Senior Principal Mechanical Engineer

Senior Principal Mechanical Engineer

This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with an expectation that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

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.

Reporting to the Head of Mechanical Engineering, the Senior Principal Mechanical Engineer must be a self-motivated technical leader capable of working in a fast-paced environment with aggressive product development schedules. This individual will be responsible for the mechanical architecture, design, development, and qualification of complex networking systems from concept through production and field deployment.

The ideal candidate is a highly experienced, hands-on engineer who combines strong technical leadership with a willingness to engage directly in product development activities, including system design, laboratory debugging, prototype evaluation, root-cause analysis, and customer issue resolution.

Responsibilities include:

• Lead the mechanical development of complex networking systems and chassis platforms from concept through production release and field support.
• Provide technical leadership across multiple programs and serve as a subject matter expert for mechanical architecture, packaging, manufacturability, reliability, and serviceability.
• Evaluate and integrate new technologies in cooling, liquid cooling, interconnects, materials, and manufacturing processes to support future product roadmaps.
• Drive system-level technical decisions, balancing performance, cost, schedule, reliability, manufacturability, compliance, and customer requirements.
• Remain actively engaged in hands-on engineering activities, including CAD reviews, tolerance analysis, prototype evaluation, laboratory testing, failure analysis, and root-cause investigations.
• Lead cross-functional design reviews and collaborate closely with Electrical, Thermal, Signal Integrity, Reliability, Manufacturing, Operations, and Supply Chain teams.
• Drive technical content of system specifications, design guidelines, validation plans, and engineering standards.
• Develop and maintain mechanical design standards, best practices, and engineering methodologies across the organization.
• Identify technical risks and drive mitigation plans throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Support customer escalations, manufacturing issues, and field failures through hands-on troubleshooting and corrective action development.
• Lead supplier engagements involving design reviews, manufacturing readiness, tooling strategies, and technical issue resolution.
• Provide project scoping, resource estimates, schedule input, and technical guidance for new product development efforts.
• Mentor and develop engineers through technical coaching, design reviews, and day-to-day engineering leadership.
• Contribute to long-term technology planning and future platform development initiatives.

Education

Required:

• BS in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• 12+ years of experience in electromechanical product development.

Preferred:

• MS in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience developing networking, server, storage, telecommunications, or high-performance computing systems.
• Extensive experience with chassis development, system packaging, and high-density electronic assemblies.
• Experience with advanced cooling technologies, including liquid cooling solutions.
• Demonstrated leadership of complex cross-functional development programs.

Expected Competencies

• Expert-level proficiency with 3D solid modeling tools;
  Solid Works experience…