAP, SKM, or similar tools.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct electrical design and engineering of building and infrastructure projects from concept through construction.
  • Prepare and review electrical system designs, calculations, specifications, construction documents, and technical reports.
  • Design power distribution, lighting, fire alarm, grounding, and low-voltage systems in accordance with applicable codes and standards.
  • Coordinate with architects, engineers, clients, contractors, and project stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions.
  • Support project planning, budgeting, scheduling, and quality assurance activities.

Benefits

  • Employees at Jacobs are often offered benefits designed around physical, emotional, financial and social wellbeing, including health and safety programs, mental health support, retirement and financial planning resources, flexible time off and initiatives that support a strong culture of caring.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Jacobs Engineering Group Inc

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

55

FY2026

Approval rate

98.3%

FY2026

LCA certified

32

FY2026

Entry-level share

18.8%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

+57%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-80%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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