# Senior Manager, Hardware Engineering

**Company**: Hewlett Packard Enterprise
**Location**: Sunnyvale, California
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $181,000 - $367,000 per year
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

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 management experience in the Networking/Communications hardware industry, including hands-on expertise with Original Design Manufacturer (ODM) and Contract Manufacturing (CM) development methodologies.

As a Senior Hardware Manager, you will play a crucial role in overseeing the design, development, and manufacturing of hardware products for Data Center and AI market, while ensuring the highest standards of quality, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness throughout the lifecycle.

**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 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.

- Manage relationships with CMs and ODMs, ensuring effective communication and smooth operations throughout the product lifecycle.

- Analyze data from hardware testing and customer feedback to drive product improvements.

- Mentor and develop a high-performing experienced hardware team, providing guidance, support, and career development opportunities.

- Stay up to date with industry trends and advancements in hardware technologies to ensure the company remains competitive.

**Basic Qualifications:**

- Education: Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.

- Experience: Minimum 8 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 hardware design, prototyping, and manufacturing processes, including board design, FPGA 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.

**Benefits:**

- Comprehensive suite of benefits that supports physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.

- Investment in career development and growth.

- Unconditional inclusion and celebration of individual uniqueness.

**Salary:** The expected salary/wage range for this position is $181,000 - $367,000 per year.

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## Skills

### Required
- hardware design
- prototyping
- manufacturing processes
- board design
- FPGA design
- high-power SoC based systems
- CPU subsystem design
- supply chain management
- production schedules
- cost optimization
- leadership
- team management
- communication
- interpersonal skills
- problem-solving

### Nice to have
- international manufacturing standards
- regulatory compliance
- product certifications
- software and firmware development processes

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