Senior Principal Engineering Technologist

Dell Technologies•Austin, TX

About The Position

Dell Technologies is seeking a Senior Principal Engineer, Mechanical Architect for PC Notebooks to join its Engineering Technologist Team in Austin, Texas. The team works across applied research and advanced engineering to shape products, materials, and processes; assess competition; develop technology and product strategies; generate intellectual property; lead technology investigations; analyze industry capabilities; and recommend potential acquisitions or vendor partnerships. Its insights influence product architecture and definitions, with collaboration across the business to advance products. The role establishes mechanical product requirements, engineers products to meet those requirements, and validates that they are met. It works with internal development teams, external suppliers, and development partners to develop innovative mechanical solutions for PCs, particularly notebooks, using advanced engineering software, tools, and processes. The role helps ensure products meet targets for quality, features, cost, schedule, reliability, acoustics, regulatory compliance, and safety. Responsibilities include mechanical architecture, component and system-level specifications, creating and directing CAD models, interpreting test data, and reporting project status. The architect also drives suppliers and development partners to deliver robust mechanical solutions.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a similar field.
10+ years of experience.
Strong aptitude for assessing and optimizing products through tradeoffs among mechanical, electrical, power, thermal, firmware, and BIOS considerations.
Extensive working knowledge of engineering design principles, including large-scale production, sheet metal, injection molding, electrical interconnects, heat extraction, and vibration.
Extensive experience with 3D CAD systems, including creating basic concept models, interrogating production development models, and conveying ideas through CAD.
Strong aptitude for interpreting mechanical simulations and design, test, and qualification requirements.

Nice To Haves

15+ years of mechanical design engineering experience, or a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering with equivalent experience.
Recent 5+ years using Pro-E/CREO or Schematic / PCB Layout Design.
Specialization in the design and analysis of electronics enclosures, with experience in PC, server, or similar product platforms.

Responsibilities

Establish product mechanical requirements, engineer products to meet them, and validate that they are met.
Work with internal development teams, external suppliers, and development partners to develop mechanical solutions for PCs, particularly notebooks.
Help ensure products meet design targets for quality, feature set, cost, schedule, reliability, acoustics, regulatory requirements, and safety.
Own mechanical architecture and component- and system-level specifications.
Create and direct CAD models, interpret test data, and report status for assigned projects.
Drive external suppliers and development partners to deliver robust mechanical solutions.
Provide technical expertise and engineering leadership to influence future mobile product design, particularly during the front-end design cycle.
Collaborate with Marketing and internal teams to define product requirements and generate customer-focused design concepts.
Lead cross-functional technical decisions across industrial design, usability, quality, and reliability.
Develop and communicate design concepts using 3D CAD tools and direct design enablement with external development partners (ODMs).
Partner with technology providers to identify innovation opportunities, assess risks, ensure implementation readiness, and generate intellectual property.