Mechanical Senior Principal Engineer-Data Center IT Rack Feasibility

Dell

Round Rock (TX)

On-site

USD 174,250 - 225,500

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Dell Technologies is seeking a Mechanical Senior Principal Engineer-Data Center IT Rack Feasibility in Round Rock, TX. You will own complex mechanical designs, validate performance, and coordinate with stakeholders early in feasibility studies to shape product requirements.

The role emphasizes leadership in fast-paced development, expertise in cooling tech, and hands-on CAD/FEA to deliver scalable data center solutions. Base location: Round Rock/Hopkinton options.

Qualifications

12+ years of electro-mechanical product development experience.
Background in air and liquid cooling technologies, especially liquid cooling with rack components.
Proficient in 3D CAD software (Creo/SolidWorks) for sheet metal, plastics and die-cast parts.
Ability to interpret technical data sheets.
Strong understanding of FEA tools.
Leadership experience in fast-paced product development.
Secondary degree in Mechanical or Thermal Engineering.
Experience designing high-density IT rack solutions for data centers.

Responsibilities

Partner with cross-functional teams to develop data center infrastructure and high-density rack solutions.
Lead a design team to develop mechanical and thermal components for air and liquid-cooled systems using CAD tools.
Lead design teams to prototype and evaluate new concepts for feasibility, performance, and manufacturability using engineering analysis tools.
Interpret technical specs and supplier docs to optimize thermal, mechanical, and system-level performance.
Collaborate with partners, suppliers, and manufacturing to improve scalability, serviceability, and cost efficiency.

Skills

3D CAD (Creo/SolidWorks)

Leadership experience

High-density IT rack design

Liquid/air cooling knowledge

Interpret data sheets

FEA tools

Education

Secondary degree in Mechanical or Thermal Engineering

Job description

Mechanical Senior Principal Engineer-Data Center IT Rack Feasibility

Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG)builds the products that power infrastructure, solutions, and data management our customers need most. Our teams design and develop the hardware and software that connect infrastructure, accelerate computational workloads, integrate across the stack, protect data continuity, and deliver the platforms, applications, and diagnostics our customers rely on every day at enterprise scale.

Some product builders follow the rules. Ours rewrite them.

Within ISG, innovation isn't just about creating new technology- it's about challenging assumptions and reimagining how work gets done. Engineers define intent, author precise specifications, and orchestrate AI agents that execute at speed and scale. AI is embedded throughout our development process, helping us move faster, learn quicker, and deliver greater impact. Yet the most important contribution remains uniquely human: deciding what to build, designing how it should work, and applying the judgment needed to earn our customers' trust. When your products power critical infrastructure around the world, that responsibility matters.

We move quickly toward the work that matters most. We reward experimentation, encourage bold thinking, and remove unnecessary barriers so great ideas can become reality faster. Our teams embrace a customer-first, first-to-market mindset, transforming rapid feedback into better products and better outcomes. We aren't looking for people who are content with the status quo- we look for builders who question it, improve it, and occasionally rewrite it.

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.

Responsibilities

Mechanical Senior PrincipalEngineer-Data Center IT Rack Feasibility

Mechanical Engineering leads and delivers the development of innovative and compliant mechanical design solutions. Our team conducts feasibility studies and preliminary testing of mechanical products, instruments, and subassemblies for new products and technologies, interlocking with cross-functional downstream stakeholders.

What you’ll achieve:

As aMechanical Senior Principal Engineer-Data Center IT Rack Feasibility, you will interpret technology collateral to own complex mechanical designs, conduct selective detailed analyses, and prepare test plans to validate function, reliability, and compliance. You will coordinate with downstream stakeholders to support product requirements during early feasibility investigations.

Join us to do the best work of your career and make a profound social impact asa Mechanical Senior Principal Engineer-Data Center IT Feasibilityon ourMechanical Engineeringteam in Round Rock, Texas or Hopkinton, Massachusetts.

You will:

Partner with cross-functional engineering teams to develop innovative, customer-centric data center infrastructure and high-density rack solutions

Lead a design team to develop mechanical and thermal components for air and liquid-cooled systems, leveraging 3D Computer-Aided Design (CAD) tools to create sheet metal, plastic, die-cast, and complex assemblies

Lead a design team to develop, prototype, and evaluate new concepts for feasibility, performance reliability, and manufacturability, utilizing engineering analysis tools such as Finite Element Analysis (FEA) where appropriate

Interpret technical specifications and supplier documentation to support design decisions and optimize thermal, mechanical, and system-level performance

Collaborate with and influence technology partners, suppliers, manufacturing, quality, and tooling teams to create robust designs while improving scalability, serviceability, and cost efficiency

Qualifications

Take the first step towards your dream career

Every Dell Technologies team member brings something unique to the table.Here’swhat we are looking for with this role:

12+ years of experience in electro-mechanical product development or equivalent skill
Background in air and liquid cooling technologies, with emphasis on liquid cooling and rack-level thermal components
Proficiency with 3D CAD software such as Creo or SolidWorks for designing sheet metal, plastics, and die-cast components
Ability to interpret technical data sheets
Firm understanding of FEA tools
Leadership experience in fast-paced product development

Secondary degree in Mechanical or Thermal Engineering

Experience designing high-density IT rack solutions for data centers

Compensation

Dell is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range for this position is $174k - $226k.

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