Dell

Principal Engineering Technologist

Dell$163K — $211K *
Consumer Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of related experience in a professional role or equivalent experience
  • Advanced skills in experiment design and analysis
  • Ability to interpret technical specifications with strong attention to detail
  • Experience organizing datasets and documenting metadata/usage rights
  • Clear communication and project management skills among cross-functional teams

Responsibilities

  • Establish mechanical requirements for product designs
  • Engineer products to meet established mechanical specifications
  • Validate products against required performance metrics
  • Create and direct CAD models for mechanical architecture
  • Interpret test data and report project status
  • Produce experimental datasets and prototypes for evaluation
  • Coordinate with product teams to plan experiments and address ambiguities

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health support through MyWellatDell.com
  • Opportunities for professional development
  • Access to innovative work tools and resources
  • Engagement in diverse and inclusive work environment
  • Work-life balance initiatives and flexibility options
Full Job Description
Job Description

Principal Engineering Technologist

As a Principal Engineering Technologist, you'll have the opportunity to establish mechanical requirements for product, engineer the product to meet those requirements and validate that the product meets those requirements. This involves working with internal development teams and external suppliers and development partners to develop innovative mechanical solutions for PCs, particularly notebooks, using leading-edge engineering software, tools and processes. Additional responsibilities include ensuring the products meet design targets in areas such as quality, feature set, cost, schedule, reliability, acoustics, regulatory and safety. The mechanical architect will be responsible for mechanical architecture, component and system-level specifications, creating and directing CAD models, interpreting test data, and status reporting for assigned team projects. You'll also be responsible for driving others, including external suppliers and development partners, to deliver robust mechanical solutions.

You will:
  • Produce high-fidelity experimental datasets and prototypes
  • Translate research inputs into clear findings suitable for decision making
  • Maintain protocols and templates; run quality control (QC) on data integrity and reproducibility
  • Coordinate with product teams to plan experiments and resolve ambiguities early


Essential Requirements:
  • 8+ years of related experience in a professional role or equivalent experience
  • Advanced skills in experiment design and analysis; comfort with versioned data and notebooks
  • Ability to interpret technical specifications; strong attention to detail
  • Experience organizing datasets and ensuring metadata/usage rights are documented
  • Clear communication and project management across cross-functional teams


Desirable Requirements:
  • Master's degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or related field.
  • Experience with simulation/modeling tools (e.g., COMSOL, ANSYS) or advanced analytics


Compensation

Dell is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range for this position is $163,200 - $211,200.

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Your life. Your health. Supported by your benefits. You can explore the overall benefits experience that awaits you as a Dell Technologies team member - right now at MyWellatDell.com.

About Dell

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