PWI R&D Program Manager
- Location
- Corvallis, Oregon, United States of America
- Work mode
- On-site
- Employment type
- Full-time
About the job
PWI R&D Program Manager Description - The R&D Program Manager leads the development and commercialization of PageWide Industrial printing platforms and major subsystem programs from concept through customer deployment and production ramp. This role is responsible for driving cross-functional alignment, program execution, risk management, and business readiness while ensuring successful progression through HP's Product Life Cycle (PLC). The successful candidate will partner with engineering, operations, customer assurance, services, marketing, and business organizations to deliver innovative industrial printing solutions that meet customer, quality, schedule, and financial objectives.
Key Responsibilities Program Leadershi p
• Lead large, complex new product development programs across the full product lifecycle.
- Lead large, complex new product development programs across the full product lifecycle.
- Own integrated program plans, schedules, milestone tracking, dependency management, and executive-level communications.
- Establish clear program objectives and drive organizational alignment on priorities and deliverables.
- Proactively identify, communicate, and mitigate program risks and issues.
• Lead cross-functional R&D teams through design, development, validation, and release activities.
- Lead cross-functional R&D teams through design, development, validation, and release activities.
- Drive execution of Product Life Cycle (PLC) milestones and readiness reviews.
- Coordinate subsystem development activities across multiple engineering disciplines.
- Ensure requirements, tradeoffs, and technical decisions are evaluated within overall program objectives.
• Plan and coordinate support for early customer installations and new product deployments.
- Plan and coordinate support for early customer installations and new product deployments.
- Drive organizational readiness across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, services, and customer assurance teams.
- Capture lessons learned from field deployments and incorporate improvements into future releases.
- Lead successful transition of products from development into sustaining organizations.
• Partner closely with Operations, Customer Assurance, Services, Marketing, Supply Chain, and R&D teams.
- Partner closely with Operations, Customer Assurance, Services, Marketing, Supply Chain, and R&D teams.
- Facilitate decision-making among technical and business stakeholders.
- Build strong working relationships across global organizations and external partners.
- Ensure effective communication of program status, risks, decisions, and key milestones.
- Contribute to PMO process improvements and standardization initiatives.
- Drive consistent use of PLC methodologies, tools, and governance practices.
- Improve program execution processes, communication practices, and operational effectiveness.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Technical Management, Business, or related field.
- 10+ years of experience leading complex technical projects or programs.
- Demonstrated success leading cross-functional teams without direct authority.
- Experience driving large-scale hardware product development programs.
- Strong program planning, risk management, and stakeholder management capability.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with industrial systems, printing technologies, manufacturing equipment, or similar capital equipment industries.
- Experience managing programs from concept through customer deployment and production ramp.
- Familiarity with product lifecycle management and phase-gate development processes.
- PMP or equivalent program management certification.
- Experience presenting program status and recommendations to senior leadership.
Critical Competencies
- Program and portfolio management
- Strategic thinking and execution
- Technical aptitude
- Leadership through influence
- Risk management
- Executive communication
- Conflict resolution
- Organizational agility
- Customer focus
- Business acumen
Success Measures Success in this role will be demonstrated through:
- Successful achievement of PLC milestones.
- Delivery of products to scope, schedule, quality, and cost objectives.
- Effective management of program risks and dependencies.
- Successful customer introductions and product ramps.
- Strong cross-functional alignment and stakeholder engagement.
- Continuous improvement of program management practices and organizational effectiveness.
Salary The pay range for this role is $116,150 to $182,400 USD annually with additional opportunities for pay in the form of bonus and/or equity (applies to United States of America candidates only). Pay varies by work location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
Benefits: HP offers a comprehensive benefits package for this position, including:
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Long term/short term disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Life insurance
- Generous time off policies, including;
- 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
- 11 paid holidays
- Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave ( US benefits overview )
The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.
Disclaimer This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.
Job - Engineering Schedule - Full time Shift - No shift premium (United States of America) Travel - 25% Relocation - Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) -
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Posted 20 Oct 2026 · checked 29 Oct 2026 · Report this job