Hardware Engineering Manager

Hewlett Packard Enterprise • Roseville, CA

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

At Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Hardware Engineering Managers sit at the intersection of technical leadership, people management, and product delivery. This role is ideal for a seasoned hardware professional who has grown from deep technical expertise into a leader capable of guiding teams, aligning stakeholders, and delivering complex hardware programs at scale. HPE is a global technology leader built on innovation, trust, and engineering excellence. We empower our managers with meaningful ownership—of teams, execution, quality, and outcomes—while working alongside some of the industry’s strongest technical talent.
Why HPE Networking? HPE Networking is one of our fastest‑growing and most strategic businesses, delivering open, standards‑based networking solutions across Branch, Campus, and Data Center environments worldwide. Our platforms support customers ranging from growing enterprises to the world’s largest hyperscalers. As a Hardware Engineering Manager, you will lead teams developing complex, high‑performance networking hardware, ensuring technical excellence while driving predictable execution from concept through mass production.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related discipline
• People‑centric leader with a passion for mentoring, coaching, and developing engineers at all career stages
• Proven ability to build, grow, and sustain high‑performing, collaborative teams, including across global or multi‑site environments
• Demonstrated success in creating clear development plans, providing actionable feedback, and strengthening technical depth and leadership capability within teams
• Strong execution mindset, with experience prioritizing work, aligning resources, and managing risk to deliver consistent results
• Solid blend of technical depth and business judgment, enabling effective decision‑making and trade‑off discussions
• Trusted technical leader who influences design direction, engineering standards, and team practices beyond a single project
• Practical understanding of high‑speed hardware design, including signal integrity, power integrity, and system‑level performance

Nice To Haves

• Strong cross‑organizational influence and stakeholder partnership skills
• Confident, autonomous decision‑maker with a balanced people‑and‑delivery mindset
• Clear, persuasive communicator capable of influencing at all levels
• Passion for coaching, talent development, and long‑term team growth

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and execution leadership for hardware R&D programs, working in close partnership with domain experts and cross‑functional stakeholders
• Translate business and product strategy into clear hardware development goals, execution plans, and deliverables across the full product lifecycle
• Plan and manage resources, priorities, and timelines from product conception through mass production, ensuring alignment with program commitments
• Identify technical, schedule, cost, and resource risks early; establish and execute mitigation and contingency plans to minimize impact
• Develop, manage, and track project budgets and schedules; forecast milestones and completion dates, and proactively address threats to on‑time and on‑budget delivery
• Lead execution across organizational boundaries, collaborating effectively with system architecture, firmware, supply chain, and program management teams to ensure total project success
• Ensure design quality through structured design reviews, margin analysis, validation planning, and hands‑on technical oversight
• Build, lead, and develop high‑performing hardware engineering teams through effective performance management, coaching, and talent development
• Support hiring, onboarding, performance management, and succession planning for the team
• Communicate clearly and regularly with engineering and business leadership by presenting project status, risks, trade‑offs, and progress updates through reviews and management presentations

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: Manager