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Electrical Senior Engineer – Cables & Optics

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Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG) builds the products that power infrastructure, solutions, and data management our customers need most. Our teams design and develop the hardware and software that connect infrastructure, accelerate computational workloads, integrate across the stack, protect data continuity, and deliver the platforms, applications, and diagnostics our customers rely on every day at enterprise scale.

Some product builders follow the rules. Ours rewrite them.

Within ISG, innovation isn't just about creating new technology- it's about challenging assumptions and reimagining how work gets done. Engineers define intent, author precise specifications, and orchestrate AI agents that execute at speed and scale. AI is embedded throughout our development process, helping us move faster, learn quicker, and deliver greater impact. Yet the most important contribution remains uniquely human: deciding what to build, designing how it should work, and applying the judgment needed to earn our customers' trust. When your products power critical infrastructure around the world, that responsibility matters.

We move quickly toward the work that matters most. We reward experimentation, encourage bold thinking, and remove unnecessary barriers so great ideas can become reality faster. Our teams embrace a customer-first, first-to-market mindset, transforming rapid feedback into better products and better outcomes. We aren't looking for people who are content with the status quo- we look for builders who question it, improve it, and occasionally rewrite it.

If you're energized by solving complex systems challenges, excited to work alongside AI to amplify your impact, and motivated by the opportunity to shape what's next instead of simply maintaining what's been done before, you'll find your place here.

Electrical Senior Engineer – Cables & Optics

Join us as a Electrical Senior Engineer on our Cables & Optics team in Santa Clara, CA to do the best work of your career and make a profound social impact.

Responsibilities

What you’ll achieve

As a member of the Network Hardware Engineering team, you will be responsible for the verification and qualification of copper cables and optical transceiver modules across networking, compute, and storage platforms, primarily in the 10 Gbit/s to 1600 Gbit/s range. This role involves validating the performance, interoperability, and reliability of optical and copper connectivity solutions and supporting their integration into Dell products. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Platform Engineering, Solutions Engineering, COMMs, Network Software, and Product Management, on matters related to datacenter and GenAI-focused network, compute, storage, and switch connectivity. As an Electrical Senior Engineer for Cables & Optics, you will help ensure the successful deployment of high-speed interconnect technologies across Dell's next-generation infrastructure portfolio.

You will:

  • Develop and execute test plans to verify and qualify copper cables and optical transceiver modules in server-to-switch and switch-to-switch configurations across a wide range of networking speeds and protocols
  • Perform hands-on laboratory validation, interoperability testing, performance characterization, and failure analysis of optical and copper connectivity solutions; analyze test results and drive issue resolution with internal teams and suppliers
  • Collaborate with platform, networking, firmware, and software engineering teams to ensure successful integration and deployment of cables and optics within compute, storage, and networking products
  • Work with cable, optical module, NIC, switch, and silicon vendors to evaluate product capabilities, review technical specifications, and support qualification, production readiness, and sustaining activities
  • Ensure qualified connectivity solutions meet system requirements for performance, reliability, manufacturability, and serviceability while supporting new product introductions and sustaining programs

Qualifications

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Every Dell Technologies team member brings something unique to the table. Here’s what we are looking for with this role:

Essential Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience in hardware validation, qualification, or product development involving high-speed networking, optical transceivers, and cable technologies
  • Familiarity with optical and copper interconnect solutions, including SFP+, QSFP+, QSFP28, QSFP-DD, OSFP, DAC, and AOC technologies
  • Experience developing and executing test plans and performing hands-on laboratory validation, interoperability testing, and troubleshooting of server-to-switch and switch-to-switch connectivity solutions
  • Working knowledge of Ethernet networking concepts and experience using common lab equipment and networking test tools
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional engineering teams and external suppliers

Desirable Requirements

  • BS in Electrical Engineering or a related field; MS preferred
  • Familiarity with data center networking technologies and key industry suppliers of optical transceivers, cables, network switches, and NICs
  • Experience with Broadcom-based networking platforms and SDKs, Ethernet and InfiniBand technologies, or AI/HPC networking environments is a plus

Compensation

Dell is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range for this position is $126k - $173k.

Benefits and Perks of working at Dell Technologies

Your life. Your health. Supported by your benefits. You can explore the overall benefits experience that awaits you as a Dell Technologies team member — right now at MyWellatDell.com

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