Dell

1 week ago

Mechanical Principal Engineer

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Job Summary

Lead mechanical and thermal technical escalations for Dell’s AI infrastructure, specializing in Direct Liquid Cooling (DLC). You’ll troubleshoot complex liquid-cooling components, validate thermal performance and flow efficiency, and drive root-cause analysis and reliability improvements. Partner across product engineering, manufacturing, and customer operations to support NPI and manufacturing scale-up, and communicate recommendations to customers and executives while maintaining engineering documentation and records.

Location: Austin

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Field Service, Maintenance & Skilled Trades

Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

•Serve as the primary customer-facing mechanical/thermal expert for AI platform escalations involving DLC, driving end-to-end resolution.
•Diagnose and resolve complex issues across DLC liquid-cooling infrastructure while validating thermal performance, flow balance, and cooling efficiency.
•Conduct root cause investigations (RCA), implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), analyze fleet-wide telemetry and failure trends, and lead improvements.
•Partner with cross-functional teams to support NPI, pilot builds, high-volume manufacturing ramps, and deployment readiness/integration in customer data centers.
•Communicate technical findings and mitigation strategies to customers, executives, and field teams while maintaining engineering documentation and escalation and change records (ECR/ECO).

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 145,000 - 187,000 annually

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field (Master’s preferred) with 10+ years of mechanical and thermal engineering experience, including deep expertise in Direct Liquid Cooling (DLC).
•Strong understanding of AI/HPC platforms, GPU servers, high-density compute environments, and facility-level data center cooling integration.
•Proven track record in failure analysis, reliability engineering, root cause methodologies, and leading customer-facing escalations and complex field issue resolution.
•Experience supporting factory operations, manufacturing processes, supplier quality management, and product deployment in fast-paced global environments.
•Proficiency with CAD tools (Creo, SolidWorks, NX) and engineering documentation, with executive-level communication and willingness to travel for support.

Experience:10+ yearsAI infrastructureHPCData centersDirect Liquid CoolingManufacturingField support

Education:Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Skills:CommunicationMultitaskingCustomer-firstTechnical leadershipProblem-solving

Languages:US

Tech Stack:Direct Liquid Cooling (DLC)Thermal system designFluid mechanicsHeat transferThermal optimizationGPU serversCold platesManifoldsTubingQuick disconnectsCDUsPumpsFlow controlLeak detectionMonitoring systemsRCACAPACADCreoSolidWorks

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

Glassdoor: 3.8

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Dell

1 week ago

Mechanical Principal Engineer

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 23 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: Austin

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Field Service, Maintenance & Skilled Trades

Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

•Serve as the primary customer-facing mechanical/thermal expert for AI platform escalations involving DLC, driving end-to-end resolution.
•Diagnose and resolve complex issues across DLC liquid-cooling infrastructure while validating thermal performance, flow balance, and cooling efficiency.
•Conduct root cause investigations (RCA), implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), analyze fleet-wide telemetry and failure trends, and lead improvements.
•Partner with cross-functional teams to support NPI, pilot builds, high-volume manufacturing ramps, and deployment readiness/integration in customer data centers.
•Communicate technical findings and mitigation strategies to customers, executives, and field teams while maintaining engineering documentation and escalation and change records (ECR/ECO).

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 145,000 - 187,000 annually

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field (Master’s preferred) with 10+ years of mechanical and thermal engineering experience, including deep expertise in Direct Liquid Cooling (DLC).
•Strong understanding of AI/HPC platforms, GPU servers, high-density compute environments, and facility-level data center cooling integration.
•Proven track record in failure analysis, reliability engineering, root cause methodologies, and leading customer-facing escalations and complex field issue resolution.
•Experience supporting factory operations, manufacturing processes, supplier quality management, and product deployment in fast-paced global environments.
•Proficiency with CAD tools (Creo, SolidWorks, NX) and engineering documentation, with executive-level communication and willingness to travel for support.

Experience:10+ yearsAI infrastructureHPCData centersDirect Liquid CoolingManufacturingField support

Education:Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Skills:CommunicationMultitaskingCustomer-firstTechnical leadershipProblem-solving

Languages:US

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

Glassdoor: 3.8

Website LinkedIn Glassdoor