Senior Principal Systems Development Engineer

Dell Technologies

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Quick summary

Work type: On-site
Location: Round Rock, TX
Salary: $182,750–$236,500 / yr
Posted: 15 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Closes: Sep 30, 2026 (soon)
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $186k

This role $210k

$132k most similar roles pay here $248k

This role pays more than 73% of similar roles. Most pay $157,275–$214,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $210k versus about $186k 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 74 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $170,000–$228,800 across 65 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Principal Systems Development Engineer

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As a Senior Principal Systems Development Engineer on the Systems Development Engineering team, you will lead high-impact initiatives by owning end-to-end architectures and complex integration strategies. You will be responsible for prototyping solutions, validating patterns, and ensuring non-functional requirements are met at scale. Your daily work involves evaluating custom solution requests from sales teams, assessing technical feasibility, identifying risks, and coordinating with downstream engineering teams to manage builds and factory readiness. You will manage multiple projects simultaneously while determining material requirements and collaborating with global stakeholders to deliver customized server solutions. The role requires broad hardware-level engineering knowledge, a deep understanding of full system architecture, and the ability to translate customer needs into actionable plans. You must possess strong problem-solving skills and the ability to navigate fast-paced development cycles for complex electronic and electro-mechanical products.

Skills

Systems Development Engineering System Architecture Server Product Lines Platform Development

What you'll do

Evaluate custom solution requests from sales teams to assess technical feasibility and identify project risks.
Own end-to-end architectures and complex integration strategies for high-impact initiatives.
Prototype solutions and validate patterns to ensure non-functional requirements are met at scale.
Coordinate with downstream engineering teams to schedule builds, plan validation activities, and ensure factory readiness.
Manage multiple projects simultaneously while prioritizing tasks and escalating issues when necessary.
Determine material requirements and coordinate cross-functionally to ensure all resources are available for execution.
Translate customer needs into actionable engineering plans for customized server solutions.

What we're looking for

Strong, broad engineering knowledge at the hardware level with a solid understanding of full system architecture.
Proven ability to multitask and manage multiple fast-paced projects with short development cycles.
Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to think creatively and find non-conventional solutions.
Effective networking and communication skills to collaborate across multiple teams and stakeholders.
Experience with server product lines or previous work on platform development teams (preferred).
Background working directly with customers and translating their needs into actionable engineering plans (preferred).

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