Principal Engineer, Solutions Architecture
At a glance
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What you'll do
- Design rack layouts around customer needs, data-center limits, delivery constraints, serviceability and appearance
- Use fit checks or CAD models to catch component conflicts before the physical build
- Calculate rack balance and tipping limits to support safe transport and handling
- Align hardware orders with the project manager, sales teams and customer expectations
- Maintain rack build records, hardware and cable lists, weight figures, and power-phase details
What you bring
- You understand how rack servers are designed for manufacturing and service access
- You can turn conceptual rack layouts into workable designs that avoid conflicts and preserve serviceability
- You understand data-center power fundamentals and have intermediate-to-advanced knowledge of servers, networking gear, PDUs and UPSs
- You communicate clearly and work effectively with teams across functions
Who this fits
This role suits a senior engineer who can own rack projects from requirements discovery through design and physical-build support. It is based in Round Rock, Texas.
From the employer
Rack Integration Engineer
What you’ll achieve
In this position as Principle Engineer/Solutions Architect, you will be responsible for the complete and detailed design of rack-based compute, cloud and storage solutions. The design must consider requirements from various and often competing sources which include the Customer, the Integration Partner, Hardware and Logistics, all while applying Industry Standards and Dell Best Practices. The Rack Engineer will assume life cycle ownership of individual projects which include Requirements Discovery, Concept & Design, and Physical Build Sustaining.
Join us to do the best work of your career and make a profound social impact as a Rack Integration Engineer on our Services Integration team in Round Rock, TX.
You will:
- Create detailed design of rack layouts based on customer’s unique project requirements, Data Center or COLO constraints, transport & delivery limitations, serviceability and esthetics.
- Perform a physical fit analysis and/or CAD modeling to detect potential interferences and prevent collisions during the physical build.
- Perform center of mass and tip angle calculations to ensure safe transport and handling during delivery.
- Collaborate with Project Manager, Sales Teams and Customer to ensure all hardware orders are accurately aligned with the intended and assumed functions as designed and expected by the Customer.
- Develop and maintain detailed documentation of rack configurations, including the build documents, hardware & cable BOMs, weight calculations, phase & load balancing.
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
- Knowledge of design for manufacturing and serviceability for rack server.
- Ability to visualize and implement conceptual layouts to avoid potential conflicts and ensure maximum serviceability.
- Strong understanding of fundamental electrical principles related to power management in a data center environment.
- Intermediate to advanced knowledge of server hardware, networking equipment, PDU, UPS.
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate cross-functionally.
Dell is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The base salary range for this position is $134,000 - $184,800 (dependent on level)
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