Test Principal Engineer

Dell Technologies•TX, TX

1d•$130,000 - $160,000

About The Position

Dell Technologies is seeking a Test Principal Engineer to lead the operational management and strategic development of a validation laboratory within the Global Enterprise Technology (GET) organization. The role ensures the lab can support current and future enterprise server validation through infrastructure planning, asset management, facilities coordination, network administration, security compliance, and capital investment management. The engineer works across engineering, facilities, security, procurement, and vendor organizations to maintain a reliable, scalable, secure validation environment aligned with future product requirements. Responsibilities also include managing lab operations and infrastructure readiness, planning for evolving requirements, and driving continuous improvement.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
Experience managing or supporting engineering, validation, test, or data center laboratory environments.
Strong understanding of power delivery systems and infrastructure requirements for modern enterprise server environments.
Familiarity with liquid cooling technologies and associated operational considerations for server platforms.
Working knowledge of networking concepts and technologies, including IP addressing, MAC addressing, subnetting, VLAN design and administration, Ethernet switching, and network troubleshooting.
Experience coordinating with facilities, engineering, security, procurement, and external vendors.
Strong organizational, project management, and budgeting skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Strong ownership and accountability for laboratory operations and infrastructure readiness.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting enterprise server, storage, or data center validation environments.
Knowledge of data center infrastructure planning and capacity management.
Experience with asset management systems and inventory tracking tools.
Familiarity with security vulnerability management processes and remediation programs.
Experience managing capital expenditure budgets and forecasting infrastructure investments.
Understanding of rack-level power distribution, high-density compute environments, and next-generation cooling architectures.
Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence stakeholders across multiple organizations.

Responsibilities

Own day-to-day operations and long-term planning for a server validation laboratory supporting enterprise technology programs.
Partner with Facilities teams to define and implement laboratory power delivery and distribution, cooling infrastructure including liquid cooling, environmental monitoring, and network connectivity and capacity requirements.
Manage and maintain inventory of lab infrastructure assets, including servers, storage, networking equipment, racks, power distribution equipment, and supporting hardware.
Develop processes for asset tracking, lifecycle management, utilization reporting, and capacity planning.
Review upcoming product specifications and engineering requirements to ensure laboratory infrastructure can support future validation needs.
Design, maintain, and troubleshoot laboratory networking infrastructure, including VLAN configuration and administration, switch deployment and maintenance, and network segmentation and access controls.
Partner with Information Security teams to identify, track, prioritize, and remediate laboratory security vulnerabilities.
Ensure compliance with corporate security policies and infrastructure standards.
Manage laboratory capital expenditure planning and execution; track budgets, forecast spending, and report on capital investments.
Collaborate with procurement teams and external vendors to source, evaluate, and acquire hardware and infrastructure required for laboratory operations.
Coordinate infrastructure deployments, upgrades, and expansions while minimizing disruption to engineering activities.
Drive continuous improvement in laboratory processes, operational efficiency, and infrastructure reliability.
Anticipate future business and engineering requirements and proactively develop scalable solutions.
Build effective partnerships across engineering, facilities, security, and procurement organizations.
Drive operational excellence through continuous improvement and data-driven decision making.