Technical Presales Engineer, Networking

About the role

Global Proposal Specialist Engineering (PSE) team at HPE supports sales by translating customer requirements into technical solutions and detailed proposals for networking products. The engineer coordinates with account managers, solution engineers, and cross‑functional teams to craft bill of materials, respond to RFPs, and act as a trusted technical advisor on data‑center, campus, Wi‑Fi, SD‑WAN and cloud networking. Role based in Bengaluru, India, on‑site at the HPE office.

What you’ll do

• Coordinate meetings with account managers and solution engineers to define technical requirements
• Develop and present technical responses and bill of materials for RFPs
• Serve as technical subject‑matter expert for networking solutions across data‑center, campus, Wi‑Fi, SD‑WAN and cloud
• Collaborate with PLM, SME, bid and other stakeholders to gather scope and requirements
• Maintain archival process for completed RFPs for future reference
• Communicate updates and status across cross‑functional and geographically distributed teams
• Participate in process improvement and internal quality reviews

What you’ll bring

• 5+ years industry experience in networking/telco
• 2+ years pre‑sales experience
• Bachelors or Masters in EC/CS or equivalent
• Strong knowledge of networking protocols (TCP/UDP, MPLS, BGP, OSPF, etc.)
• Experience with data‑center, campus, Wi‑Fi, SD‑WAN, cloud networking
• Understanding of service provider and enterprise network design
• Familiarity with Aruba/Juniper products is a plus

Skills

Benefits

• Comprehensive health and wellbeing benefits
• Personal and professional development programs
• Inclusive workplace culture
• Flexibility to manage work and personal needs

Education

Bachelors or Masters in EC/CS or equivalent