Principal AI Performance Architect

Dell Technologies•Austin, TX

About The Position

Dell's Client Product Group (CPG) is seeking a Principal AI Performance Architect for the Thermal, Power, Performance, and Acoustics (TPPA) team in Austin, Texas. The role develops a forward-looking performance view for an assigned line of business within Dell's client PC portfolio, forecasting platform performance targets, competitive shifts, and workload bottlenecks before product definition is finalized. The architect helps set requirements with silicon, operating system, and ODM partners. The role uses AI tools to scale analysis and benchmarking while applying expert judgment to performance target-setting, architecture trade-offs, and partner negotiations. It contributes to Dell's engineering mission of delivering differentiated products, experiences, and solutions. Dell also supports continued learning through tools and courses that build functional, technical, and leadership skills.

Requirements

Strong expertise in x86 system architecture and in performance, power, thermal, and acoustic trade-offs.
Ability to forecast performance trends and make data-based trade-off decisions for a platform family.
Experience triaging performance bottlenecks across hardware, firmware, operating system, and application layers.
Experience working with silicon vendors, control frameworks, and operating systems.
Demonstrated use of AI-driven tools to expand analysis scope and team productivity.
Ability to present to peers, cross-functional teams, and director-level leaders; strong communication skills and a customer-first mindset.
Typically, 8+ years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree, 6+ years with a Master's degree, 3+ years with a PhD, or equivalent experience.

Nice To Haves

BS in Computer Engineering or a related field.
Experience implementing machine-learning-based performance policies.
Hands-on experience with control frameworks, operating system scheduling, and ETW/WPA trace analysis.
Experience with competitive benchmarking across PC platforms.

Responsibilities

Conceive and define performance concepts and targets for next-generation platforms within an assigned line of business or platform family.
Lead workload characterization and bottleneck modeling for preconcept platforms, using AI tools for benchmarking and analysis.
Translate forecasts into architecture decisions and trade-offs across performance, power efficiency, thermals, acoustics, and battery life.
Support partner and cross-functional reviews with engineering, product, and marketing teams on performance requirements.
Support critical performance escalations within the assigned area.