Dell

Senior Principal Engineering Technologist

Dell$199K — $258K *
Technical Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in power integrity or related fields
  • Deep expertise in power delivery network (PDN) design and optimization
  • Proven track record of delivering robust power solutions in high-performance systems
  • Expert proficiency with PI tools like Cadence Sigrity and Ansys SIwave
  • Strong understanding of VRM design and PCB/package parasitics

Responsibilities

  • Act as technical lead for Power Integrity (PI) across multiple platforms
  • Define and own end-to-end power delivery network architecture
  • Establish target impedance profiles and noise budgets
  • Lead system-level PI design and analysis including DC IR drop analysis
  • Drive pre-layout and post-layout PI simulations and sign-off criteria

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness support
  • Access to professional development and growth opportunities
  • Flexible work environment
  • Employee discounts and perks
  • Engaging team culture and social impact initiatives
Full Job Description
Job Description

Senior Principal Engineering Technologist (Power Integrity)

We are seeking a Principal Power Integrity (PI) Engineer to serve as the technical authority for power delivery across advanced high-performance systems. This role is responsible for defining and driving system-level PI strategy, ensuring robust and efficient power delivery from VRMs to on-die loads. As a senior individual contributor, you will lead the most complex PI challenges, influence architecture decisions, and establish design methodologies across multiple programs and engineering teams.

Join us to do the best work of your career and make a profound social impact as a Senior Principal Engineer on our Engineering Technologist team in Austin, Texas.

What you'll achieve:

As a Senior Principal, you'll lead advanced investigations and prototypes, aligning outcomes to product architecture and strategy. You'll partner with leaders to resolve technical risks and keep paths to productization clear. You will contribute to dashboards and insights that improve predictability and performance.

You will:
  • Act as the technical lead and subject-matter expert for Power Integrity (PI) across multiple platforms and products
  • Define and own end-to-end power delivery network (PDN) architecture, from voltage regulator modules (VRMs) through PCB, package, and die
  • Establish target impedance profiles, noise budgets, and transient performance requirements
  • Lead system-level PI design and analysis, including:
    • DC IR drop analysis
    • AC impedance and resonance characterization
    • Transient response and load step behavior
  • Drive pre-layout and post-layout PI simulations and sign-off criteria


Take the first step towards your dream career

Every Dell Technologies team member brings something unique to the table. Here's what we are looking for with this role:

Essential Requirements:
  • 10+ years of experience in power integrity, power delivery, or related areas
  • Deep expertise in:
    • Power delivery network (PDN) design and optimization
    • Target impedance methodology
    • DC and AC power analysis
    • High-speed system power requirements
  • Proven track record of delivering robust power solutions in high-performance systems to production
  • Expert-level proficiency with PI tools:
    • Cadence Sigrity PowerSI / OptimizePI
    • Ansys SIwave / HFSS
    • Keysight ADS (PI analysis)
  • Strong understanding of:
    • VRM design and control loops
    • Decoupling strategies and capacitor behavior (ESR, ESL)
    • PCB and package parasitics


Desirable Requirements:
  • Typically requires 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
  • Patents or publications demonstrating technical leadership


Compensation

Dell is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range for this position is $199,750 - $258,500.

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