Principal Systems Development Engineer
About the job
- Eight or more years of related professional experience with a bachelor's degree, six or more years with a master's degree, three or more years with a PhD, or equivalent experience.
- Hands-on experience with system-level architecture and integration of rack-scale or data center solutions spanning compute, mechanical, thermal, software, and diagnostics is strongly preferred.
- Knowledge of computer architecture, software architectures, and compute system design.
- Knowledge of Design for Manufacturability (DFM), requirements management, and System Requirement Specification (SRS).
- Knowledge of testing strategies, root cause problem solving, and troubleshooting.
- Cross-team collaboration and stakeholder engagement.
- Design and define system-level requirements for complex L11 rack-scale AI solutions, integrating Dell and partner intellectual property into a cohesive, deployable rack.
- Determine system specifications, interfaces, and working parameters across compute, mechanical, thermal, software, and diagnostics to ensure full hardware/software compatibility.
- Coordinate the design and integration of subsystems into complete rack-level systems that meet performance, quality, and manufacturability requirements.
- Ensure the manufacturability, reliability, and serviceability of rack designs, including factory enablement for large-scale production.
- Engage directly with customer teams to plan and prepare for large-scale AI deployments.
- Coordinate with engineering subject matter experts across mechanical, thermal, software, supply chain, services, and factory teams to enable full solution delivery.
- Conduct benchmarking, testing, and analysis throughout development; diagnose issues, recommend corrective actions, and document results.
- Apply systems-level expertise across compute, mechanical, thermal, software, and diagnostics to develop and resolve complex rack-scale integration challenges.
- Apply knowledge of interrelationships across engineering disciplines and partner technologies to optimize complete AI rack solutions.
- Direct the application of established engineering principles and guide development of methodologies for integrating Dell and partner intellectual property at rack scale.
- Analyze complex system-level issues across hardware, software, thermal, and mechanical domains.
- Determine methods and procedures for new deployment and integration assignments, selecting and adapting techniques and evaluation criteria.
- Diagnose root causes across the rack stack and its manufacturing and deployment environment, and deliver supported solutions.
- Partner hands-on with engineering subject matter experts across Dell and partner technology providers to deliver integrated rack-level solutions.
- Engage customer teams, Operations, and Product Management to plan large-scale deployments and align on solution requirements.
- Represent system-level and customer-deployment realities in cross-functional decisions to ensure designs are manufacturable and deployable at scale.
- Communicate technical findings, trade-offs, and recommendations to engineering and non-engineering audiences.
- Experience integrating third-party or partner technologies, enabling factory production, and supporting large-scale customer deployments.
- Experience in customer experience management, delivery management, and product management.
About the company
Dell Technologies makes laptops, desktops, servers, data storage and networking equipment for businesses, governments, schools and consumers, and it builds many of the server racks inside large AI data centers. In 2016 it completed its $67 billion purchase of storage maker EMC, then the largest technology deal ever. One division sells PCs, monitors and Alienware gaming computers, while the other sells PowerEdge servers, storage arrays and networking gear to companies running their own data centers. Dell earns money from those hardware sales plus support, financing and subscription services. Michael Dell founded the company in 1984 from his University of Texas dorm room, and it is based in Round Rock, Texas.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Round Rock, Texas
Founded
1984
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- AI demand is surging: Dell booked $60.9 billion in AI server orders in the quarter ending July 2026.
- A $95 billion order backlog gives teams years of work: Dell raised its fiscal 2027 sales forecast to $192 billion.
- Dell pays for staff to keep learning: its benefits profile lists tuition assistance and apprenticeship programs.
What critics are saying
- Jobs keep shrinking: Dell's March 2026 annual report showed headcount down 10% to about 97,000, a third straight yearly cut.
- A few giant buyers drive AI sales: SpaceX and CoreWeave ranked among Dell's largest customers in August 2026.
- PCs earn thin profits: Dell's PC division kept just 7.6 cents of operating profit per sales dollar last quarter.
What makes Dell Technologies unique
- Dell sells both halves of computing: data center gear brought in $31.8 billion last quarter, PCs another $15.0 billion.
- The founder still controls it: Michael Dell, chairman and CEO, holds super-voting shares with over half the director votes.
- Dell sells straight to buyers at scale: its own sales force, not resellers, brings in about half of revenue.
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