Senior Principal Electrical Engineering Technologist

Dell Technologies

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Work type
On-site
Location
Austin, TX
Salary
$199,750–$258,500 / yr
Posted
10 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Oct 18, 2026

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $173k
This role $229k
$124k most similar roles pay here $273k

This role pays more than 91% of similar roles. Most pay $146,500–$200,156 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $229k versus about $173k for comparable roles.

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About Dell Technologies

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.

Dell Technologies currently has 73 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $164,025–$225,750 across 64 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Principal Electrical Engineering Technologist

As a Senior Principal Electrical Engineering Technologist on the Engineering Technologist team, you will lead electrical architecture and technical strategy for next-generation laptop platforms. You will guide engineering teams through all phases of product development while performing advanced investigations, technology assessments, and prototype development to ensure alignment with product architecture and long-term platform strategy. Your daily work involves architecting and validating designs that balance performance, power, cost, and reliability across commercial, consumer, and workstation portfolios. You will serve as a technical authority in cross-functional forums and mentor engineering talent. Required expertise includes analog and digital circuit design, high-speed interfaces like PCIe, USB4, DDR5, and DisplayPort, along with power delivery. You will utilize schematic capture, PCB motherboard design, and tools such as Cadence, SPICE, and SI/PI analysis to solve complex hardware challenges in mobile computing.

What you'll do

  • Lead electrical architecture and technical strategy for next-generation laptop platforms.
  • Architect and validate designs balancing performance, power, cost, and reliability.
  • Serve as the primary technical authority to influence product strategy and design direction.
  • Conduct advanced investigations, technology assessments, and prototype development.
  • Identify and resolve technical risks to ensure clear paths to productization.
  • Use data and engineering insights to improve development predictability and execution efficiency.
  • Mentor and develop engineering talent through technical guidance and career support.

What we're looking for

  • Deep expertise in analog and digital circuit design, high-speed interfaces (PCIe, USB4, DDR5, DisplayPort), and power delivery.
  • Strong understanding of system-level trade-offs across electrical, mechanical, thermal, firmware, and BIOS domains.
  • Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive complex programs to completion.
  • Recent experience in schematic capture and PCB motherboard design.
  • Experience mentoring engineers and fostering team development.
  • 12+ years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 8+ years with a Master's degree; or 5+ years with a PhD (preferred).
  • Electrical Engineering degree is preferred.
  • Experience in laptop/mobile architecture, collaborating with global partners, and using tools like Cadence, SPICE, and SI/PI analysis (preferred).

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