Technical Program Manager, Hardware

Arista Networks•Santa Clara, CA

1d•$122,000 - $200,000

About The Position

Arista Networks is an industry leader in data-driven, client-to-cloud networking for large data center, campus and routing environments. What sets us apart is our relentless pursuit of innovation. We leverage the latest advancements in cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and software-defined networking to provide our clients with a competitive edge in an increasingly interconnected world. Our solutions are designed to not only meet the current demands of the digital landscape but to also anticipate and adapt to future challenges. At Arista we value the diversity of thought and perspectives that each employee brings to the table. We believe that fostering an inclusive environment, where individuals from various backgrounds and experiences feel welcome, is essential for driving creativity and innovation. Our commitment to excellence has earned us several prestigious awards, such as Best Engineering Team, Best Company for Diversity, Compensation, and Work-Life Balance. At Arista, we take pride in our track record of success and strive to maintain the highest standards of quality and performance in everything we do. As a Technical Program Manager, Hardware at Arista, you will collaborate closely with customers, strategic partners, and experienced internal cross-disciplinary team leaders. You’ll be at the center of driving customer-focused programs forward, ensuring deliverables are met on time to support our customers' internal development and deployment goals. In this critical role, you’ll lead hardware product development efforts from concept through release to volume production. Approximately 75% of your time will be focused on the New Product Introduction (NPI) process, while the remaining 25% will support Manufacturing. Your success in the role will rely on strong leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills to keep projects aligned and moving forward.

Requirements

10+ years of NPI hardware engineering and leadership experience
Design engineering, New Product Introduction, and manufacturing experience with rack-mounted data center or enterprise equipment
Experience working with multiple engineering disciplines including electrical, mechanical, software, diagnostics, test, and manufacturing engineering team members
Exceptional project management skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication and organizational skills.
Significant working knowledge of hardware development.
Proven track record of managing hardware projects and delivering on time.
Demonstrated ability to take initiative, define, document, implement new processes.
Experience interfacing with product management, internal cross-functional engineering teams, and contract manufacturing (CM’s) partners
Ability to listen and simplify complex topics for non-technical audiences, and prepare summaries for executives and stakeholders.
Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, industrial engineering or equivalent experience.

Nice To Haves

MS/MBA and PMP desirable.

Responsibilities

Creating statement of work (SoW) documents for complex technical programs
Interface with key customers and strategic partners to develop program plans including negotiating schedules, milestone deliverables, prototype allocations, and feature set.
Lead a cross-functional team from HW, SW, Central, and Diagnostic engineering, manufacturing, product management, ODM/JDM partners, and customer support to deliver outstanding products to the market.
Prepare and present weekly program status updates to Director/Senior VP level audiences through the course of the program
You will be responsible for tracking and reporting on the overall state of your programs, as well as identifying and solving any concerns prior to them causing impact.
Create a master schedule that captures and inter-connects the key cross-functional deliverables as defined by the product development lifecycle and ensure the team delivers.
Drive and lead development milestone checkpoints.
Drive, coordinate, and monitor engineering programs including scheduling, planning, product and project cost analysis, early access, & first customer shipment.
Drive cross-functional issue resolution ensuring issues are identified, owned and resolved.
Ensure issues are escalated to the appropriate functional leaders.