Senior Principal Engineer, Mechanical Architect for PC Notebooks

Dell Technologies

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Work type
On-site
Location
Austin, TX
Salary
$200,000–$258,000 / yr
Posted
10 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Oct 18, 2026

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Above market

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This role $229k
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This role pays more than 72% of similar roles. Most pay $170,000–$231,812 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $229k versus about $201k for comparable roles.

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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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TL;DR · Senior Principal Engineer, Mechanical Architect for PC Notebooks

As a Sr. Principal Engineer, Mechanical Architect for PC Notebooks on the Engineering Technologist team, you will establish product mechanical requirements, engineer solutions to meet those goals, and validate final results. You will work with internal teams and external partners to develop innovative designs for notebooks while ensuring products meet targets for quality, cost, reliability, acoustics, and safety. Your daily work involves creating and directing CAD models, interpreting test data, and providing technical leadership during the front-end design cycle. You will utilize 3D CAD tools and possess expertise in sheet metal, injection molding, electrical interconnects, heat extraction, and vibration. The role focuses on solving complex mechanical architecture challenges for mobile products by balancing trade-offs between mechanical, electrical, power, thermal, firmware, and BIOS components to ensure high-performance notebook functionality.

What you'll do

  • Establish product mechanical requirements and engineer solutions to meet those specifications.
  • Develop and communicate design concepts using 3D CAD tools.
  • Lead cross-functional technical decisions regarding industrial design, usability, quality, and reliability.
  • Drive external suppliers and development partners to deliver robust mechanical solutions.
  • Identify innovation opportunities and assess risks in partnership with technology providers.
  • Manage component and system-level specifications for mobile products like notebooks.
  • Interpret test data and provide status reporting for assigned projects.
  • Influence future product designs during the front-end design cycle.

What we're looking for

  • BS in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or similar field with 10+ years experience.
  • Strong aptitude to optimize products by making feature tradeoffs between mechanical, electrical, power, thermal, firmware, and BIOS.
  • Expert knowledge of engineering design principles including large-scale production, sheet metal, injection molding, electrical interconnects, heat extraction, and vibration.
  • Extensive experience with 3D CAD systems for creating concept models, interpreting development models, and evaluating simulations.
  • For Electrical candidates: extensive experience in Embedded Systems Electronics design, including Schematics and PCB Layout.
  • 15+ years of mechanical design engineering experience (or MS in Mechanical Engineering with equivalent experience) (preferred).
  • Recent 5+ years using Pro-E/CREO or Schematic / PCB Layout Design (preferred).
  • Specialized experience in the design and analysis of electronics enclosures for PC, server, or similar platforms (preferred).

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