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Senior Test Engineer- Telecom- Round Rock, TX

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Senior Test Engineer

Join us as a Senior Test Engineer in the Telecom Systems Business Infrastructure Engineering team where you will play a key role in the test and validation of our server, storage, and networking platforms.

What you’ll achieve

You’ll define and execute test methodologies of current and next-generation hardware platforms targeted for the telecommunications industry. Through both direct hands-on lab work and remote work in a hybrid work environment, you’ll configure the hardware platforms, BIOS, firmware, and add-in cards and you will test various functionality and performance aspects of the systems. You’ll develop test plans and execute them on multiple generations of hardware. You’ll form opinions on improvements to the architecture or to the system configurations, and you’ll help incorporate your opinions into the specification of future generations of the products. You’ll grow to become an expert in modern hardware architecture with a specialty in the 5G radio-access network (RAN) domain. You’ll engage internally across Dell’s engineering community, with vendors, and with customers. You’ll research differences in modern CPU architectures and the various trade-offs between compute performance, power consumption, thermal efficiency, and cost. You’ll have a hand in designing Dell’s products and, ultimately, in the emerging 5G networks across the world.


You will:

  • Learn modern server hardware architectures and experiment in a hands-on lab setting
  • Apply telecom-specific test requirements to prove functionality and performance on physical hardware
  • Execute test plans in the lab and evaluate the conformance of the hardware against the test plan
  • Define and implement new test methodologies to reduce test time and increase test coverage
  • Implement a continuous improvement process for test plans, test cases, and automation during and after test projects
  • Evaluate effectiveness of test plan during and after test projects
  • Collaborate with and be mentored by senior technologists with expertise in server architecture and in radio-access networks (RANs)
  • Work with the extended engineering team to ensure completion of all required testing


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

  • Robust understanding of hardware and software system architecture
  • Robust understanding of hardware and software interactions, and able to apply this understanding to resolve issues
  • Able to easily achieve mastery of new tools, protocols, and operating systems
  • Proficient in reading and understanding technical data sheets, technical specifications, and solution-level reference architectures
  • Ability to generate test plans based on functional specifications of the hardware to be tested
  • Desire to seek continuous improvement in your daily work to increase your efficiency and effectiveness
  • Ability to work independently towards goals as well as participate collaboratively in a team environment towards common shared goals


Desirable Requirements

  • Typically requires 5+ years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3+ years with a Master’s degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent experience
  • Knowledge of or experience in telecom network equipment for RANs
  • Familiar with network protocol test equipment and workload generators
  • Familiar with various modern CPU architectures across Intel, AMD, and ARM


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What’s most important to us is that you are respected, feel like you can be yourself and have the opportunity to do the best work of your life -- while still having a life. We offer excellent benefits, bonus programs, flexible work arrangements, a variety of career development opportunities, employee resource groups, and much more.

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Job ID: R165091

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