Manager 6, Program Management – Archival Storage

Originally posted 11 November 2026 by the employer.

About the role

This role leads the Archival Storage program from early development through product introduction, serving as the primary point of integration across engineering, operations, supply chain, external partners, and business leadership. You will manage trade-offs and schedules across mechanical, electrical, firmware, software, and media teams.

What you'll do

• Own the end-to-end program plan and integrated master schedule across hardware, firmware, software, media, and system integration.
• Define and drive development phase gates (concept, EVT, DVT, PVT) along with their entry and exit criteria.
• Lead cross-functional execution across engineering disciplines, test and reliability, procurement, manufacturing partners, and external technology partners.
• Track program risks, dependencies, critical paths, and mitigation plans.
• Manage program budget tracking against plan—covering operating spend, NRE, and prototype materials—in partnership with Finance.
• Present executive and board-level program reviews detailing milestone status, demo readiness, and required decisions.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in electrical, mechanical or computer engineering, physics, or a related technical field.
• 15+ years in the storage or hardware industry, including 8+ years leading programs or engineering teams.
• Experience in at least two of the following: HDD product development or program experience; SSD product development or program experience; functional engineering leadership (e.g., Electrical/PCBA, mechanical, firmware, or test).
• Proven track record of taking a complex electromechanical or storage hardware product from development into volume production.
• Experience leading cross-functional programs involving external partners, ODMs, or contract manufacturers.
• Demonstrated ability to build schedules, budgets, and risk plans from scratch and present them to senior executives.

Nice to have

• Experience across all three focus areas: HDD, SSD, and functional engineering leadership.
• Experience in a new business unit, incubation program, or startup environment.
• Familiarity with datacenter or enterprise storage customers and their qualification processes.
• Experience with joint development agreements and NRE-funded partner programs.

Skills: program management, integrated master schedule, storage, EVT, DVT, PVT

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