Sr. System Tech. Program Mgr., Amazon Leo

Amazon Leo is Amazons low Earth orbit satellite network. Our mission is to deliver fast reliable internet connectivity to customers beyond the reach of existing networks. From individual households to schools hospitals businesses and government agencies Amazon Leo will serve people and organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

Amazon Leo is looking for a Senior System Technical Program Manager (TPM) located in Redmond WA to support the Industrial Design Product Design (Mechanical) Electrical Design and Antenna Design for the Customer Terminal (CT) Projects.

As a Senior System TPM you will lead the product development of a single customer terminal device working closely with the hardware architect and hardware functional teams including Electrical Engineering Product Design Antenna Engineering and Industrial Design to meet Key Performance Metrics for technical and schedule requirements.

You will work with other Program Managers in other functions (software ASICS Operations) to ensure hardware design and deliverables align with Diagnostic and Production Device software deliverables for key builds. You will collaborate with Product Integrity Finance Operations (including Quality Operations Program Managers Advanced Manufacturing Engineering) to successfully mitigate challenges and maintain project milestone. You must be responsive flexible and able to succeed within an open and collaborative peer environment. The ideal person will have a Founders Mentality and own the Device like it is their own start up.

Export Control Requirement :

Due to applicable export control laws and regulations candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder) or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Key job responsibilities

Senior System TPM need strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to scale communications to the correct audience for decisions to be made.

Emphasize speed of decision within the product development cycles and manage critical issues through optimized prioritization of resources and personnel.

Working with overseas internal and external teams on developing products.

Scale and evolve key processes and design review checkpoint mechanisms to enable responsible last minute decision making on one way and two way door decisions.

Manage and communicate product development critical issues work collaboratively to execute solutions meeting key product KPI and escalate as required when teams are unable to reach a consensus or decisions are one way door.

A day in the life

The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing execution of the customer Terminal (cables power with a balance of technical skills bias for action customer obsession and ownership. The TPM will collaborate daily onsite with the hardware development team located in Redmond WA including Product Design Industrial Design Electrical and Antenna teams. On a weekly basis the TPM will create agendas and presentations leading to meetings at the Director and VP level to make timely one way and two way door decisions to maintain project timelines finances requirements and deliverables

• 7 years of project management disciplines including scope schedule budget quality along with risk and critical path management experience
• Bachelors degree in engineering computer science or equivalent
• 3 years of project management disciplines including scope schedule budget quality along with risk and critical path management experience
• 9 years of delivering cross functional projects experience or a Bachelors degree and 4 years of team management experience
• Experience applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses or experience communicating results to senior leadership
• Masters degree in a technical field or Master of Business Administration

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $133900 / year in our lowest geographic market up to $231400 / 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 This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

Required Experience :

Manager

Key Skills

Project Management Methodology,Project / Program Management,Program Management,Management Experience,Microsoft Powerpoint,Project Management,Microsoft Project,Budgeting,DoD Experience,Leadership Experience,Supervising Experience,Contracts

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Yearly Salary Salary : 133900 - 231400