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Electrical Senior Principal Engineering Technologist

From applied research to advanced engineering, the Engineering Technologist team has the expertise to shape ground-breaking products, material, and processes. It’s a fascinating field of work. We’re involved in assessing the competition, developing technology and product strategies, and generating intellectual property. We lead technology investigations, analyze industry capabilities, and recommend potential acquisitions or vendor partner opportunities. Our insights influence product architecture and definitions. And we work with colleagues across the business to ensure our products always lead the way.

Join us to do the best work of your career and make a profound social impact as an Electrical Senior Principal Engineering Technologiston our System Architectureteams in Austin, Texas.


What you’ll achieve


As an Electrical Senior Principal Engineering Technologist, you will be responsible for putting the spark into the full hardware development lifecycle, from concept to production. It takes experts in system architecture definition, design, analysis, prototyping, sourcing & the debugging and validation of layouts or routes to deliver state-of-the-art products for a changing world. We work closely with designers, cross-functional teams within Dell and suppliers to make sure electronic designs meet a range of requirements, including schedule, feature set, functionality and quality, as well as industry standards.

You will:

  • Design and develop electrical architecture for mobile equipment and their hardware systems. Determine and communicate design approaches and parameters

  • Drive system architecture definition for assigned program, and ensure consistency/compatibility with other products (both new/legacy) as necessary

  • Oversee experimental/proof of concept tests and evaluate results. Select components based on analysis of specifications, cost, continuity of supply, and reliability

  • Review original design manufacturer and sub-tier vendor proposals and capability to support product development and production

  • Ensure that designs integrate with rest of product functions including mechanical and software. Create and maintains required documentation including specifications. Ensure the manufacturability, reliability, and serviceability of designs. Support specialized electrical sub-systems such as power, batteries, comms, graphics, component, memory, etc


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

  • 5-10 years' experience in product design

  • Work experience and deep knowledge of X86 and/or ARM architecture

  • Prior mobile EE architecture experience

  • Technical experience in OS integration

  • Strong aptitude to assess and optimize products by making the proper feature tradeoffs between electrical, mechanical, power, thermal, firmware, and BIOS

Desirable Requirements

  • BS in Electrical Engineering or Graduate Degree

  • Working with Asian ODM partners and experience running a core team

Compensation

Dell is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range for this position is $187,000 - $242,000.

Benefits and Perks of working at Dell Technologies

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

Who we are

We believe that each of us has the power to make an impact. That’s why we put our team members at the center of everything we do. If you’re looking for an opportunity to grow your career with some of the best minds and most advanced tech in the industry, we’re looking for you.

Dell Technologies is a unique family of businesses that helps individuals and organizations transform how they work, live and play. Join us to build a future that works for everyone because Progress Takes All of Us.

Dell Technologies is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Read the full Equal Employment Opportunity Policy here.

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