Principal Engineer, Solutions Architecture

Dell; Subang Jaya; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Dell Technologies is seeking a Principal Engineer, Solutions Architecture – Liquid Cooling to lead the design and delivery of data-center liquid cooling solutions in Subang Jaya, Malaysia. You will serve as the principal expert for RDHx and CDU technologies, shaping our consulting and post-sales support for high-density compute environments.

You will engage with customers, translate requirements into scalable architectures, and collaborate with field teams to ensure deployments meet design

Qualifications

• 7+ years in data center infrastructure, solutions architecture, mechanical/thermal engineering, or HPC environments.
• Hands-on experience with rear-door heat exchangers, CDUs, and coolant loop design.
• Strong understanding of heat transfer, thermodynamics, and fluid mechanics.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical discovery sessions with customers to gather thermal, environmental, mechanical, and operational requirements.
• Design end-to-end liquid cooling solutions featuring RDHx, CDUs, manifolds, hoses, and facility water loop considerations.
• Produce detailed solution designs including schematics, BOMs, system flow diagrams, thermal performance expectations, and installation guidelines.
• Translate customer requirements into scalable, supportable, and reliable architectures.

Skills

Rear-door heat exchangers

CDUs design

Cooling loop design

Heat transfer principles

Thermal engineering

Field deployment support

Job description

Principal Engineer, Solutions Architecture – Liquid Cooling (RDHx & CDU Systems)

We are seeking a Senior Solutions Architect (SA) specializing in Data Center Liquid Cooling, with emphasis on rear door heat exchangers (RDHx) and cooling distribution units (CDUs). This is a new capability within our organization, and you will serve as our primary expert in liquid based thermal solutions for high density compute environments.

Whatyou’llachieve:

In this post sales architecture role, you will work directly with customers to understand their requirements, design full liquid cooling solutions, support field teams during deployments, and help shape our internal best practices around liquid cooling technologies.

Join us to do the best work of your career and make a profound social impact as a Principal Engineer on our Solutions Architecture team.

RESPONSIBILITIES

You will:

Customer Engagement & Post Sales Architecture

• Lead technical discovery sessions with customers to gather thermal, environmental, mechanical, and operational requirements.
• Design end to end liquid cooling solutions featuring rear door heat exchangers, CDUs, manifolds, hoses, fittings, and facility water loop considerations.
• Produce detailed solution designs including schematics, BOMs, system flow diagrams, thermal performance expectations, and installation guidelines.
• Translate customer requirements into scalable, supportable, and reliable architectures.

Deployment & Field Support

• Support field engineering teams during installation, commissioning, and validation of RDHx and CDU systems.
• Provide technical oversight on-site or remotely, ensuring the deployed system aligns with the approved design.
• Troubleshoot flow rates, pressure drops, temperature deltas, coolant quality, sensor behavior, and CDU operational parameters.
• Assist with acceptance testing, monitoring configurations, and integration with facility cooling infrastructure.

Internal SME & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Serve as the internal authority on liquid cooling within engineering, operations, sales, and product.
• Develop internal documentation: reference architectures, best practices, safety guidelines, and deployment playbooks.
• Train field teams and adjacent groups unfamiliar with liquid cooling practices.
• Collaborate with OEMs and vendors to stay aligned with the latest RDHx and CDU technologies.

Practice Development

• Define standards and repeatable processes for liquid cooling implementations.
• Contribute to service offerings that support deployment, maintenance, and ongoing optimization of liquid cooling systems.
• Help shape long-term strategy and roadmap as our liquid cooling practice grows.

QUALIFICATIONS

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Essential Requirements

Technical Experience

• 7+ years in data center infrastructure, solutions architecture, mechanical/thermal engineering, or HPC environments
• Hands-on experience with:
  oRear-door heat exchangers (enclosed or active systems)
  oCooling Distribution Units (CDUs), Secondary Fluids Network (SFN) design and fabrication
  oCoolant loop design, manifolds, flexible hose routing, connectors, drip less fittings, sensors, etc.
  oRack and system level liquid cooling technologies, including multiple cooling loops, and direct-to-chip cooling
• Strong understanding of:
  oHeat transfer, thermodynamics, and fluid mechanics
  oFacility water loops and integration points
  oFlow balancing, delta T analysis, and pump performance curves
  oLeak detection and safety best practices
• Familiarity with data center power/cooling concepts (rack-level thermals, airflow management).

Architecture & Customer-Facing Skills

• Experience conducting customer requirement gathering and converting needs into detailed solution architectures.
• Ability to write clear architectural documentation, diagrams, and BOMs.
• Comfort supporting deployments hands on and resolving technical issues in the field.
• Ability to travel to customer’s locations

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication and customer engagement skills.
• Ability to simplify complex engineering topics for non technical audiences.
• Self starter comfortable defining processes and building practice maturity.
• Working cross-functionally across different teams

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