Onsite Service Engineer - AI Data Center
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About This Role
Onsite Engineers
OSEs collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop recovery protocols,
perform root cause analysis, and deliver preventive measures. On-Site Service
Engineers (OSEs) are critical to ensuring the operational success of AI Server
systems by providing expert hands-on maintenance, troubleshooting, and rapid
recovery of Dell hardware and infrastructure solutions at customer locations.
Join us to do the best work of your career and make a profound social impact as
an Onsite Engineer on our Field Service Engineering Team in Chennai.
What you’ll achieve
As an Onsite Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring up time,
reliability, and customer satisfaction through timely and expert-level technical
support. They also provide training, maintain service records, and ensure
customer satisfaction through professional and timely service.
You will:
* Design and implement standard procedures to provide on-site technical support
for AI Server systems, ensuring rapid recovery and minimal downtime and
communicate effectively with customers and internal teams before, during, and
after service activities to ensure transparency and satisfaction and
implement preventive measures to avoid future occurrences.
* Expertly diagnose complex system malfunctions to isolate issues to Dell,
other OEM vendors, or software, and execute appropriate action plans and
perform proactive and reactive maintenance and hardware Field Change Orders
(FCOs) per established procedures
* Perform initial system health checks and environmental audits to ensure
compliance with operational standards and enforce safety, quality, and
documentation guidelines during interventions.
* Perform corrective maintenance on AI Servers, including part replacements and
hardware firmware upgrades with precision and accountability and orchestrate
with logistics teams for expedited delivery of critical parts during
high-priority outages; often managing multi-million dollars of inventory.
* Collaborate strategically with Customer Delivery Executive (CDE) Technical
Customer Success Managers (TCSM), AI Data Center Functional Leaders,
Technical Engineers, and the Field Service Manager (FSM) to develop and
implement recovery protocols
* 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
* Associate or bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Engineering, or related field
with experience of at least 5 years in technical support, field engineering,
or data centre support roles; additional experience is a strong advantage.
* Hands-on expertise with Dell hardware (servers, storage, networking) and data
centre environments with proficiency in interpreting system logs, diagnostic
outputs, and performance data with strong technical aptitude to build,
repair, and prepare assemblies across Dell’s product line.
* Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities with clear verbal and
written communication skills with a customer-focused, professional demeanour
* Ability to lift and move equipment up to 50 lbs and must carry a
communication device for on-call responsibilities.
* Strong leadership and collaboration skills to motivate workgroups and work
with cross-functional teams and ability to work independently and adapt to
dynamic environments.
Desirable Requirements
Desirable Certifications:
* CompTIA Network+ (N10-009) | CompTIA Server+ (SK0-005) | ITIL® 4 Foundation |
Cisco CCNA (200-301) | VMware VCP-DCV (Data Center Virtualization) |
Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104) | SNIA Storage Certifications | Red
Hat RHCSA (then RHCE for advanced Linux) | Kubernetes CKA (Certified
Kubernetes Administrator).
* Additional Dell Proven Professional Certifications
Who we are
We believe that each of us has the power to make an impact. That’s why we put
our team members at the center of everything we do. If you’re looking for an
opportunity to grow your career with some of the best minds and most advanced
tech in the industry, we’re looking for you. Dell Technologies is a unique
family of businesses that helps individuals and organizations transform how they
work, live and play. Join us to build a future that works for everyone because
Progress Takes All of Us.
Application closing date: 21 Oct 2026
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for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of
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