Senior Hardware Manager

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP; Sunnyvale, Northern (CA, KY); On-site; USD 174,000 - 353,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & wellbeing benefits

Career development programs

Inclusive culture

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Senior Hardware Manager to lead hardware development and release processes. You will oversee the design, development, and manufacturing of hardware products, collaborating with CM/ODM partners and cross-functional teams to meet quality and cost objectives.

The role requires 7–10 years of management experience in hardware, strong leadership, and a track record in networking hardware.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of management experience in hardware development.
• Hands-on CM/ODM development methodologies.
• Experience with networking hardware (Switching/Routing/Security) systems.
• Strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and mentor a hardware development team to deliver high-quality hardware products.
• Oversee the hardware lifecycle from concept to production.
• Collaborate with CM/ODM partners on design, manufacturing, and assembly.
• Define hardware requirements and timelines with cross-functional teams.
• Ensure hardware brings up and lab testing activities meet product specs.
• Drive DVT testing, validation, and certification processes.
• Identify and mitigate risks across design, production, and supply chain.
• Oversee development of hardware prototypes focusing on improvement and release.
• Review design documentation, schematics, PCB designs, and test plans.
• Develop processes to improve performance, reliability, and manufacturability.

Skills

Leadership

Hardware development

CM/ODM experience

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Job description

## Senior Hardware ManagerApplylocations: Sunnyvale, California, United States of Americatime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: 1209422Senior Hardware ManagerThis 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 on finding 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:**Job Overview:We are looking for a highly skilled and dynamic Senior Hardware Manager to join our team and lead the hardware development and release processes. This role is ideal for someone with a minimum of 7-10 years of management experience in the Networking/Communications hardware industry, including hands-on expertise with Contract Manufacturing (CM) and Original Design Manufacturer (ODM) development methodologies. As a Senior Hardware Manager, you will play a crucial role in overseeing the design, development, and manufacturing of hardware products, while ensuring the highest standards of quality, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness throughout the lifecycle.In this position, you will leverage your leadership skills to manage and mentor a team, collaborate with product management, cross-functional software, test, manufacturing teams, external CM and ODM partners, and drive innovation in hardware solutions that meet business objectives.Key Responsibilities:* Lead, manage, and mentor a hardware development team, ensuring high performance, innovation, and effective collaboration across design, engineering, and manufacturing teams.* Oversee the entire hardware lifecycle from concept through production, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.* Work closely with CM/ODM partners to drive hardware design, manufacturing and assembly processes, ensuring quality, cost-effectiveness, and timely production.* Collaborate with hardware and software architects, software development and test teams, and product management teams to define hardware requirements, specifications, and timelines.* Ensure hardware meets product requirements by managing bring-up and lab testing activities* Drive DVT testing, validation, and certification processes.* Identify and mitigate risks associated with hardware design, production, and supply chain issues.* Oversee the development of hardware prototypes with focus on continuous improvement and eventual release to production.* Drive and participate in reviews of design documentation, schematics and PCB designs, and hardware test plans.* Develop and implement processes to improve hardware performance, reliability, and manufacturability.Qualifications:* Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.* Experience: 7-10 years of management experience in hardware development, with hands-on experience in Contract Manufacturing (CM) and Original Design Manufacturer (ODM) development methodologies.* Strong background in of hardware design, prototyping, and manufacturing processes, including Board design, high-power SoC based systems, and CPU subsystem design.* Proven track record of managing product development for Networking (Switching/Routing/Security) Systems.* Excellent understanding of supply chain management, production schedules, and cost optimization.* Strong leadership and team management skills, with experience leading cross-functional teams.* Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and lead teams to meet deadlines and business objectives* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to negotiate and manage vendor, partner, and customer relationships.* Strong problem-solving skills, ability to troubleshoot complex hardware development challenges, and attention to detail.Preferred Qualifications:* Experience in managing complex, high-speed design including high-speed interconnects, high power and high thermal products is strongly preferred* Experience in emerging technologies like liquid cooled systems, latest optical transceiver technologies like CPO, CPC is strongly desired* Knowledge of software and firmware development processes as they relate to hardware.**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 are a force for good.**Let's Stay Connected:**Follow @HPECareers on Instagram to see the latest on people, culture and tech at HPE.#unitedstates### ### #globalIT**Job:**Engineering**Job Level:**Manager\_2 "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 174,000 - 352,500 in California The listed salary range reflects base salary. Variable incentives may also be offered."