Senior Principal Systems Development Engineer

• Works on complex system-level issues where analysis requires in-depth evaluation of variable factors across hardware, software, thermal, and mechanical domains.
• Determines methods and procedures on new deployment and integration assignments, exercising judgment in selecting and adapting complex techniques and evaluation criteria.
• Diagnoses root causes across the full rack stack and its manufacturing and deployment environment, delivering well-supported, defensible solutions.

• Partners hands-on with engineering SMEs across Dell and with partner technology providers to deliver integrated rack-level solutions.
• Engages customer teams, Operations, and Product Management to plan large-scale deployments and align on solution requirements.
• Represents system-level and customer-deployment realities in cross-functional decisions, ensuring designs are manufacturable and deployable at scale.
• Conveys technical findings, trade-offs, and recommendations clearly to both engineering and non-engineering audiences.

• 12+ years of related experience in a professional role with a Bachelor's degree; or 8+ years with a Master's degree; or 5+ years with a PhD; or equivalent experience.
• Hands-on experience leading system-level architecture and integration of rack-scale or data center solutions, spanning compute, mechanical, thermal, software, and diagnostics, is strongly preferred.
• Computer architecture, software architectures & compute system design; Design for Manufacturability (DFM); Requirements management & System Requirement Specification (SRS)
• Testing strategies; Root cause problem solving & troubleshooting
• Cross-team collaboration & stakeholder engagement

• Proven experience integrating third-party/partner technologies, enabling factory production, and supporting large-scale customer deployments
• Customer experience management, Delivery management, Product management

Dell is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.

The base salary range for this position is $ 210,162 – 271,975 USD.

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