Principal AI/HPC Fabric Connectivity Architect

Dell Technologies Inc.; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Dell Technologies Inc. seeks a Principal Engineer, Solutions Architecture to craft detailed P2P connectivity designs for large AI/HPC networks. You will translate architectures into installation-ready port maps and cabling schedules, defining all connections from server NICs to switch ports.

You will work with network architects and deployment teams to ensure designs are accurate, achievable and traceable through handover, BOM validation and installation.

Qualifications

• Proven experience producing detailed port maps or structured cabling designs for large DC, HPC or AI environments.
• Strong knowledge of leaf-spine/Clos and rail-optimized fabrics, plus InfiniBand and high-speed Ethernet at 200/400/800G.
• Hands-on fibre knowledge: SMF/MMF, LC and MPO/MTP, polarity, pinned/unpinned, APC/UPC, cassette mapping, DAC/AOC/optics, loss budgets and test methodologies.
• Able to apply TIA-942/568/606/569 and BICSI 002. Able to specify from Corning, Panduit or CommScope portfolios using vendor drawings and part numbers.
• Strong Excel and scripting (e.g. Python) for building and validating large connectivity datasets, plus Visio/AutoCAD and disciplined version control.

Responsibilities

• Turn approved AI/HPC network architectures (leaf-spine, Clos, rail-optimized) into installation ready port maps.
• Design the physical cabling path end-to-end: patch cords, panels, cassettes, trunks, polarity, breakouts, cable lengths and optical loss budgets.
• Produce and control the integration documents: cable schedules, rack elevations, labelling schedules and installation work packs.
• Support the deployment teams and resolve installer queries. Work with cabling vendors on compatibility and lead times, fix mispatches, polarity faults and failed links.
• Reconcile the topology and test results against the design, then deliver verified as-built records as part of handover documentation.

Skills

Port maps

Cabling design

Leaf-spine fabrics

InfiniBand 200/400/800G

Fibre optics

TIA/ISO/BICSI standards

Vendor specs

Excel

Python scripting

Visio/AutoCAD

Tools

Visio

AutoCAD

Excel

Job description

Dell Technologies Inc. seeks a Principal Engineer, Solutions Architecture to craft detailed P2P connectivity designs for large AI/HPC networks. You will translate architectures into installation-ready port maps and cabling schedules, defining all connections from server NICs to switch ports.

You will work with network architects and deployment teams to ensure designs are accurate, achievable and traceable through handover, BOM validation and installation.