How do you get items to customers quickly, cost-effectively, and—most importantly—safely, in less than an hour? And how do you do it in a way that can scale? Our teams of hundreds of scientists, engineers, aerospace professionals, and futurists have been working hard to do just that! We are delivering to customers, and are excited for what’s to come. Check out more information about Prime Air on the About Amazon blog (https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/amazon-prime-air-delivery-drone-reveal-photos).
If you are seeking an iterative environment where you can drive innovation, apply state-of-the-art technologies to solve real world delivery challenges, and provide benefits to customers, Prime Air is the place for you.
Come work on the Amazon Prime Air Team!
We are seeking an experienced Sr. Technical Program Manager who combines superb technical and analytical capabilities with a demonstrated ability to get the right things done quickly and effectively. This person must be comfortable working with a team of top-notch developers and collaborating with our engineering teams. We’re looking for people who innovate and love solving hard problems. You will work hard, have fun, and of course, make history!
Key job responsibilities
As a Sr. Technical Program Manager, you will be both the technical and program manager expert for the Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) team within Prime Air. The Sr. TPM works across engineering, science, and technology organizational and technical boundaries to promote best practices, coordinate resources, drive technical decisions to closure, manage technical/schedule trade-offs, and promote collaboration between teams. Key responsibilities include:
- Drive the delivery of new capabilities for Prime Air Vehicle across teams through concept, design, requirements development, integration, verification, and deployment.
- Own and drive integrated GNC milestones, working with partner teams to unblock, triage, and prioritize
- Ensure adherence to standards, such as the Prime Air program's Systems Engineering Management Plan (SEMP) and industry standard RCTA-DO178.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science or equivalent
- 3+ years of software development experience
- 5+ years of technical program management working directly with software engineering teams experience
- Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
- Familiarity with aerospace systems and processes
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experience
- Experience managing projects across cross functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules
- Experience defining KPI's/SLA's used to drive multi-million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership
- Engineering experience in the development of autonomous or aerospace systems
- Familiarity with RTCA-DO178 standards
- Experience with simulation (software/hardware in-the-loop)
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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.