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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Principal Systems Development Engineer - **Company:** Dell Technologies Inc. - **Location:** Round Rock, TX, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $182,000.0 - $236,000.0 - **Contract:** Internship / Graduate position - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Computing Platforms, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, Data Centers, Firmware, Interoperability, PCI Express, Systems Development Life Cycle, Signal Integrity, AI Infrastructure - **Published:** November 7, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.jobmonkeyjobs.com/career/28169434/Senior-Principal-Systems-Development-Engineer-Texas-Round-Rock-1312 ## About the Role If you're energized by solving complex systems challenges, excited to work alongside AI to amplify your impact, and motivated by the opportunity to shape what's next instead of simply maintaining what's been done before, you'll find your place here., * Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering (or related field) with 15+ years of hardware engineering, platform architecture, and infrastructure development experience * Deep expertise in server and rack-scale electrical architecture, including PCIe Gen4/5/6, memory subsystems (DDR4/DDR5/HBM/RDIMM/MRDIMM), and high-speed signaling (SI/PI). * Extensive experience in power delivery architecture, power integrity, BMC systems management, telemetry, diagnostics, and platform serviceability * Proven leadership driving complex hardware programs from concept through production, including validation, qualification, manufacturing, reliability, and root-cause investigations * Strong executive presence with a track record of leading technical reviews, customer engagements, and influencing cross-functional engineering strategy Desirable Requirements * Master's degree in Electrical Engineering (or related field) with experience in AI/HPC platforms, including NVIDIA accelerator architectures, emerging technologies (CXL, PCIe Gen7, memory pooling), and advanced platform management ecosystems * Expertise in hyperscale datacenter infrastructure, including rack-scale power and liquid cooling architectures, deployment and integration, hardware resiliency and failure analysis, EDA/signal integrity tools, and collaboration with silicon vendors, ODMs, cloud providers, and strategic customers ## Description Lead the architecture, development, integration, validation, and lifecycle support of next-generation AI server, storage, networking, and rack-scale infrastructure platforms. Serve as the technical authority for PCI Express, Memory, Power Delivery, and Systems Management technologies across the complete product lifecycle, from concept development through deployment, sustaining engineering, and customer support. Drive platform innovation, quality, reliability, and performance while partnering with silicon vendors, ODMs, manufacturing, quality, firmware, systems engineering, and hyperscale customers. Lead critical technical investigations, root-cause analysis, and field escalations while influencing future-generation platform architectures. Provide strategic technical leadership across multiple engineering organizations to ensure robust, scalable, serviceable, and highly available infrastructure solutions. You will: * Define and drive PCIe, memory, power, and systems management architecture roadmaps, standards, and design requirements for next-generation AI infrastructure platforms * Lead platform validation, compliance, interoperability, reliability, and performance initiatives, resolving complex issues across PCIe, memory subsystems, power delivery, and manageability technologies * Own platform quality and customer escalations by leading root-cause investigations, corrective actions, risk assessments, and continuous improvement efforts * Serve as the senior technical authority, influencing architecture governance, technology investments, cross-functional engineering decisions, and long-term platform strategy * Mentor engineering leaders, champion engineering excellence, and communicate technical direction, risks, and recommendations to executives, customers, and stakeholders Responsibilities What you'll achieve Lead the architecture, development, integration, validation, and lifecycle support of next-generation AI server, storage, networking, and rack-scale infrastructure platforms. Serve as the technical authority for PCI Express, Memory, Power Delivery, and Systems Management technologies across the complete product lifecycle, from concept development through deployment, sustaining engineering, and customer support. Drive platform innovation, quality, reliability, and performance while partnering with silicon vendors, ODMs, manufacturing, quality, firmware, systems engineering, and hyperscale customers. Lead critical technical investigations, root-cause analysis, and field escalations while influencing future-generation platform architectures. Provide strategic technical leadership across multiple engineering organizations to ensure robust, scalable, serviceable, and highly available infrastructure solutions. You will: * Define and drive PCIe, memory, power, and systems management architecture roadmaps, standards, and design requirements for next-generation AI infrastructure platforms * Lead platform validation, compliance, interoperability, reliability, and performance initiatives, resolving complex issues across PCIe, memory subsystems, power delivery, and manageability technologies * Own platform quality and customer escalations by leading root-cause investigations, corrective actions, risk assessments, and continuous improvement efforts * Serve as the senior technical authority, influencing architecture governance, technology investments, cross-functional engineering decisions, and long-term platform strategy * Mentor engineering leaders, champion engineering excellence, and communicate technical direction, risks, and recommendations to executives, customers, and stakeholders