
Mechanical Principal Engineer-Data Center IT Rack Feasibility
Round Rock, TXFull-time$152–209K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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Job overview
Dell Technologies’ Mechanical Engineering team develops mechanical design solutions and conducts feasibility studies and preliminary testing for new products and technologies. The Mechanical Principal Engineer will own complex mechanical designs, perform analyses, prepare validation test plans, and support early feasibility investigations. The role focuses on data center infrastructure and high-density rack solutions, including air- and liquid-cooled systems, while coordinating with engineering and downstream stakeholders.
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Full job description
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 Principal Engineer-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 a Mechanical 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 as a Mechanical Principal Engineer-Data Center IT Feasibility on our Mechanical Engineering team in Round Rock, Texas or Hopkinton, Massachusetts . (relocation assistance available)
You will:
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Partner with cross-functional engineering teams to develop innovative, customer-centric data center infrastructure and high-density rack solutions
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Design and 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
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Design, develop, prototype, and evaluate new concepts for feasibility, performance, reliability, and manufacturability, utilizing engineering analysis tools such as Finite Element Analysis (FEA) where appropriate
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Interpret technical specifications and supplier documentation to support design decisions and optimize thermal, mechanical, and system-level performance
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Collaborate with and influence technology partners, suppliers, manufacturing, quality, and tooling teams to create robust designs while improving scalability, serviceability, and cost efficiency
Qualifications
Essential Requirements
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8+ years of experience in electro-mechanical product development or equivalent skill
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Experience with air and liquid cooling technologies
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Proficiency with 3D CAD tools such as Creo or SolidWorks for mechanical component design
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Strong understanding of finite element analysis and interpretation of technical specifications and data sheets
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Experience driving complex, fast-paced product development programs
Desirable
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Advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering, Thermal Engineering, or related field
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Experience designing high-density data center infrastructure, including information technology rack solutions for enterprise environments
Compensation
Dell is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The base salary range for this position is $152-$209
About Us
Who We Are
We believe that each of us has the power to make an impact. That’s why we put our team members at the center of everything we do. If you’re looking for an opportunity to grow your career with some of the best minds and most advanced tech in the industry, we’re looking for you.
Dell Technologies is a unique family of businesses that helps individuals and organizations transform how they work, live and play. Join us to build a future that works for everyone because Progress Takes All of Us.
Dell Technologies is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Read the full Equal Employment Opportunity Policy (https://iawmqy.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/careers/pages/equal-employment-opportunity-policy-statement) .
Visit our Culture Code (https://jobs.dell.com/en/how-we-work-and-lead) page to learn more about how we work and lead.
Job Identification 299287
Job Category Mechanical Engineering
Job Schedule Full time
Locations 200 Dell Way (RR5), Round Rock, TX, 78682, US
171 South Street, Hopkinton, MA, 01748, US
Total Compensation Range USD 152000 - USD 209000
How this job compares
Set against the 1,684 open Mechanical Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$152–209K/yr
- Texas median$122–187K/yr37 salary ranges
- US median$116–187K/yr809 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $181K, is 15% above the Texas median midpoint ($156K) — in the middle half of Mechanical Engineering salary ranges in Texas.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 127 open Mechanical Engineering jobs in Texas and 1,684 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
- SpaceX13 open
- Dell Technologies (this employer)8 open
- UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN7 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience; Mechanical Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (945 postings).
- Education
- 778 of the 1,684 open Mechanical Engineering jobs (46%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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