Technical Staff Hardware Engineering, AI Server Systems

Dell Technologies

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Work type
On-site
Location
Round Rock, TXAustin, TX
Salary
$208,000–$286,000 / yr
Posted
1 day ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Nov 9, 2026

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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 · Technical Staff Hardware Engineering, AI Server Systems

The Technical Staff, Hardware Engineering - AI Server Systems joins the AI Platforms and Rack Scale Infrastructure team to architect and develop next-generation AI server and rack-scale platforms. This role provides technical leadership across complex hardware development efforts, driving system-level problem solving and root cause analysis for hardware, firmware, and system-level integration challenges. You will collaborate with electrical, firmware, mechanical, thermal, power, and manufacturing teams to influence product direction and deliver innovative infrastructure solutions for advanced AI workloads. Key responsibilities include translating customer requirements into scalable hardware solutions and partnering with GPU partners and manufacturing organizations. Required expertise includes hardware design and integration of server enclosures, processing, storage, and input/output subsystems while balancing mechanical, power, and thermal requirements within high-performance computing and large-scale data center environments.

What you'll do

  • Lead hardware design and system engineering for next-generation AI server and rack-scale platforms.
  • Drive root cause analysis and resolution for complex hardware, firmware, and system-level integration challenges.
  • Translate customer and business requirements into scalable hardware solutions with architecture and GPU partners.
  • Support platform development, validation, and manufacturing readiness with global engineering and manufacturing partners.
  • Communicate technical strategy, design tradeoffs, risks, and recommendations to engineering teams and leadership stakeholders.
  • Influence product direction by balancing mechanical, power, and thermal requirements during hardware integration.

What we're looking for

  • 15+ years of hardware engineering experience or equivalent skill delivering complex server and platform solutions.
  • Expertise in hardware design and integration of server enclosures, including processing, storage, and I/O subsystems.
  • Experience balancing mechanical, power, and thermal requirements during hardware integration.
  • Experience leading cross-functional engineering teams through architecture, design, validation, and issue resolution.
  • Strong knowledge of server architecture, system integration, and root cause analysis of complex hardware issues.
  • Proven ability to collaborate with global engineering teams, original design manufacturers, and manufacturing organizations.
  • Bachelor’s or graduate degree in Electrical, Computer, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering (preferred).
  • Experience developing AI, high-performance computing, or large-scale data center platforms (preferred).

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