HW Systems Architect

Hobbsnews; Colorado; Hybrid; USD 127,000 - 241,000; Full time

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is seeking an experienced HW Systems Architect to drive server configurations, BOM management, and lifecycle governance across engineering, product management, manufacturing and support. You will lead configuration validation, keep menus current, and guide field sales on complex deployments.

The role emphasizes collaboration across teams, NPI support, and roadmap governance while aligning to business objectives and ISV partnerships for strategic workloads.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, information systems, or a related technical field.
• 3+ years of experience in server hardware, platform engineering, configuration management, product lifecycle management, or related role.
• Experience developing and managing hardware configurations and BOMs for enterprise products.
• Experience working across engineering, product management, sales, manufacturing, and support organizations.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and sustain purpose-built HPE server configurations and BOMs that optimize performance and interoperability with strategic ISV partner solutions.
• Review and approve BOM and configuration details for test plans, validation activities, and product releases.
• Track server platforms, options, and component lifecycles, and maintain reports identifying roadmap changes, lifecycle risks, and transition requirements.
• Support the development and ongoing maintenance of configuration menus, option structures, and business rules within HPE ordering, configuration, and quoting tools.
• Provide technical guidance and recommendations for field sales inquiries, customer-specific non-standard configurations, and large-deal opportunities.
• Support customer and field escalations by reproducing issues, validating configurations, and assisting with root cause investigations.
• Support physical lab environments, including hardware setup, configuration, maintenance, and testing activities.
• Collaborate with Product Management, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Customer Support teams to ensure configuration accuracy and lifecycle readiness.

Skills

Server hardware

BOM management

Configuration management

Enterprise virtualization

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/CS/IS

Tools

Ordering systems

BOM management tools

Job description

HW Systems ArchitectThis role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with a requirement that you will work on average 2 days per week 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 onfinding 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:

We are seeking an experienced Hardware Engineer to serve as the primary technical liaison across Engineering, Product Management, Manufacturing, Sales, Supply Chain, and Support organizations to drive the successful development, deployment, and lifecycle management of purpose-built HPE server solutions.

In this role, you will lead the definition, configuration, and ongoing management of server platforms and Bills of Material (BOMs) optimized for strategic ISV partner solutions and customer workloads. Working across cross-functional teams, you will ensure configurations are technically validated, orderable, supportable, and aligned with product strategy, customer requirements, and business objectives.

The successful candidate will support new product introductions (NPI), platform roadmap planning, configuration governance, lifecycle management, sales enablement, and customer escalations. This role requires a combination of strong server platform expertise, systems knowledge, and cross-functional collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and sustain purpose-built HPE server configurations and BOMs that optimize performance and interoperability with strategic ISV partner solutions.
• Review and approve BOM and configuration details for test plans, validation activities, and product releases.
• Track server platforms, options, and component lifecycles, and maintain reports identifying roadmap changes, lifecycle risks, and transition requirements.
• Support the development and ongoing maintenance of configuration menus, option structures, and business rules within HPE ordering, configuration, and quoting tools.
• Provide technical guidance and recommendations for field sales inquiries, customer-specific non-standard configurations, and special requests for large-deal opportunities.
• Support customer and field escalations by reproducing issues, validating configurations, and assisting with root cause investigations.
• Support physical lab environments, including hardware setup, configuration, maintenance, and testing activities.
• Collaborate with Product Management, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Customer Support teams to ensure configuration accuracy and lifecycle readiness.

Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge of server hardware architectures, including processors, memory, storage, networking, and platform options.
• Knowledge of enterprise data protection and recovery architectures, cyber resilience and cyber recovery strategies, secure vaulting technologies, and enterprise virtualization platforms
• Experience with BOM management, product configuration management, and lifecycle processes.
• Familiarity with configuration, quoting, and ordering systems.
• Ability to analyze customer requirements and develop supported hardware configurations.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of server component lifecycle management and platform roadmap planning.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills with technical, business, and customer-facing teams.

Education and Experience

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical field.
• 3+ years of experience in server hardware, platform engineering, configuration management, product lifecycle management, or a related technical role.
• Experience developing and managing hardware configurations and BOMs for enterprise products.
• Experience working across engineering, product management, sales, manufacturing, and support organizations.

Accessibility

HPE is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities. If you believe you require accommodation during any stage of the application or interview process, please submit your request by completing our secure form linked here.

Note: This option is reserved for applicants needing assistance/reasonable accommodation related to a disability.

What We Can Offer You:

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 is a force for good.

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Job:

Engineering

Job Level:

TCP_04

The expected salary/wage range for this position is provided below. Actual offer may vary from this range based upon geographic location, work experience, education/training, and/or skill level.
– United States of America: Annual Salary USD 126,500 - 240,500 in Colorado // 136,500 - 260,500 in Massachusetts // 120,500 - 276,500 in North Carolina & Texas
The listed salary range reflects base salary. Variable incentives may also be offered.

Information about employee benefits offered in the US can be found at https://myhperewards.com/main/new-hire-enrollment.html

The estimated job application period closure is December 16 2026; this timeline is provided for transparency and internal planning purposes.

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