Innovation lies at the core of our organization's mission. We are seeking talented individuals eager to contribute to an ambitious program that continues to push the state of the art in space and ground-based systems. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to engage in continual learning and skills development while being part of a team whose work positively impacts the lives of millions worldwide. We foster an environment that values creativity, diligence, and the collective pursuit of technical excellence.
The Senior Technical Program Manager (Sr TPM) is responsible for coordinating across the entire Kuiper program and maintaining the program schedule and program of record (POR). This is a high-visibility role responsible for cross-functional leadership and coordination across all Kuiper workstreams on both the space and ground side. This is a technical role requiring knowledge of end-end space systems.
Key job responsibilities
• Perform all aspects of Technical Program Management to develop and maintain the Kuiper schedule and program of record (POR)
• Collaborate with engineers and engineering leaders to create project execution plans with detailed dependencies.
• Understand how technical requirements and interfaces drive and tie into the program schedule
• In collaboration with the engineering and supply chain teams, participate in periodic business reviews for the ground system and service readiness domains
• Drive effective teamwork, communication, collaboration and commitment across multiple disparate groups with competing priorities.
• Work with product/program management leads to ensure that the systems development meets schedule, cost, and quality requirements.
• Drive engineering project execution, make technical trade-off recommendations, understand the technical challenges, enable solutions, track and report on status, and resolve blocking issues.
• Adhere to Program Management practices for the team including risk management, requirements management, verification and validation.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of hardware, software, system integration and test development of complex systems across the full product life cycle – concept to production.
- 5+ years of experience in a technical lead, systems engineer, or technical program management role with significant experience integrating ground and space systems
- Proficiency with at least one schedule tracking tools such as MS Project, SmartSheet or alternative.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, related field, or equivalent experience.
- Hands-on working experience in spacecraft systems for all different phases of missions: initial design, development, test, delivery, launch and operation.
- Excellent analytical and interpersonal skills, with ability to work successfully across all engineering disciplines.
- Ability to show judgment and lead and influence others.
- Independently driven, resourceful, and able to deliver results with minimal direction.
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with engineers, business owners, and senior business leaders.
- High sense of ownership, urgency, and drive.
- Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical individuals.
- Track record for being detail-oriented.
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $133,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $231,400/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.