Engineering Lab Manager - Onsite in Chippewa Falls, WI

About the role

This role has been designed as ''Onsite' with an expectation that you will primarily work from an HPE office.

About the role

Job Level Definition

The Lab Manager is responsible for the safe, efficient, and compliant operation of engineering lab environments that support IT hardware development, high-performance computing platforms, server validation, rack integration, GPU/CPU systems, storage, networking, and customer-specific ODM programs. This role ensures that lab capacity, infrastructure, equipment, materials, and technician support are aligned with engineering schedules, customer deliverables, and business priorities.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary lab operations contact for engineering, program management, manufacturing, quality, IT, facilities, logistics, suppliers, and customer teams.
• Ensure lab processes are documented clearly enough for repeatable execution across technicians, engineers, programs, and customer engagements.
• Monitor power utilization, cooling capacity, cable routing, rack density, and lab environmental conditions to prevent safety or operational risks.
• Develop forward-looking lab capacity plans aligned to program roadmaps, customer demand, prototype schedules, and validation workloads.
• Maintain clear lab organization standards for hardware, tools, cables, fixtures, test equipment, consumables, and customer-owned assets.
• Coordinate with facilities, environmental health and safety, security, quality, and compliance teams to maintain audit readiness.
• Own lab asset tracking for servers, racks, blades, switches, PDUs, tooling, fixtures, cables, test equipment, customer-owned hardware, and prototype inventory.
• Communicate lab status, capacity concerns, safety issues, schedule risks, and resource needs to leadership and program stakeholders.

Education and Experience Required

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Technology, Electronics, Mechatronics, or a related technical field, or equivalent combination of technical education and relevant experience.
• 5+ years of experience in an engineering lab, data center, server hardware, manufacturing, system integration, or test environment.
• Experience with lab safety, LOTO, equipment maintenance/calibration, engineering testing, troubleshooting, documentation, and coordination across electrical, mechanical, thermal, and facilities teams.

Knowledge and Skills

• Using AutoCAD or other 2D CAD software as a mechanical design tool.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong understanding and experience in data center environments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; mastery in English and local language.
• Ability to effectively communicate product architectures, design proposals and negotiate options at management levels.

Accessibility

HPE is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities. If you believe you require accommodation during any stage of the application or interview process, please submit your request by completing our secure form linked here.

What We Can Offer You: 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_03

"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 95,800 - 220,500 in Wisconsin

The listed salary range reflects base salary. Variable incentives may also be offered."