Dell

Senior Principal Systems Development Engineer

Dell$172K — $236K *
Information Technology
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 12+ years of experience in hardware design, system architecture, or systems engineering
  • Strong background in deploying and debugging complex compute and networking architectures
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for effective collaboration
  • Familiarity with factory integration, system validation, and large-scale solution rollouts
  • Hands-on experience with in-rack and data center-scale systems, including installation, configuration, and validation

Responsibilities

  • Triage, debug and deploy Server/Storage/HPC System architectures and solutions
  • Debugging and issue resolution at factory integration at Dell and 3rd-party sites
  • Support Dell Services escalation resolution when needed
  • Provide support for lab builds and customer evaluations
  • Travel as required

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and well-being benefits
  • Access to ongoing professional development opportunities
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Employee resource groups for community and networking
  • Supportive and inclusive company culture
Full Job Description
Job Description

Senior Principal Systems Development Engineer

Our customers' system requirements are usually highly complex. Bringing together hardware and software systems design, Systems Development Engineering operates at the very cutting edge of technology to meet them. We design and develop electronic and electro-mechanical or systems-orientated products, conduct feasibility studies on engineering proposals and prepare installation, operation and maintenance specifications and instructions. We're proud to deliver programs and products to the highest quality standards, on time and within budget.

What you'll achieve:

We are seeking a Principal Systems Development Engineer to serve as a hands-on technical leader for the deployment, validation, and stabilization of advanced data center solutions. This role is deeply engaged in customer site system bring-up, working directly with Dell internal teams, partners, and customers to ensure complex solutions are deployed successfully and achieve customer productivity within committed timelines.

Join us to do the best work of your career and make a profound social impact as a Senior Principal Engineer on our Systems Development Engineering team in Hopkinton, Massachusetts or Round Rock, Texas.

Responsibilities

You will:

  • Triage, debug and deploy Server/Storage/HPC System architectures and solutions
  • Debugging and issue resolution at factory integration at Dell and 3rd-party sites
  • Support of Dell Services escalation resolution when needed
  • Support for lab builds and customer evals
  • Travel when required


Qualifications

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
  • 12+ years of experience in hardware design, system architecture, or systems engineering
  • Strong background in deploying and debugging complex compute and networking architectures
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with customers, partners, and internal teams
  • Familiarity with factory integration, system validation, and large-scale solution rollouts
  • Hands-on experience with in-rack and data center-scale systems, including installation, configuration, and validation

Desirable Requirements
  • Proven experience in the design and deployment of solution-level AI and enterprise Server/Storage/HPC data center systems
  • Previous customer-facing technical roles (deployment, escalation, field engineering, or solution architecture)


Compensation
Dell is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range for this position is $172,000 to $236,500.

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