Sr Principal Engineering Program Manager

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health & wellbeing benefits

Personal & professional development

Inclusive culture

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise in California is seeking a Sr Principal Engineering Program Manager to lead quality initiatives across the Networking portfolio and guide cross-functional teams through complex engineering programs.

The role emphasizes governance, metrics, and a culture of continuous improvement, with a focus on delivering reliable products while partnering with engineering, operations, and business stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in business management, Engineering, Computer Sciences, or equivalent.
• PMP/PMI certification preferred.
• Typically 10+ years’ experience.

Responsibilities

• The Quality Program Manager is responsible for leading strategic software and hardware quality improvement initiatives across the HPE Networking portfolio.
• The role drives quality governance, continuous improvement, release quality, product reliability, and operational excellence through cross‑functional leadership and data‑driven decision making.
• Define and execute portfolio‑wide quality improvement roadmaps.
• Establish quality governance processes, executive reviews, and operating rhythms.
• Drive organizational alignment around quality goals, metrics, and accountability.
• Champion a quality‑first culture across engineering and operations teams.
• Communicates program progress, escalations, and issue analysis to product stakeholders; collaborates with business unit management and internal partners to recommend and implement changes to products, processes, or business practices to drive continuous improvement and manage program costs.
• Leads with authority and offers guidance and mentorship to less‑experienced team members to set an example of program management innovation and excellence.

Skills

Program management

Quality improvement

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in business management, Engineering, Computer Sciences, or equivalent

Job description

Sr Principal Engineering Program Manager This role has been designed as ‘’Onsite’ with an expectation that you will primarily work 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 Family Definition: Provides support and/or lead teams through the Engineering development process and implementation of company’s products. Management Level Definition: Contributions have substantial technical impact on a significant HPE product/project, or a strategic/architectural direction. Go‑to creator and innovator for critical business challenges and opportunities. Substantial, unique contributions provide long‑lasting, recurring benefits like time‑to‑market improvements, cost reductions, or satisfying future and current unmet customer needs. Recognized internal authority on key technology areas. Provides technical leadership to the business for significant project/program work. Leads and connects others across functions to unite around a common goal. Actively mentors others and contributes to the HPE technical community.

Responsibilities:

• The Quality Program Manager is responsible for leading strategic software and hardware quality improvement initiatives across the HPE Networking portfolio.
• The role drives quality governance, continuous improvement, release quality, product reliability, and operational excellence through cross‑functional leadership and data‑driven decision making.
• Define and execute portfolio‑wide quality improvement roadmaps.
• Establish quality governance processes, executive reviews, and operating rhythms.
• Drive organizational alignment around quality goals, metrics, and accountability.
• Champion a quality‑first culture across engineering and operations teams.
• Communicates program progress, escalations, and issue analysis to product stakeholders; collaborates with business unit management and internal partners to recommend and implement changes to products, processes, or business practices to drive continuous improvement and manage program costs.
• Leads with authority and offers guidance and mentorship to less‑experienced team members to set an example of program management innovation and excellence.

Education and Experience Required:

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in business management, Engineering, Computer Sciences, or equivalent. PMP/PMI certification preferred Typically 10+ years’ experience.

Knowledge and Skills:

Experience managing programs and projects, designing, implementing processes, tools and governance in the areas of HW and SW quality improvement. Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills. Demonstrated business acumen, understanding of organizational strategy, and successful experience managing all aspects of cross‑business unit programs, including communicating with internal and external stakeholders and directing matrixed teams and resources. History of innovation with examples of developing new technical, engineering and/or manufacturing processes. Excellent written and verbal communication skills; mastery in English and local language, with an excellent ability to communicate nuanced concepts and influence in written and oral communications with a broad vocabulary. Ability to effectively communicate program management architectures, plans, proposals, and results, while also negotiating options at business unit levels.

Accessibility

HPE is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities.

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 are a force for good.

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Job:

Engineering Job Level: TCP_06 The expected salary/wage range for this position is provided below.

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

Annual Salary USD 174,000 - 352,500 in California

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Accessibility

HPE is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities.

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

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