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Dell's hardware engineering org is describing its development process as engineers writing specifications and orchestrating AI agents, suggesting that AI-driven development is becoming a stated operating model even for physical server systems, though the posting itself is a senior hardware role with a standard job function.
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.
Senior Principal Engineer, Hardware Engineering - AI Server Systems
The reputation of Dell Technologies for delivering award-winning hardware is legendary and our Hardware Engineering team is at the heart of it. We design and develop analogue as well as digital hardware products – not just computer or network hardware devices but peripherals too. Recognized for our high level of technical expertise in a variety of engineering disciplines, we’re involved across the development lifecycle – from research to the building, testing and delivery of completed products. Innovators in our field, we lead the way in exploring new concepts, approaches, processes, materials and components.
What you’ll achieve:
As a Senior Principal Engineer, Hardware Engineer on the AI Platforms and Rack Scale Infrastructure team you will architect and develop next-generation AI server and rack-scale platforms. In this role, you will provide technical leadership across complex hardware development efforts, drive system-level problem solving, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative infrastructure solutions that power advanced AI workloads. You will work alongside electrical, firmware, mechanical, thermal, power, and manufacturing teams to influence product direction, resolve challenging technical issues, and help deliver industry-leading AI platforms for strategic customers.
Join us to do the best work of your career and make a profound social impact as a Senior Principal Engineer in Austin, Texas. (relocation assistance available).
You Will:
Take the first step towards your dream career
Every Dell Technologies team member brings something unique to the table. Here’s what we are looking for with this role:
Essential Requirements
Desirable
Compensation
Dell is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The base salary range for this position is $176,000- $242,000
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