Senior Engineering Program Manager
About The Position
As a hardware Engineering Program Manager at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, you will lead complex, cross-functional programs supporting the development and implementation of HPE products or system solutions. You will coordinate project and engineering teams and vendor partners while managing schedules, budgets, resources, prototype hardware builds, program risks, issue resolution, product cost, and critical deliverables. The role calls for advanced program management expertise, business acumen, a strong technical hardware development background, and the ability to influence matrixed teams and senior stakeholders. You will drive process improvements, quality initiatives, product hardware validation, issue tracking and resolution, and adoption of innovative technologies to improve execution and deliver products aligned with business objectives and product roadmaps.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering or Computer Engineering.
- Typically 8+ years of relevant experience in engineering, project management, or program management.
- Demonstrated record of delivering complex hardware development projects from concept through development and manufacturing release, with continuing support through end of product life.
- Demonstrated experience managing complex hardware development and cross-functional programs involving multiple projects, stakeholders, and matrixed resources.
- Extensive experience using project and program planning tools to create, manage, and track schedules, deliverables, resources, budgets, and results.
- Ability to analyze business information, identify risks and issues, and develop effective solutions.
- Experience communicating program plans, proposals, progress, and results to engineering teams and middle and senior management.
- Experience influencing stakeholders, negotiating priorities, and driving execution across matrixed organizations.
- Advanced program and project management expertise.
- Strong technical expertise in electrical or computer engineering.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and decision-making skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and mastery of English.
- Strong business acumen and ability to connect program execution to business and product objectives.
- Ability to lead without direct authority and collaborate across engineering, manufacturing, product, and business functions.
- Ability to manage competing priorities, dependencies, schedules, budgets, and resources.
- Ability to exercise independent judgment and make decisions in complex and changing environments.
- Strong mentoring, facilitation, stakeholder management, and executive communication skills.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Business.
- PMP or PMI certification.
Responsibilities
- Lead programs involving multiple functions and project teams throughout hardware engineering development and implementation.
- Develop and manage project schedules using tools and techniques such as Microsoft Project, JIRA, SmartSheets, and critical path analysis.
- Manage program schedules, critical deliverables, budgets, hardware prototype build and allocation plans, risk mitigation, and other program requirements.
- Direct supporting project teams and internal development partners, monitor progress, adjust schedules, and define and execute recovery plans or resource allocations as needed.
- Analyze business and program information to resolve issues and ensure product requirements, roadmaps, budgets, and delivery schedules are achieved.
- Communicate program status, risks, escalations, and issue analyses to stakeholders, management, and cross-functional partners.
- Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, product, regulatory, and development organizations to recommend and implement improvements to products, processes, and business practices.
- Drive adoption of innovative technologies, including AI, and quality initiatives.
- Provide guidance and mentoring to less experienced team members.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits supporting physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.
- Career development programs to help employees pursue career goals and develop expertise.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
