Senior Principal Thermal Engineer

4 weeks ago


Santa Clara, California, United States Dell Full time

We're developing cutting-edge technologies and customer solutions to lead the industry in AI growth.

Our team is involved in assessing the competition, developing technology and product strategies, and ensuring the supply base and Dell manufacturing operations are ready for the change.

We lead technology investigations, analyze industry capabilities, and recommend potential vendor partner opportunities or make/buy solutions.

Our insights influence product designs and definitions, and we work with colleagues across the business to ensure our products always lead the way.

As a Senior Principal Thermal Engineer, you'll participate in the development of next-generation large-scale AI Infrastructure with a focus on leading Cooling and thermal technologies.

You'll engage with high-profile AI customers to optimize solutions for their applications, work closely with suppliers, CTO organization, and hardware engineering to enable the supply base to move at scale, and partner with Procurement and Operations to lead longer-term supplier and category strategies.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead critical industry relationships with the supply base to develop advanced cooling technologies for AI solutions.
  • Help develop business cases for future product strategies and position the supply base for working in the Dell supply chain at scale.
  • Engage with the supplier base on future technologies, identifying and developing their technical capabilities.
  • Build and mature the technical supply base to increase the number of potential sources.
  • Improve speed to market and delivery by benchmarking customers to drive product standardization and eliminate custom designs.
  • Enhance readiness for next-generation (N+1, N+2) solution components.
  • Build a product advantage in cost and/or continuity of supply for AI solutions.
  • Engage with procurement on supplier development strategies.

Requirements:

  • Senior-level experience in technical design with thermals/liquid cooling technologies.
  • Deep industry and supplier knowledge, particularly in product development and engineering.
  • Strong relationships with the supply base and the ability to build long-term technical engagement strategies.
  • Expertise in liquid and air-cooling solutions to support data center deployments.

Benefits:

Dell is committed to Fair and Equitable compensation practices. The Base Salary Range for this role is $159,000-$215,000.

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