State filings and WARN notices revealed another round of job cuts in the heart of Silicon Valley this week. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is cutting about 52 positions at its San Jose campus, Hitachi Vantara has notified regulators it will permanently eliminate 128 roles in Santa Clara, and diagnostics maker Cepheid is trimming roughly 34 jobs across Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties. The filings add to a painful, year-long stretch of workforce reductions that have affected both big tech firms and smaller vendors. Local workers and businesses say the notices underscore the persistent pressure on headcount as companies reorganize their teams.
The details are based on notices filed with California's Employment Development Department and separate WARN filings, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. Those filings show HPE's local reductions concentrated in cloud development, engineering, and product management, while Hitachi Vantara's WARN lists software engineering, marketing, and customer‑support roles among the positions affected. The Chronicle reports that Cepheid's reductions reflect waning demand for COVID‑19 test kits and a consolidation of some production at a Lodi manufacturing campus. Timelines in the notices range from mid‑November for some HPE roles to end‑of‑year separations for Cepheid.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise had already announced a broader restructuring earlier this year, stating that it would eliminate approximately 2,500 positions worldwide as it tightens its cost structure and navigates softer demand from the enterprise sector, according to Business Insider. The new San Jose notice appears to be one component of that broader program as the company reassesses where to invest amid changing demand.
Those local filings extend a months‑long wave of reductions across the tech sector, affecting cloud, hardware, and software teams as firms reshape work around AI and efficiency goals. Industry trackers and reports document dozens of announcements this year, from major corporations to startups, underscoring how hiring strategies continue to shift across Silicon Valley and beyond; see a running list at TechCrunch.
Even relatively small rounds of cuts can ripple through the local economy, touching contractors, suppliers, and neighborhood businesses that rely on tech payrolls. For displaced workers, the notices typically trigger timelines that allow state rapid‑response teams and community groups to mobilize job search assistance and retraining resources.
What the WARN filings mean
The WARN Act and related state rules require covered employers to provide advance notice so that public agencies and worker-support programs can prepare for mass layoffs or plant closings. As explained by the U.S. Department of Labor, employers meeting the WARN thresholds generally must provide 60 days' notice to affected employees and to the appropriate state dislocated worker unit. However, there are limited exceptions and state‑level variations.
Companies, workers, and community groups will be watching for any follow‑up filings from the state and for official statements from the employers that could clarify severance, recall windows, or relocation plans. We’ll update this story as agencies and companies provide additional details.
