Senior Principal Mechanical Reliability Engineer

Dell; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Dell Technologies is seeking a Senior Principal Engineer for the Mechanical Reliability team in Round Rock, Texas. You will lead reliability-focused design decisions for AI, HPC, and enterprise servers, balancing time-to-market, cost, manufacturability, and serviceability.

The role requires deep hardware reliability expertise, 12+ years in related fields, and strong analytical and collaborative skills. Bachelor's or Master's in ME/EE is preferred.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of related experience in hardware reliability.
• Experience with electromechanical assemblies and data storage devices is a plus.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop innovative concepts and establish feasibility.
• Bring a DFx mindset to identify and mitigate reliability issues.
• Conduct reliability analyses to identify failure modes and impacts.
• Develop and execute validation protocols including accelerated life, environmental and stress testing.
• Perform root cause analysis and drive corrective actions with engineering teams.

Skills

Hardware reliability

Analytical skills

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering

Job description

Dell Technologies is seeking a Senior Principal Engineer for the Mechanical Reliability team in Round Rock, Texas. You will lead reliability-focused design decisions for AI, HPC, and enterprise servers, balancing time-to-market, cost, manufacturability, and serviceability.

The role requires deep hardware reliability expertise, 12+ years in related fields, and strong analytical and collaborative skills. Bachelor's or Master's in ME/EE is preferred.