Engineering Program Manager

Hewlett Packard Enterprise • Sunnyvale, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Engineering Program Manager This role has been designed as ‘’Onsite’ with an expectation that you will primarily work from an HPE office. Who We Are: Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE. Job Description: Engineering Program Manager Location (HYBRID): Sunnyvale, CA Contributes specialized subject‑matter expertise to solve common and moderately complex technical challenges, recommending alternative approaches when necessary. May serve as a project lead and provide guidance to junior team members. Exercises sound independent judgment and collaborates with stakeholders to determine the most effective methods for achieving program goals and deliverables. Program Leadership & Execution Lead and manage programs spanning one or more functions and project teams to drive engineering development and implementation for a subsystem or component of a product or service. Own end‑to-end delivery of Software NPI programs, ensuring clearly defined scope, realistic schedules, and strong cost governance across all phases of the lifecycle. Cross‑Functional Collaboration Partner closely with Development, QA, Documentation, Release Management, and Product Management to ensure successful delivery of committed requirements and realization of program objectives. NPI Lifecycle & Phase‑Gate Ownership Oversee the full NPI lifecycle—from concept through execution to release—ensuring compliance with phase‑gate criteria, cross‑functional readiness, and alignment across stakeholders. Risk & Dependency Management Identify technical, resource, supplier, and schedule risks early; develop and execute structured mitigation plans. Financial & Resource Planning Work with NPI leads to forecast resource requirements, ensure adequate staffing across releases, and support justification for additional budgets or vendor engagement as program needs evolve. Quality, Compliance & Release Readiness Ensure adherence to software quality metrics, test coverage expectations, defect management processes, and release build readiness. Coordinate with manufacturing partners to support final software qualification and production upgrades. Collaborate with Product Managers to develop and support Beta programs for selected customers. Executive Communication & Reporting Deliver clear, concise, data‑driven weekly status reports, dashboards, readiness summaries, risk escalations, and leadership updates with actionable insights. Team Leadership Provide mentoring and guidance to less experienced team members.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Management, Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent.
• Minimum of 6 years of experience.
• Proficiency with project planning and tracking tools (e.g., Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, JIRA, Confluence).
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Proven experience coordinating and directing matrixed teams.
• Ability to develop and manage program schedules, budgets, and resource allocation plans.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; fluency in English and local language.
• Strong ability to present program plans, proposals, and results, and to negotiate with management stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience with networking products (hardware, firmware, operating systems), ideally including management of SONiC development and testing.
• PMP/PMI Certification

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage programs spanning one or more functions and project teams to drive engineering development and implementation for a subsystem or component of a product or service.
• Own end‑to-end delivery of Software NPI programs, ensuring clearly defined scope, realistic schedules, and strong cost governance across all phases of the lifecycle.
• Partner closely with Development, QA, Documentation, Release Management, and Product Management to ensure successful delivery of committed requirements and realization of program objectives.
• Oversee the full NPI lifecycle—from concept through execution to release—ensuring compliance with phase‑gate criteria, cross‑functional readiness, and alignment across stakeholders.
• Identify technical, resource, supplier, and schedule risks early; develop and execute structured mitigation plans.
• Work with NPI leads to forecast resource requirements, ensure adequate staffing across releases, and support justification for additional budgets or vendor engagement as program needs evolve.
• Ensure adherence to software quality metrics, test coverage expectations, defect management processes, and release build readiness.
• Coordinate with manufacturing partners to support final software qualification and production upgrades.
• Collaborate with Product Managers to develop and support Beta programs for selected customers.
• Deliver clear, concise, data‑driven weekly status reports, dashboards, readiness summaries, risk escalations, and leadership updates with actionable insights.
• Provide mentoring and guidance to less experienced team members.

Benefits

• Health & Wellbeing We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.
• Personal & Professional Development We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.
• Unconditional Inclusion We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees