R&D Manager, Project Leadership & Software

HP•Fort Collins, CO

1d•$147,050 - $230,850

About The Position

The R&D Manager for Project Leadership and Software leads teams of engineers and technical program managers responsible for workstation firmware development, Windows and Linux operating system readiness, platform software integration, and program execution for HP Z Workstations. The role manages development and execution activities across product lifecycles, aligning resources, technical priorities, schedules, and business objectives to deliver workstation platforms successfully. The manager drives execution from early platform architecture and bring-up through product launch, sustaining updates, and lifecycle refreshes. Responsibilities include ownership of Remote System Controller (RSC) firmware strategy and execution, Windows and Linux operating system integration and Linux certification, and end-to-end program leadership for Value Workstations. The role ensures platform readiness, customer satisfaction, and on-time delivery through collaboration with internal engineering organizations, global original design manufacturers, silicon partners, operating system vendors, and strategic technology suppliers. Combining people leadership, technical breadth, strategic planning, program execution, supplier management, and continuous improvement, the role partners with Architecture, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Security, Program Management, Quality, Manufacturing, Customer Support, and external development partners. The goal is successful delivery of innovative workstation platforms that meet customer needs across professional computing environments.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or graduate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline, or commensurate work experience and demonstrated competence.
Typically 10+ years of job-related experience, including relevant experience in electronics or computer hardware/software development, technical program management, or a related technical development environment.
Typically 8–10 years of management or technical leadership experience, including leadership of engineering functions, teams, and delivery across organizational or geographic boundaries.
Demonstrated ability to manage project elements, resources, schedules, budgets, suppliers, and technical risks.

Nice To Haves

Experience with workstation-class platforms, enterprise PCs, high-performance computing systems, or other complex computing products.
Experience leading system-level functional and lifecycle validation.
Experience operating at the intersection of R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, suppliers, and customer engagement.
Experience working with silicon partners and global original design manufacturers.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presenting complex technical topics and readiness assessments to leadership audiences and guiding effective decisions.

Responsibilities

Lead and manage manageability firmware and low-level platform software engineering teams supporting HP Z Workstation platforms.
Lead Windows and Linux operating system engineering activities, including OS readiness, hardware enablement, driver integration, certification, platform optimization, security, and enterprise deployment support.
Drive firmware and operating system deliverables from early architecture and platform bring-up through launch, sustaining updates, and lifecycle refreshes.
Establish firmware and OS development strategies, release plans, quality objectives, and execution frameworks aligned with business and platform roadmaps.
Ensure platform readiness through validation of firmware, operating system, manageability, and customer experience requirements.
Identify, prioritize, investigate, and resolve critical platform issues with engineering teams, ODMs, operating system vendors, and silicon suppliers.
Improve development processes, automation, metrics, development velocity, and quality outcomes.
Lead R&D Technical Program Managers responsible for cross-functional execution of workstation platform development programs.
Establish program governance, execution frameworks, decision-making processes, and risk management practices for hardware and software initiatives.
Align cross-functional engineering, operations, quality, manufacturing, procurement, and business teams.
Define, communicate, and actively manage program plans, milestones, dependencies, and resource requirements.
Lead program reviews, executive updates, issue escalations, and decision forums to maintain schedule predictability and delivery commitments.
Identify program risks, plan mitigations, and drive closure across concurrent platform programs.
Lead firmware engineers, operating system engineers, technical program managers, and external partners.
Manage recruitment, onboarding, performance management, coaching, succession planning, and career development.
Set objectives, accountability, and development plans; manage team budgets and resource planning.
Build a collaborative engineering culture emphasizing customer focus, technical innovation, ownership, disciplined execution, and continuous improvement.
Foster communication and collaboration among team members, global development teams, and outsourced resources.
Manage supplier and partner performance to meet commitments, quality objectives, and service expectations.
Develop organizational capabilities in firmware engineering, operating systems, and program management.
Manage deliverables, schedules, costs, and resource allocation across firmware, operating system, and platform programs; identify and mitigate technical, execution, quality, and schedule risks.
Align engineering priorities, roadmaps, timelines, and budgets with organizational and business objectives.
Represent firmware, operating systems, and program execution organizations in leadership reviews, architecture reviews, readiness assessments, and Go/No-Go decisions.
Communicate status, risks, dependencies, and escalation plans to leadership teams and development partners.
Partner with Architecture, Hardware, Software, Security, Quality, Manufacturing, Customer Support, and Operations to assess readiness and execution risk.
Support customer escalations and field issues by coordinating cross-functional investigation and resolution.
Lead recurring and ad hoc cross-functional reviews with global stakeholders.
Collaborate with Microsoft, Canonical, Red Hat, silicon providers, ODMs, and other ecosystem partners on platform compatibility, certification, and customer readiness.
Drive strategic initiatives in platform security, enterprise manageability, operating system innovation, AI workstation capabilities, and future technology enablement.