Senior Engineering Program Lead for NPI/PLM

Hewlett Packard Enterprise; Fort Collins (CO); On-site; USD 168,000 - 319,000; Full time

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is seeking an Engineering Program Manager / PLM Program Manager to own end-to-end programs across the product lifecycle, from concept and NPI through release, sustaining, and end-of-life.

The ideal candidate will bring 6–10+ years in program/project management, 5+ years in Agile, and hands-on experience with Jira and Smartsheet. You will coordinate with Product, Engineering, Manufacturing, and external partners to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.

Qualifications

• 6+ years overall experience in program/project management, engineering program management, or technical program management.
• 5+ years in an Agile environment (Scrum/Kanban/hybrid) supporting engineering delivery.
• 5+ years of New Product Introduction (NPI) and/or product release execution ownership.
• 5+ years’ experience coordinating cross-functional execution.
• 5+ years working directly with engineering and program cross-functional teams,
• 3+ years influencing delivery commitments and outcomes with senior stakeholders
• 4+ years driving program execution using formal governance, identifying risks/dependencies early, and improving process and program efficiencies in partnership with engineering leadership.
• 4+ years of extensive experience using project and program planning tools and software packages to create, manage, and track project results (e.g., Jira and Smartsheet).
• 4+ years of schedule ownership ensuring milestones and timelines are met.
• 4+ years’ experience driving recovery plans for slipping milestones.
• 3+ years’ operating at senior stakeholder level.
• 3+ years presenting status, risks, and trade-offs to senior management.
• 3+ years contributing to measurable process improvements (e.g., improved predictability, reduced cycle time, improved on-time delivery).
• 3+ years hands-on experience using Jira for program execution tracking and stakeholder reporting
• 2+ years hands-on experience using Smartsheet to build and maintain program schedules and reporting
• 2+ years of informal or formal mentoring/leadership responsibilities.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with 3+ years’ experience using execution metrics to drive corrective actions.
• Demonstrated business acumen with 4+ years successfully managing program scope, schedule, budget, and resources, including communicating with stakeholders and directing matrixed teams and resources.

Responsibilities

• Manages and leads a program involving multiple functions and project teams to drive the engineering development and implementation process for a product or service offering, typically requiring 5+ years experience coordinating cross-functional execution.
• Develops and directs the development of integrated schedules, critical deliverables, budget, resource allocation plans, and other support requirements for assigned programs; requires 4+ years of schedule ownership ensuring milestones and timelines are met.
• Manages activities of supporting project teams and internal development partners; ensures progress against established plans and uses analysis of business and execution data to alter or update schedules and resource allocations to meet product requirements and development schedules; requires 4+ years experience driving recovery plans for slipping milestones.
• Communicates program progress, escalations, and issue analysis to product stakeholders; collaborates with management and internal manufacturing and development partners to recommend and implement changes to products, processes, or business practices to resolve escalated issues, produce solutions, and ensure adherence to budgets and established roadmaps and schedules; requires 3+ years presenting status, risks, and trade-offs to senior management.
• Drives innovation and integration of new technologies and quality initiatives into projects and activities in the manufacturing and/or engineering organization; requires 3+ years contributing to measurable process improvements (e.g., improved predictability, reduced cycle time, improved on-time delivery).
• Leads and provides guidance and mentoring to less-experienced staff members; typically 2+ years of informal or formal mentoring/leadership responsibilities.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional coordination

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Executive communications

Mentoring/leadership

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business/Engineering/CS

Tools

Jira

Smartsheet

Job description

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is seeking an Engineering Program Manager / PLM Program Manager to own end-to-end programs across the product lifecycle, from concept and NPI through release, sustaining, and end-of-life.

The ideal candidate will bring 6–10+ years in program/project management, 5+ years in Agile, and hands-on experience with Jira and Smartsheet. You will coordinate with Product, Engineering, Manufacturing, and external partners to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.