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
15 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Dec 19, 2026

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Above market

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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 102 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $174,000–$236,250 across 88 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Principal Electrical Engineering Technologist

The Senior Principal Electrical Engineering Technologist joins the Engineering Technologist team to lead electrical architecture and technical strategy for next-generation laptop platforms. This role involves guiding engineering teams through all product development phases, driving advanced technology investigations, and performing prototype development to ensure alignment with platform strategy. Key responsibilities include architecting and validating electrical designs that balance performance, power, cost, and reliability while serving as a primary technical authority in cross-functional forums. The position requires deep expertise in analog and digital circuit design, high-speed interfaces like PCIe, USB4, DDR5, and DisplayPort, and power delivery. Candidates must possess skills in schematic capture, PCB motherboard design, and system-level trade-offs across thermal, firmware, and BIOS domains using tools like Cadence, SPICE, and SI/PI analysis.

What you'll do

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

What we're looking for

  • Deep expertise in analog and digital circuit design, high-speed interfaces, 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.
  • Typically requires 12+ years of experience with a Bachelor's, 8+ years with a Master's, or 5+ years with a PhD (preferred).
  • Electrical Engineering degree is the preference (preferred).
  • Bachelor's degree.

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