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Dell Technologies is a US-based technology company that designs and sells PCs, servers, storage and networking hardware, along with related software and IT services. Its product lines include the XPS, Latitude and Alienware PCs and the PowerEdge server and PowerStore storage families.
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JOB TITLE: Hardware Senior Principal Engineer
The Hardware Senior Principal Engineer joins the Infrastructure Solutions Group within the Emerging Technologies engineering organization to lead the architecture, development, and lifecycle support of next-generation AI server, storage, networking, and rack-scale infrastructure platforms. You will serve as a technical authority for PCIe, Memory, Power Delivery, and Systems Management technologies, driving platform innovation and quality while partnering with silicon vendors and hyperscale customers. Key responsibilities include defining memory subsystem architectures, leading rack-level power architecture development, and establishing systems management strategies for BMC and telemetry. Required expertise includes PCIe Gen4/Gen5/Gen6, DDR4/DDR5, HBM, and high-speed signaling with SI/PI knowledge. You will solve complex engineering challenges for high-performance AI systems, utilizing tools like Cadence, HyperLynx, Sigrity, and Ansys to ensure robust, scalable, and highly available infrastructure solutions.
What does a Hardware Engineer earn?
Median $173125 from 30 postings across 12 companies.
Lead the architecture, development, and lifecycle support of next-generation AI server and rack-scale infrastructure platforms.
Serve as the technical authority for PCIe, Memory, Power Delivery, and Systems Management technologies.
Lead PCIe architecture strategy to drive compliance, interoperability, and performance optimization for AI infrastructure.
Define memory subsystem architectures and lead investigations into performance, reliability, and field quality.
Drive platform power architecture development including voltage regulation, telemetry, and efficiency optimization for high-performance systems.
Define systems management strategies for BMC, health monitoring, diagnostics, and remote fleet-management capabilities.
Lead critical technical investigations, root-cause analysis, and field escalations for complex hardware issues.
Provide strategic technical leadership to ensure robust and scalable infrastructure solutions across multiple engineering organizations.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field.
15+ years of experience leading electrical hardware engineering, platform architecture, and infrastructure development initiatives.
Deep expertise in server and rack-scale electrical architectures, including PCIe Gen4/Gen5/Gen6, memory subsystems, and high-speed signaling with SI/PI knowledge.
Extensive experience designing and validating power delivery architectures, voltage regulation, telemetry, and platform management solutions like BMC.
Proven success leading complex hardware development programs from concept through production, including validation, manufacturing, and root-cause analysis.
Demonstrated ability to drive technical strategy across organizations and lead executive-level technical reviews and customer engagements.
Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field (preferred).
Hands-on experience with platform management ecosystems, hyperscale deployments, advanced design tools, and AI/HPC platforms (preferred).
Hardware Engineering
AI Server Systems
Rack-Scale Infrastructure
System Integration
Root Cause Analysis
GPU
Firmware
Electrical Engineering
Computer Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
High-Performance Computing
Data Center Platforms
Systems Management Technologies