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Mechanical Senior Engineer

AI summary of the role

Senior mechanical/thermal engineering role focused on AI platforms with Direct Liquid Cooling (DLC).

What you’ll do

  • Lead customer escalations as the primary mechanical/thermal expert for AI platform issues involving Direct Liquid Cooling (DLC) systems.
  • Troubleshoot and optimize liquid cooling infrastructure including cold plates, manifolds, CDUs, pumps, flow control, and leak detection.
  • Drive root cause analysis (RCA), implement corrective actions (CAPA), and analyze fleet-wide telemetry for reliability improvements.
  • Support new product introductions (NPI), pilot builds, high-volume manufacturing ramps, and customer data center integration.

What you’ll bring

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field (Master's preferred) with 5+ years of experience in mechanical and thermal engineering.
  • Deep expertise in Direct Liquid Cooling (DLC), thermal system design, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and thermal optimization.
  • Strong understanding of AI/HPC platforms, GPU servers, high-density compute, and data center cooling infrastructure.
  • Proven track record in failure analysis, reliability engineering, root cause methodologies, and customer-facing escalations.

Technologies

Direct Liquid Cooling (DLC) · cold plates · CDUs · pumps · flow control · leak detection · CAD (Creo, SolidWorks, NX) · CFD/FEA · ASHRAE · OCP

About Dell Technologies

Dell sells servers, storage, networking, and PCs to enterprises and consumers worldwide, with a fast-growing AI Factory infrastructure business.

Public · 5000+ people

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before, you'll find your place here. Join us and help build the future of enterprise technology in Austin, Texas. Mechanical Senior Engineer Why Work with Us Dell Technologies is leading the transformation of AI infrastructure, delivering high-performance, liquid-cooled platforms that power next-generation workloads. Our teams solve some of the most complex engineering challenges in the industry. Join us to do the best work of your career and make a measurable impact by enabling deployment and success of advanced AI systems at global scale. What You’ll Achieve As a Principal Mechanical/Thermal Engineer specializing in AI platforms with Direct Liquid Cooling (DLC), you will be a senior technical leader responsible for resolving complex factory and customer escalations while ensuring seamless deployment and lifecycle support of high-density AI systems. You will operate at the
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