Senior Principal Systems Development Engineer

Dell Technologies

Confirmed live today High trust

Quick summary

Work type
On-site
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Salary
$210,162–$271,975 / yr
Posted
30 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Nov 30, 2026

Market check

Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $187k
This role $241k
$128k $287k
below market most similar roles pay here above market

This role pays more than 84% of similar roles. Most pay $157,987–$216,253 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $241k versus about $187k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

Employer

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 116 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $176,000–$240,790 across 105 roles with salary data.

Most-posted roles

View all roles at Dell Technologies

At a glance

TL;DR · Senior Principal Systems Development Engineer

The Senior Principal Systems Development Engineer joins the Systems Development Engineering team to architect and deliver L11 rack-scale AI solutions. This role involves owning the system-level architecture and engineering of complete AI racks, integrating Dell IP and partner technologies across compute, mechanical, thermal, software, diagnostics, and factory enablement. You will design system-level requirements, determine specifications, and coordinate subsystem integration to ensure performance, reliability, and manufacturability. Key responsibilities include conducting benchmarking, testing, and root cause analysis while engaging with customer teams and engineering SMEs. Required skills include computer architecture, software architectures, compute system design, Design for Manufacturability, requirements management, and System Requirement Specification. You will solve complex integration challenges to turn large-scale AI deployments into repeatable, manufacturable solutions for demanding infrastructure environments.

What you'll do

  • Design and define system-level requirements for complex L11 rack-scale AI solutions.
  • Determine system specifications and interfaces across compute, mechanical, thermal, software, and diagnostics.
  • Coordinate the integration of subsystems into complete rack-level systems that meet performance and quality standards.
  • Ensure the manufacturability, reliability, and serviceability of rack designs for large-scale production.
  • Engage directly with customer teams to plan and prepare for large-scale AI deployments.
  • Conduct benchmarking, testing, and analysis to diagnose issues and recommend corrective actions.
  • Diagnose root causes across the full rack stack and its manufacturing and deployment environment.

What we're looking for

  • Must have 12+ years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree, 8+ years with a Master's, 5+ years with a PhD, or equivalent experience.
  • Must possess expertise in computer architecture, software architectures, compute system design, and Design for Manufacturability (DFM).
  • Must have experience in requirements management, System Requirement Specification (SRS), testing strategies, and root cause problem solving.
  • Must demonstrate ability to lead cross-team collaboration and stakeholder engagement.
  • Hands-on experience leading system-level architecture and integration of rack-scale or data center solutions is strongly preferred.
  • Proven experience integrating third-party/partner technologies, enabling factory production, and supporting large-scale customer deployments (preferred).
  • Experience in customer experience management, delivery management, or product management (preferred).

More like this

Similar roles

Principal Systems Development Engineer

Dell Technologies

Round Rock, TX 12 days ago $157,250–$203,500
Python Linux C/C++ Shell Scripting PCIe GPU CPU Memory Networking Protocols Firmware System Architecture Root-Cause Analysis Automation System Debugging Performance Analysis
8+ yrs exp

Lead Principal Systems Software Engineer

Oracle

Santa Clara, CA 89 days ago $146,300–$306,400
Systems Software Firmware Hardware Provisioning API Threat Modeling Concurrency Fault Isolation Observability Performance Optimization Scalability Debugging
6+ yrs exp

Principal Systems Software Engineer

Oracle

Seattle, WA 102 days ago $114,600–$234,600
Systems Software Firmware Hardware ARM AMD Intel ASIC FPGA JTAG Logic Analyzers DevOps API RAS Performance Profiling Observability Secure Coding Bootloaders
6+ yrs exp

Senior Principal Systems Engineer

General Dynamics

Annapolis Junction, MD 27 days ago $183,381–$193,409
MBSE SysML Cameo MagicDraw DOORS FSO Communications FPGA Embedded Software Optical Communications Fiber-Optic Systems Modems Automated Test Equipment digital-engineering Agile systems-engineering lifecycle Mixed-Signal Electronics Networking
10+ yrs exp Hybrid

Senior Principal Software Systems Engineer

General Dynamics

Boulder, CO 58 days ago $183,381–$193,409
MBSE AWS Azure Kubernetes Rancher Docker OpenShift Ansible Terraform Terragrunt Packer PaaS DevOps RMF STIG Encryption RHOSP VIO
10+ yrs exp Hybrid