IEP System Architect - Mechanical

Job Description

IEP System Architect - Mechanical

Competitive salary
Austin, TX

Dell provides the technology that transforms the way we all work and live. But we are more than a technology company — we are a people company. We inspire, challenge and respect every one of our over 100,000 employees. We also provide them with unparalleled growth and development opportunities. We can’t wait for you to discover this for yourself as a System Architect on our IEP team in Austin, Texas.
Dell is looking for a Senior Level Mechanical Engineer to join the IEP (Innovation Excellent Program) team to create new exciting PC products. The IEP team thrives on innovation and operates with a wide latitude of design freedoms to implement the coolest and latest technologies into Dell's award-winning products. The IEP team works across product lines to provide class leading mobile PC offerings for both commercial and consumer customers. This team has a passion for innovation and operates at the leading edge of the technology frontier. The candidate for this role requires a high level of creativity, drive, leadership, and design skills. Mechanical Product Architects at Dell are responsible for leading and defining the product designs across a large breath of skillsets, including structural, thermal, manufacturing, serviceability, and reliability. This position requires multi-discipline strengths within mechanical engineering to lead designs, drive system level decisions, and represent the team at the cross-functional reviews.

The ideal team member will have the acumen to handle both complex and ambiguous situations and multiple responsibilities simultaneously – mixing long term projects with the urgency of immediate demands. The right individual will be self-motivated, a strong collaborator, able to think creatively and to work with others to find solutions, drive execution, and focus on results.

The primary responsibilities of this position are to establish product mechanical requirements, engineer the product to meet those requirements and validate that the product meets those requirements. This involves working with internal development teams and external suppliers and development partners to develop innovative mechanical solutions for PCs, particularly notebooks, using leading-edge engineering software, tools and processes. Additional responsibilities include ensuring the products meet design targets in areas such as quality, feature set, cost, schedule, reliability, acoustics, regulatory and safety. The mechanical architect will be responsible for mechanical architecture, component and system-level specifications, creating and directing CAD models, interpreting test data, and status reporting for assigned team projects. The mechanical architect will also be responsible for driving others including external suppliers and development partners to deliver robust mechanical solutions.

Dell’s Engineering Mission is to meet our commitments and deliver differentiated and disruptive products, experiences and solutions which excite our sales teams, stun our competition and delight our customers. Dell provides boundless opportunities for lateral and upward mobility and growth. Dell supports and promotes continued learnings in your career with many tools and courses to develop and strengthen functional engineering skills, deepen technical expertise, enhance personal effectiveness, and strengthen leadership skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and influence future mobile product design by providing technical expertise and engineering leadership; strong focus on the front-end design cycle
• Interface with Marketing and internal teams to define product requirements and generate concepts that meet our customer needs
• Provide strong technical leadership in decisions when collaborating across multiple lines of business; including industrial design, marketing, usability, quality, and reliability
• Incubate, create, optimize, and convey design concepts with 3D CAD SW tools
• Engage and direct design enablement with external development partners (ODMs). Duties include: create/drive solutions, identify problems, and ensure design completion to specifications
• Collaborate with technology providers to identify and scope new technology innovation opportunities. Assess concepts, risks, and ensure readiness for implementation
• Generate Intellectual Property to protect innovations.

Essential Requirements

• Minimum of BS in Mechanical Engineering with 8 years of mechanical design engineering experience or MS in Mechanical Engineering with 5+ years of experience
• Strong aptitude to assess and optimize products by making the proper feature tradeoffs between mechanical, electrical, power, thermal, firmware, and BIOS
• Solid working knowledge of engineering design principles with specific expertise in the areas of large-scale production, sheet metal, injection molding, electrical interconnects, heat extraction, and vibration
• Must have extensive experience with 3D CAD systems (CREO experience required), ability to create basic concept models, interrogate production development models, and convey ideas through CAD.
• Strong aptitude for interpretation of mechanical simulations, design, test, and qualification requirements
• Driven self-motivated individual that is willing to solve complex problems
• Must possess strong communication and soft skills, both verbal and written. High degree of efficacy to navigate and relate to multiple audience levels
• Ability work independently and thrive in a diverse, multi-function fast paced team environment
• Aptitude to assess and optimize program tradeoffs such as cost, performance, quality, and schedule

Desirable Requirements

• Work experience in design and analysis of electronics enclosures. (PC, server, or equivalent product experience a plus)
• Masters, Professional License, or Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering or related field
• Knowledge of Thermal analysis techniques and CFD, Flotherm preferred
• Knowledge in structural analysis or FEA SW

Benefits
We offer highly competitive salaries, bonus programs, world-class benefits, and unparalleled growth and development opportunities — all to create a compelling and rewarding work environment.
If you can engineer innovative solutions to highly complex problems, this is your opportunity to develop with Dell.

Requires some overseas travel to Taipei, typically a few trips per year.
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