Value Engineering Senior Principal Engineer
Dell · full-time · posted 9 Sep
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Value Engineering Senior Principal Engineer
Dell
- Seniority
- Principal
- Engagement
- Full-time
- Posted
- 3 days ago
What the posting asks for
- 10 years of experience
- Product design engineering
- Server product design
- Cost/value engineering
- Design for Cost (DtC)
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The posting, in its own words
Value EngineeringSenior Principal EngineerAre you a product design engineer passionate about shaping the future of server technology while making a tangible impact on product strategy and profitability? We're looking for a Senior Principal Engineer with deep product design expertise to join our Technical Program Management team in Taipei, Taiwan — someone who thrives at the intersection of hardware design, cost strategy, and cross-functional leadership.In this role, you'll leverage your product design background to influence how Dell's next generation of server and storage products are designed, built, and brought to market. Your engineering foundation will be critical as you collaborate with global teams across engineering, marketing, procurement, and program management to ensure every product delivers the right balance of design excellence, performance, quality, cost, and customer value.Join us to do the best work of your career and make a profound social impact as Value Engineering Senior Principal Engineer (Server) on our Technical Program Management team in Taipei , Taiwan.What you’ll achieveAs a Value Engineering Senior Principal Engineer (Server), you will drive the development and implementation of new and exciting products and services. Working closely with Engineering, Marketing, Procurement, and Product Management in cross-functional teams, you will manage the entire lifecycle of highly complex, high-risk projects. From design to delivery.
RESPONSIBILITIES
You will: Lead Design-Driven Cost Strategy — Apply your product design expertise to develop and present server and storage structural cost targets from concept through planning, communicating insights to audiences ranging from working teams to senior executivesBridge Design and Cost Insights — Leverage your understanding of hardware design principles to partner with Engineering, Marketing, Program Management, and Procurement, delivering component-level and system-level cost analysis, including Technology Tax, Design to Value (DtV), and Design to Cost (DtC) recommendationsOptimize Through Design Intelligence — Lead cost reduction initiatives by identifying design-driven opportunities through product development collaboration, procurement strategy, and competitive product teardown analysisGuide Design Trade-Off Decisions — Evaluate engineering trade-offs between design complexity, manufacturability, reliability, and cost to recommend optimal product architecturesEnsure Program Alignment — Maintain cost analysis schedules and ensure deliverables align with program milestones and core team objectivesInfluence Product Roadmaps — Serve as a trusted advisor to leadership on design-cost-performance tradeoffs that shape future product direction
QUALIFICATIONS
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: 10+ years of progressive experience in product design engineering, hardware development, or cost/value engineering5+ years specifically in server or storage product design, including hands-on experience with mechanical and/or electrical design of enterprise hardware systemsStrong knowledge of product design lifecycle — from concept development, prototyping, and design validation through mass productionDemonstrated ability to translate design decisions into cost implications and vice versaProven ability to manage complex programs with multiple stakeholders and competing prioritiesStrong influencing and communication skills — you can guide cross-functional teams toward alignment without direct authority Desirable Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Engineering (EE, ME, CE, or CS) or equivalent experienceMaster's degree with 10+ years, or 12+ years of hands-on experience in Product Design, Procurement, and/or EngineeringDeep familiarity with x86 server architectures, including thermal design, power delivery, system integrationHands-on experience with product teardown and competitive benchmarking from a design perspectiveUnderstanding of Design for Cost (DtC), Design for Value (DtV), Design for Manufacturability (DFM), and Design for Assembly (DFA) methodologiesFamiliarity with component technologies including PCBAs, heatsinks, sheet metal, cables, connectors, and plastic enclosuresExperience working across global, multicultural engineering teams
ABOUT US
Who We Are
We believe that each of us has the power to make an impact. That’s why we put our team members at the center of everything we do. If you’re looking for an opportunity to grow your career with some of the best minds and most advanced tech in the industry, we’re looking for you.
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