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Dell Technologies

Principal Systems Development Engineer

franklin, MA

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About this opportunity

Dell Technologies lists this Principal Systems Development Engineer opportunity in franklin, Massachusetts. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.

Job description

Principal Systems Development Engineer

Our customers’ system requirements are usuallyhighly complex. Bringing together hardware and software systems design, Test Manufacturing Team Leadoperatesat the verycutting edgeof technology to meet them. We design Test Requirements for Storage and Solutions products, and ensure those products continue through their manufacturing life meeting or exceeding KPI targets for Test Cycle Time and Yield. We’reproud to deliver programs and products to the highest quality standards, on time and within budget.

What you’ll achieve

As a PrincipalEngineer, you will design, implement, and validate complex hardware/software solutions together with our development partners to deliver critical infrastructure solutions which power the world. You will collaborate across teams, and work within partner ecosystems to solve real-world problems and raise the bar for performance and reliability.

Responsibilities

Designs and defines system test requirements for complex customer systems manufacturing from L3 to L11 products for multiple market segments.

Determine system specifications, interfaces, and working parameters across system and rack-level diagnostics for full hardware/software compatibility.

Coordinate testing methodology of subsystems into complete rack-level systems that meet performance, quality, and manufacturability requirements.

Ensures the manufacturability of designs and documents Test Requirements for manufacturing; identifies, analyzes, and resolves program support deficiencies

Conduct analysis across all phases of development and sustaining in the manufacturing lifecycle; optimize First Pass Yield and Test Cycle Time performance and resolve performance problems

Knowledge Application

Applies deep, wide-ranging systems-level expertise across software and diagnostics to develop and resolve complex integration challenges.

Understands the interrelationships across engineering disciplines and partner technologies and applies that insight to optimize complete solutions.

Directs the application of established engineering principles and guides the development of new methodologies for integrating Dell and partner IP.

Problem Solving

Works on complex system-level issues where analysis requires in-depth evaluation of variable factors across hardware and software domains in production environments.

Determines methods and procedures on new deployment and integration assignments, exercising judgment in selecting and adapting complex techniques and evaluation criteria.

Diagnoses root causes across the manufacturing test environment, delivering well-supported solutions.

Collaboration & Interaction

Partners hands-on with engineering SMEs across Dell and with partner technology providers to deliver integrated solutions.

Engages customer teams, Operations, and Product Management to align on test solution requirements.

Represents system-level realities in cross-functional decisions, ensuring designs are manufacturable and deployable at scale.

Conveys technical findings, trade-offs, and recommendations clearly to both engineering and non-engineering audiences.

Qualifications

Essential Requirements

8+ years of related experience in a professional role

Hands-on experience with system-level architecture and integration of rack-scale, data center, or globally distributed solutions

Computer architecture, software architectures & compute system design; Design for Manufacturability (DFM); Requirements management

Testing strategies; Root cause problem solving & troubleshooting

Cross-team collaboration & stakeholder engagement

Desirable Requirements

Experience integrating third-party/partner technologies

Enabling test for factory production, Product management

Compensation

Dell is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range for this position is $190k - $225k.

Benefits and Perks of working at Dell Technologies

Your life. Your health. Supported by your benefits. You can explore the overall benefits experience that awaits you as a Dell Technologies team member — right now at MyWellatDell.com

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Worksite address

franklin, MA, 02038, US

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