HPE Labs - Technical Product & Program Manager – Integrated HPC & Quantum Solutions

HPE Labs - Technical Product & Program Manager – Integrated HPC & Quantum Solutions

  

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

Job Description:

   

The HPE Quantum team at HPE Labs is developing new approaches for quantum computing, including integration with high performance computing. We are seeking a highly experienced and mission-driven Technical Product and Program Manager to lead the strategy and delivery of vendor-agnostic integrated solutions at the intersection of High-Performance Computing (HPC) and Quantum Computing (QC). This role requires a unique blend of product leadership, technical systems expertise, and business development and business acumen.

The ideal candidate has a deep understanding of both traditional and emerging compute paradigms and is passionate about delivering fit-for-purpose solutions tailored to the unique mission requirements of our diverse customer base. You will ensure that customers are not locked into proprietary stacks but are instead empowered with flexible, interoperable, and best-fit architectures.

Role and ResponsibilitiesProduct Strategy & Development

• Define and own the product strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle for integrated, vendor-neutral HPC and quantum solutions.

• Prioritize customer mission requirements over vendor lock-in, promoting open standards, modular architectures, and interoperability.

• Collaborate with engineering, research, and solution architecture teams to translate customer needs into scalable, secure, and mission-aligned products.

Business Development & Market Engagement

• Identify, evaluate, and pursue new business opportunities across government, research, defense, commercial sectors, and academic institutes

• Support strategic accounts and partnerships by articulating the value of vendor-agnostic integrated compute environments.

• Act as a trusted advisor to customers, guiding them through capability assessments, proof-of-concepts, and long-term planning.

System Design & Integration

• Lead the system design of end-to-end computing solutions that combine classical HPC with quantum or hybrid workloads.

• Evaluate and recommend open-source and commercial tools, frameworks, and hardware across multiple vendors.

• Ensure all solutions are adaptable to existing enterprise ecosystems and evolving technology standards.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with internal stakeholders across product, sales, R&D, delivery and support to ensure product/solution alignment with mission needs.

• Lead customer discovery, requirements gathering, and solution validation efforts.

• Support go-to-market activities with technical collateral, messaging, and training.

• Identifying government funded programs and opportunities; assembling and coordinating a cross-organizational team to respond; assisting principal investigators with drafting and submitting proposals.

• Managing program budgets and ensuring alignment and timely completion of a program or project milestones or deliveries.

Market & Technology Intelligence

• Stay abreast of developments in the HPC and quantum landscape, including emerging technologies, standards, and vendor capabilities.

• Analyze competitor offerings to ensure our solutions remain differentiated, flexible, and mission-first.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• PhD degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Mathematics with a strong preference for quantum computing, computational  science, or ML/AI  expertise.

• 10+ years of experience in product management, systems architecture,  technical business development, and program management.

• Proven experience delivering complex compute or data systems in vendor-diverse environments.

• Deep understanding of quantum applications, quantum algorithms,  quantum error correction, statistical/computational physics.

• Deep understanding of HPC architecture, GPU/CPU function and applicability, cluster design, job scheduling, workload optimization, and performance tuning and testing

• Familiarity with quantum computing technologies, including quantum SDKs, simulators, and hybrid frameworks.

Preferred Skills

• Experience working with or alongside national labs, defense, intelligence, or mission-focused organizations.

• Experience with machine learning, Generative AI, quantum-inspired optimization/sampling.

• Practical knowledge of secure, compliant system design (e.g., FIPS, FedRAMP, ITAR).

• Exposure to containerized and cloud-native HPC environments (e.g., Slurm, Kubernetes, MPI, hybrid cloud/HPC deployments).

• Understanding of quantum programming models (e.g., Qiskit, Cirq, PennyLane, or Braket).

• MBA or equivalent experience blending technical and financial decision-making. 

• Strong business acumen with ability to understand markets, value drivers, customer economics and ROI. 

Soft Skills

• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.

• Comfortable navigating complex procurement, technical evaluation, and multi-vendor collaboration.

• Outcome-focused mindset with a bias for action and delivery.

Cross Domain Knowledge, Customer Engagement, Design Thinking, Development Fundamentals, DevOps, Go-to-Market Expertise, Partner Management, Product Lifecycle Management, Security-First Mindset, Strategic Pricing, Strategy Creation, User Experience (UX), Value Creation, Vendor Management

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. Actual offer may vary from this range based upon geographic location, work experience, education/training, and/or skill level.
– United States of America: Annual Salary USD 183,000 - 370,500 in California
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

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