
Senior Principal Engineer, Rack Systems Engineering (Rack Portfolio Development)
Hopkinton, MAFull-time$176–242K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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Job overview
The Senior Principal Engineer will lead development and integration of next-generation rack platforms from concept through production. The role shapes data center infrastructure and leads complex rack and infrastructure programs, coordinating architecture, engineering, operations, manufacturing, and supply chain. The position is on Dell Technologies’ Mechanical Engineering team and may be based in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, or Austin, Texas; relocation is available.
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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.
Join us and help build the future of enterprise technology.
Senior Principal Engineer, Rack Systems Engineering (Rack Portfolio Development)
Mechanical Engineering leads and delivers the development of innovative and compliant mechanical design solutions. Our team conducts the analysis, feasibility studies and testing of mechanical products, instruments, subassemblies and packaging for new and existing products – and then oversees the introduction of design changes to the manufacturing organizations.
What you’ll achieve:
As a Senior Principal Engineer, Rack Systems Engineering (Rack Portfolio Development) , you will shape the future of data center infrastructure by leading the development and integration of next-generation rack platforms from concept through production.
Join us to do the best work of your career and make a profound social impact as a Senior Principal Engineer on our Mechanical Engineering team in either Hopkinton, Massachusetts or Austin, Texas (relocation available).
Responsibilities
You Will:
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Lead cross-functional execution of complex rack and infrastructure programs, aligning architecture, engineering, operations, and business priorities.
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Assess technical scope, resource requirements, risks, and dependencies to drive effective planning and execution.
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Provide technical leadership for component and subsystem development, ensuring successful integration across teams and stakeholders.
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Partner with manufacturing, supply chain, and engineering teams to develop sourcing strategies and enable successful product delivery.
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Drive technical and program-level alignment across building-block requirements and dependencies while advancing engineering excellence in supplier management, product validation, risk mitigation, and architectural problem solving.
Qualifications
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
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12+ years of experience in hardware, infrastructure, or systems product development, or equivalent skill; experience with high-density rack and data center infrastructure solutions highly desired
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Experience leading complex, cross-functional engineering programs and managing technical dependencies across multiple teams
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Strong systems-level engineering expertise with the ability to assess technical risk, complexity, and architecture tradeoffs
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Experience partnering with manufacturing, supply chain, and suppliers to support sourcing, qualification, and product readiness
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Proven ability to influence technical direction, drive engineering best practices, and communicate effectively with senior technical and business stakeholders
Desirable Requirements
- Degree in Mechanical or Thermal Engineering
Compensation
Dell is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The base salary range for this position is $176,000-$242,000
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 299688
Job Category Mechanical Engineering
Job Schedule Full time
Locations 176 South Street, Hopkinton, MA, 01748, US
200 Dell Way, Round Rock, TX, 78682, US
Total Compensation Range USD 176000 - USD 242000
How this job compares
Set against the 1,723 open Mechanical Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$176–242K/yr
- Massachusetts median$109–187K/yr36 salary ranges
- US median$115–187K/yr830 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $209K, is 40% above the Massachusetts median midpoint ($149K) — in the top quarter of Mechanical Engineering salary ranges in Massachusetts.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 60 open Mechanical Engineering jobs in Massachusetts and 1,723 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Massachusetts
- GE Aerospace3 open
- MIT Lincoln Laboratory3 open
- Arup2 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 12 years of experience — more than three in four Mechanical Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 962 postings).
- Education
- 782 of the 1,723 open Mechanical Engineering jobs (45%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 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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