Technical Staff, Thermal Architect

Technical Staff, Data Center Thermal Architect Responsibilities Responsible for applied research or advanced engineering in the development of new products, materials, or processes. This includes assimilating and understanding the industry and competitive environment, deriving technology/product strategy, leading technology investigations, performing strategic analysis of industry capabilities, and developing recommendations that influence product strategy and/or definition for a given product line, including evaluation of potential acquisitions and vendor partner opportunities. Engages design teams, systems engineering, marketing teams, suppliers, and business unit leaders to ensure the strategy or product architecture meets Dell’s requirement of product leadership for the given technology area or product line. As part of the Engineering Technologist Team, you will collaborate on the architecture of next generation large scale AI infrastructure, leveraging state‑of‑the‑art rack and data center power solutions and innovative liquid cooling technologies. You will define long‑term technology strategies in partnership with CTO, marketing, development, manufacturing, procurement, customers, and industry. Drive the architecture of end‑to‑end solutions from server to data center, including air and liquid‑cooled servers, integrated rack solutions, power distribution and heat rejection Innovate power‑centric solutions for increasingly dense IT environments Optimize cost, energy efficiency and performance from IT to the datacenter Engage with high profile AI customers to optimize solutions for their applications and tune the system for maximum performance Develop solution overview and validate with engineering Propose BOM/SKUs to meet technical requirements and shape the offer accordingly Design air, liquid and other cooling solutions based on datacenter and customer requirements Drive hardware design based on customer requirements and required infrastructure, addressing liquid cooling solutions and other platform engineering aspects that scale based on datacenter requirements Define hardware topologies optimized for efficiency and performance for AI workloads Essential Requirements Experience collaborating with customers on architectural and design requirements spanning IT systems to datacenter thermal technologies Advanced working knowledge of heat transfer and ability to analyze component/system level problems and apply advanced cooling technologies Solid understanding and knowledge of key suppliers of data center power and thermal management components Ability to collaborate with Dell’s technology partners and supply base on cutting‑edge technology development and work with ODMs on mechanical, thermal & electrical aspects of system design Understanding of the competitive and business needs while developing technical solutions, including knowledge of manufacturing processes and tolerance control requirements for high‑volume production environments; author architecture specifications as guiding light for future product development Experience interfacing effectively with suppliers to ensure they are researching and providing valuable products or services, coordinating these efforts on a continual basis Ability to understand business needs while developing technical solutions; willing to travel 20%-30% to assess customer requirements and develop blueprints Desirable Requirements 15+ years of related experience. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Mechanical Engineering with emphasis on thermal science, fluid dynamics and/or heat transfer for data center implementations. Years of experience can be offset with an advanced degree. Compensation Fair and equitable compensation practices. Benefits We offer a comprehensive benefits package covering health, wellness, and various professional development opportunities. Equal Employment 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr Dell Inc.