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Mechanical Principal Engineer-Data Center IT Solutions Deployment and Escalations

AI summary of the role

Senior mechanical/thermal engineering leader owning factory and customer escalations for Dell's AI platforms with Direct Liquid Cooling (DLC).

What you’ll do

  • Lead customer escalations as the primary mechanical/thermal expert for AI platform DLC issues.
  • Troubleshoot and optimize liquid cooling infrastructure: cold plates, manifolds, CDUs, pumps, leak detection.
  • Drive root cause analysis (RCA), corrective actions (CAPA), and fleet-wide reliability improvements.
  • Support NPI, pilot builds, and high-volume manufacturing ramps for AI systems.

What you’ll bring

  • Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering or related field (Master's preferred) with 10+ years in mechanical/thermal engineering.
  • Deep expertise in Direct Liquid Cooling (DLC), thermal system design, fluid mechanics, heat transfer.
  • Strong knowledge of AI/HPC platforms, GPU servers, high-density compute, and data center cooling.
  • Proven track record in failure analysis, reliability engineering, and leading customer escalations.

Technologies

Direct Liquid Cooling · CDU · cold plates · manifolds · quick disconnects · pumps · flow control · leak detection · Creo · SolidWorks · NX · CFD

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 Principal 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. Responsibilities What You’ll Achieve As a Mechanical Principal 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
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