Mechanical Senior Principal Engineer

Dell
Austin
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 187,000 - 242,000 annuallyFunction: Field Service, Maintenance & Skilled TradesExperience: 9+ yearsSkills: ["Engineering leadership","Analytical problem-solving","Collaboration","Design concept communication","Technical decision-making"]

Develop innovations for new Dell mobile PC products within the Mechanical Engineering Center of Excellence. Provide technical expertise and engineering leadership across the front-end design cycle, working with Marketing and cross-functional teams to shape innovation strategies and customer-focused concepts. Lead multi-discipline technical decisions spanning design, usability, quality, and reliability, using 3D CAD (CREO preferred) and FEA to validate prototypes and enable designs for integration with partners.

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Mechanical Senior Principal Engineer

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Job Summary

Develop innovations for new Dell mobile PC products within the Mechanical Engineering Center of Excellence. Provide technical expertise and engineering leadership across the front-end design cycle, working with Marketing and cross-functional teams to shape innovation strategies and customer-focused concepts. Lead multi-discipline technical decisions spanning design, usability, quality, and reliability, using 3D CAD (CREO preferred) and FEA to validate prototypes and enable designs for integration with partners.
Location: Austin
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Field Service, Maintenance & Skilled Trades
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Influence future mobile product design by providing technical expertise and leadership focused on the front-end design cycle.
  • •Collaborate with Marketing and cross-functional teams to define innovation strategies and generate customer-focused design concepts.
  • •Lead technical decision-making across multiple disciplines, including industrial design, usability, quality, and reliability.
  • •Develop and communicate design concepts using 3D CAD and FEA tools, validating proof-of-concept prototypes for integration.
  • •Drive design enablement with external partners to ensure solutions meet specifications and are ready for integration into the product portfolio.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 187,000 - 242,000 annually

Key Requirements

  • •9+ years of experience in mechanical engineering with a proven track record delivering innovative, high-quality designs.
  • •Deep expertise in mechanical engineering design principles for large-scale production (e.g., sheet metal, injection molding, electrical interconnects, heat extraction, vibration control).
  • •Advanced proficiency in 3D CAD systems (CREO preferred) to create concept models and analyze production designs.
  • •Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to interpret mechanical simulations and evaluate design trade-offs for cost, performance, and quality.
  • •Ability to collaborate and drive design concepts forward with internal teams and external development partners.
Experience:9+ years
Education:
Skills:Engineering leadershipAnalytical problem-solvingCollaborationDesign concept communicationTechnical decision-making
Tech Stack:3D CADCREOFEAMechanical simulationsSheet metalInjection moldingElectrical interconnectsHeat extractionVibration control

Company Brief

Dell
Designs, manufactures and sells computers, servers, storage, networking equipment, and related IT solutions and services for consumers, small businesses, and enterprises worldwide.
Industry: Electronics Manufacturing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Round Rock, United States
Founded: 1984
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