Senior Systems Development Engineer

Job description

Senior Systems Development Engineer 

Our customers’ system requirements are usually highly complex. Bringing together hardware and software systems design, Systems Development Engineering operates at the very cutting edge of technology to meet them. We design and develop electronic and electro-mechanical or systems-orientated products, conduct feasibility studies on engineering proposals and prepare installation, operation and maintenance specifications and instructions. We’re proud to deliver programs and products to the highest quality standards, on time and within budget. 

What you’ll achieve: 

As a Senior Engineer, you will lead complex feature development, improve system reliability, and mentor teammates. You will contribute to design, ensure testability, and drive automation across the delivery lifecycle. 

Hands-on System Development Engineer responsible for end-to-end validation of x86 and ARM server platforms, with strong emphasis on server validation, firmware/BIOS testing, and system bring‑up. This is a lab‑intensive role spanning hardware, firmware, OS, and platform integration across pre-production and NPI environments.

Join us to do the best work of your career and make a profound social impact as a Senior Engineer on our Systems Development Engineering team. 

You will: 

• Perform end‑to‑end server solution validation across CPU, memory, PCIe, storage, networking, power, thermal, BIOS, BMC, FPGA, and OS.

• Lead server board‑level bring‑up and validation, including power sequencing, POST/boot‑flow debug, and unit test validation.

• Design and execute validation for BIOS/UEFI, OpenBMC, CPLD, secure boot, TPM, IPMI, and Redfish.

• Execute hardware stability, stress, thermal, and power tests across multiple server platforms,

• Analyze failures and root‑cause issues across HW / FW / OS boundaries using logs, serial console, and lab debug tools, collaborate with  platfrom, firmware, and OS teams to support NPI milestones.

   

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 

• 5+ years of hands‑on server platform validation / system development experience, strong experience with server board‑level validation and bring‑up (power, clocks, reset, PCIe, memory).

• Hands‑on experience with x86 and ARM server platforms across multiple generations.

• Strong BIOS/UEFI and OpenBMC firmware validation experience.

• Proven experience in hardware stability, stress, thermal, and power validation,strong debug skills across hardware, firmware, and  OS.

• Exposure to multi‑GPU server platforms and high‑density AI systems.

   

Desirable Requirements 

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in EE, ECE, Computer Engineering, or equivalent.

• Experience with OCP platforms, hyperscale or cloud server validation.