HP
R&D Manager, Project Leadership & Software
$147K–$231K
Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 19, 2026
- Experience
- Typically 10+ years of job-related experience; typically 8-10 years of management or technical leadership experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s or graduate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline, or commensurate work experience and demonstrated competence.
About the job
Leads engineering and technical program management teams delivering firmware, operating system integration, and platform software for HP Z Workstations from architecture through launch and ongoing support.
What you'll do
- Lead firmware, Windows and Linux readiness, platform software integration, and validation across workstation product lifecycles.
- Manage technical program execution, including plans, schedules, budgets, resources, risks, suppliers, and cross-functional alignment.
- Lead and develop engineering and program management teams, and drive partner performance and continuous improvement.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s or graduate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline, or commensurate work experience and demonstrated competence.
- Typically 10+ years of job-related experience in electronics or computer hardware/software development, technical program management, or a related technical development environment.
- Typically 8-10 years of management or technical leadership experience, including leadership of engineering functions, teams, and delivery across organizational or geographic boundaries.
- Demonstrated ability to manage project elements, resources, schedules, budgets, suppliers, and technical risks.
Nice to have
- Experience with workstation-class platforms, enterprise PCs, high-performance computing systems, or other complex computing products.
- Experience leading system-level functional, lifecycle validation.
Pay
$147,050 to $230,850 USD annually (base pay); additional opportunities for pay in the form of bonus and/or equity (amount not stated).
Tools
Remote System Controller (RSC), Windows, Linux
AI focus
Drive strategic initiatives focused on AI workstation capabilities and future technology enablement.
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