Sr Technical Program Manager Kuiper Constellation Operations
Sr Technical Program Manager Kuiper Constellation Operations
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08-04-2025
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$ 133900 - 231400
Vacancy
1 Vacancy
Posted on :
08-04-2025
Job Description
Project Kuiper is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Project Kuiper will help close the digital divide by delivering fast affordable broadband to a wide range of customers including consumers businesses government agencies and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity.
As a Sr. Technical Program Manager you will own driving the implementation development and test of Kuiper Mission Operations and the tooling built to support it. The role will interface with the crossfunctional engineering and program management teams to orchestrate our operational mission as well as the software and test infrastructure we own to support it. Because of the scale of the mission you will be focused on driving automation and operational excellence identifying areas of improvement and initiating changes to improve the productivity of the fleet.
Key job responsibilities
Work across the program to track crossteam dependencies manage the operations schedule and requirements.
Collaborate with engineering leaders and create program structure to track systemlevel goals software and procedure development and crossfunctional dependencies.
Work with crossfunctional teams to create project plans and incremental milestones for Operations Software and test infrastructure development.
You must be fully competent in a variety of project management tools methodologies and techniques for all phases of the project lifecycle and exhibit demonstrated proficiency in core project management disciplines including scope schedule budget resources quality and risk management reporting and metric development/tracking.
The ideal candidate will be detail oriented have strong organizational skills able to work independently juggle multiple tasks at once and maintain professionalism under pressure. You should have deep knowledge software engineering practices understand how software and hardware systems interact and can drive design and implementation of operational of objectives in complex systems. Familiarity with space systems is desired.
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.
About the team
The Constellation Operations and Reliability Engineering (CORE) is responsible for operation of our satellite constellation including coordination and mission rehearsals mission schedule and activities triaging on orbit anomalies and managing the constellation to maintain safe orbital trajectories. The team also owns the infrastructure to support mission operations including automation visualization and simulation of constellation scenarios across virtual and physical test venues. In order to accomplish this the CORE team works across Kuiper to ensure we are able to successfully rehearse execute and iteratively improve on our onorbit operations.
5 years of technical product or program management experience
7 years of working directly with engineering teams experience
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
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 KPIs/SLAs used to drive multimillion dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race national origin gender gender identity sexual orientation protected veteran status disability age or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
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 jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon 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.
As a Sr. Technical Program Manager you will own driving the implementation development and test of Kuiper Mission Operations and the tooling built to support it. The role will interface with the crossfunctional engineering and program management teams to orchestrate our operational mission as well as the software and test infrastructure we own to support it. Because of the scale of the mission you will be focused on driving automation and operational excellence identifying areas of improvement and initiating changes to improve the productivity of the fleet.
Key job responsibilities
Work across the program to track crossteam dependencies manage the operations schedule and requirements.
Collaborate with engineering leaders and create program structure to track systemlevel goals software and procedure development and crossfunctional dependencies.
Work with crossfunctional teams to create project plans and incremental milestones for Operations Software and test infrastructure development.
You must be fully competent in a variety of project management tools methodologies and techniques for all phases of the project lifecycle and exhibit demonstrated proficiency in core project management disciplines including scope schedule budget resources quality and risk management reporting and metric development/tracking.
The ideal candidate will be detail oriented have strong organizational skills able to work independently juggle multiple tasks at once and maintain professionalism under pressure. You should have deep knowledge software engineering practices understand how software and hardware systems interact and can drive design and implementation of operational of objectives in complex systems. Familiarity with space systems is desired.
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.
About the team
The Constellation Operations and Reliability Engineering (CORE) is responsible for operation of our satellite constellation including coordination and mission rehearsals mission schedule and activities triaging on orbit anomalies and managing the constellation to maintain safe orbital trajectories. The team also owns the infrastructure to support mission operations including automation visualization and simulation of constellation scenarios across virtual and physical test venues. In order to accomplish this the CORE team works across Kuiper to ensure we are able to successfully rehearse execute and iteratively improve on our onorbit operations.
5 years of technical product or program management experience
7 years of working directly with engineering teams experience
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
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 KPIs/SLAs used to drive multimillion dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race national origin gender gender identity sexual orientation protected veteran status disability age or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
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 jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon 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.
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