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Our Solutions Architecture team within Professional Services are experts in package customization and integration as well as total end-to-end solutions in targeted industry segments. After thorough consultation with our customers and careful analysis, we develop new IT systems or replace existing systems that support customers’ strategic, operational and financial goals.\nWhat you’ll achieve:\nAs a Principal Engineer, you will design and implement critical services, lead complex refactors, and champion quality. You will collaborate across teams to resolve dependencies and raise performance and reliability.\nJoin us to do the best work of your career and make a profound social impact as a Principal Engineer on our Solutions Architecture team.\n You will:\nCustomer Engagement & Post Sales Architecture\nLead technical discovery sessions with customers to gather thermal, environmental, mechanical, and operational requirements.\nDesign end to end liquid cooling solutions featuring rear door heat exchangers, CDUs, manifolds, hoses, fittings, and facility water loop considerations.\nProduce detailed solution designs including schematics, BOMs, system flow diagrams, thermal performance expectations, and installation guidelines.\nTranslate customer requirements into scalable, supportable, and reliable architectures.\nDeployment & Field Support\nSupport field engineering teams during installation, commissioning, and validation of RDHx and CDU systems.\nProvide technical oversight on-site or remotely, ensuring the deployed system aligns with the approved design.\nTroubleshoot flow rates, pressure drops, temperature deltas, coolant quality, sensor behavior, and CDU operational parameters.\nAssist with acceptance testing, monitoring configurations, and integration with facility cooling infrastructure.\nInternal SME & Cross-Functional Collaboration\nServe as the internal authority on liquid cooling within engineering, operations, sales, and product.\nDevelop internal documentation: reference architectures, best practices, safety guidelines, and deployment playbooks.\nTrain field teams and adjacent groups unfamiliar with liquid cooling practices.\nCollaborate with OEMs and vendors to stay aligned with the latest RDHx and CDU technologies.\nPractice Development\nDefine standards and repeatable processes for liquid cooling implementations.\nContribute to service offerings that support deployment, maintenance, and ongoing optimization of liquid cooling systems.\nHelp shape long-term strategy and roadmap as our liquid cooling practice grows.\nTake the first step towards your dream career\nEvery Dell Technologies team member brings something unique to the table. Here’s what we are looking for with this role:\nEssential Requirements\nTechnical Experience\n7+ years in data center infrastructure, solutions architecture, mechanical/thermal engineering, or HPC environments\nHands-on experience with:\no Rear-door heat exchangers (enclosed or active systems)\no Cooling Distribution Units (CDUs), Secondary Fluids Network (SFN) design and fabrication\no Coolant loop design, manifolds, flexible hose routing, connectors, drip less fittings, sensors, etc.\no Rack and system level liquid cooling technologies, including multiple cooling loops, and direct-to-chip cooling\nStrong understanding of:\no Heat transfer, thermodynamics, and fluid mechanics\no Facility water loops and integration points\no Flow balancing, delta T analysis, and pump performance curves\no Leak detection and safety best practices\nFamiliarity with data center power/cooling concepts (rack-level thermals, airflow management).\nArchitecture & Customer-Facing Skills\nExperience conducting 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