Dell

Senior Principal Systems Development Engineer

Dell$182K — $236K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Strong engineering background with a focus on hardware and system architecture.
  • Proven multitasking ability across multiple fast-paced projects.
  • Creative problem-solving skills that go beyond conventional methods.
  • Strong networking and communication skills for cross-team collaboration.
  • Experience with server products or platform development (desirable).
  • Customer-facing background translating needs into engineering actions (desirable).

Responsibilities

  • Evaluate custom solution requests and assess technical feasibility.
  • Coordinate with engineering teams for scheduling builds and validation activities.
  • Manage multiple projects and prioritize effectively to ensure timely completion.
  • Determine material requirements and collaborate cross-functionally for resource readiness.
  • Collaborate with global stakeholders to deliver customized solutions on schedule.

Benefits

  • Highly competitive salaries and bonus programs.
  • World-class benefits package available.
  • Unparalleled growth and development opportunities.
  • Supportive and rewarding work environment.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Senior Principal Systems Development Engineer

What you'll achieve:

As a Senior Principal Engineer, you will lead high-impact initiatives, owning end-to-end architectures and complex integration strategies.

You will prototype solutions, validate patterns, and ensure non-functional requirements are met on a scale.

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 Round Rock, TX.

Responsibilities

What you'll achieve:

As a Senior Principal Engineer, you will lead high-impact initiatives, owning end-to-end architectures and complex integration strategies.

You will prototype solutions, validate patterns, and ensure non-functional requirements are met on a scale.

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

You will:
  • Evaluate custom solution requests from sales teams, assess technical feasibility, and identify any challenges or risks before committing to a project.
  • Coordinate with downstream engineering teams to schedule builds, plan validation activities, and ensure factory readiness for each custom project.
  • Manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritizing effectively and knowing when to escalate or seek support.
  • Determine material requirements and work cross-functionally to ensure all resources are in place for successful program execution.
  • Collaborate with global sales and engineering stakeholders across the global engineering teams to deliver customized server solutions on time.


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:
  • Strong, broad engineering knowledge at the hardware level with a solid understanding of full system architecture and how all components work together.
  • Proven ability to multitask and manage multiple fast-paced projects with short development cycles (weeks to months).
  • Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to think creatively and find solutions outside of conventional approaches.
  • Effective networking and communication skills with the ability to engage and collaborate across multiple teams and stakeholders.


Desirable Requirements:
  • Experience with server product lines and/or previous work on platform development teams.
  • Background working directly with customers and translating their needs into actionable engineering plans.


Compensation

Dell is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range for this position is $182,750 - $236,500

Benefits

We offer highly competitive salaries, bonus programs, world-class benefits, and unparalleled growth and development opportunities - all to create a compelling and rewarding work environment.

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