Senior Principal Electrical Systems Architect (Next Gen Laptop Platforms)
Dell Technologies · Austin, TX, US
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About the Role
Join Dell Technologies as a Senior Principal Electrical Systems Architect on the Engineering Technologist team in Austin, Texas. This role involves leading the electrical architecture and technical strategy for next-generation laptop platforms, guiding engineering teams through product development, and driving advanced investigations and technology assessments.
Responsibilities
- Architect and validate electrical designs that balance performance, power, cost, and reliability
- Serve as the primary technical authority in cross-functional forums, influencing product strategy and design direction
- Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the team
- Mentor and develop engineering talent, providing technical guidance and career development support
- Lead the electrical architecture and technical strategy for next-generation laptop platforms
- Guide engineering teams through all phases of product development
- Drive advanced investigations, technology assessments, and prototype development
- Ensure alignment with product architecture, business objectives, and long-term platform strategy
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional leaders and engineering teams to identify and resolve technical risks
- Maintain clear paths to productization
- Deliver high-performance, reliable, and cost-effective solutions across Dell’s commercial, consumer, and workstation laptop portfolio
- Leverage data, dashboards, and engineering insights to improve development predictability, product performance, and execution efficiency
Requirements
- Deep expertise in analog and digital circuit design, high-speed interfaces (e.g., PCIe, USB4, DDR5, DisplayPort), and power delivery
- Strong understanding of system-level trade-offs across electrical, mechanical, thermal, firmware, and BIOS domains
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive complex programs to completion
- Recent experience in schematic capture and PCB motherboard design
- Experience mentoring engineers and fostering team development
- Typically requires 12+ years of related experience in a professional role with a Bachelor's degree; or 8+ years with a Master's degree; or 5+ years with a PhD; or equivalent experience
- Experience in laptop and mobile system architecture
- Experience collaborating with global engineering teams and ODM partners
- Experience utilizing industry-standard simulation and design tools such as Cadence, SPICE, and SI/PI analysis tools to develop and validate complex hardware solutions
Skills
- Analog and digital circuit design
- High-speed interfaces (PCIe, USB4, DDR5, DisplayPort)
- Power delivery
- System-level trade-offs
- Schematic capture
- PCB motherboard design
- Mentoring engineers
- Laptop and mobile system architecture
- Cadence
- SPICE
- SI/PI analysis
Location
- Austin, Texas
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior Principal
- 12+ years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree
- 8+ years of related experience with a Master's degree
- 5+ years of related experience with a PhD
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
- Master's degree
- PhD
Salary/Compensations
- $199,750 – $258,500
Benefits
- Explore the overall benefits experience that awaits you as a Dell Technologies team member — right now at MyWellatDell.com.
About the Company
- 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.
Equal Opportunity
- 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].