HPE
Principal Engineering Program Manager
$140K–$321K
Texas City, Texas, United States of America +2 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 19, 2026
- Location
- Texas City, Texas, United States of America
Ft. Collins, Colorado, United States of America
Andover, Massachusetts, United States of America - Experience
- 6+ years overall; the posting also specifies 5+ years in Agile environments, NPI/release execution, and cross-functional execution, plus multiple role-specific experience thresholds.
- Education
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in business management, Engineering, Computer Sciences, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Owns cross-functional engineering programs across the product lifecycle, coordinating schedules, resources, budgets, governance, and stakeholders to deliver product releases on time and within budget.
What you'll do
- Lead multi-function programs from NPI through release, sustaining, and end-of-life; manage schedules, budgets, resources, and dependencies.
- Track execution, identify risks, and drive recovery plans and corrective actions when milestones slip.
- Communicate program status, escalations, risks, and trade-offs to senior stakeholders; mentor less-experienced staff.
What they ask for
- 6+ years of program/project management experience; 5+ years in Agile engineering delivery and NPI or product release execution.
- 4+ years driving formal program governance and managing schedules, risks, dependencies, and recovery plans.
- Hands-on Jira experience (3+ years) and Smartsheet experience (2+ years).
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in business management, Engineering, Computer Sciences, or equivalent experience.
Nice to have
- PMP/PMI certification.
Pay
USD 147,000 - 279,000 (base salary, Colorado); USD 158,500 - 301,500 (base salary, Massachusetts); USD 140,000 - 321,000 (base salary, Texas)
Tools
Jira, Smartsheet, Scrum, Kanban
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