Sr Technical Program Manager , Kuiper Government Solutions, Program Management Team
Sr Technical Program Manager , Kuiper Government Solutions, Program Management Team
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Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide lowlatency highspeed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. The mission of Project Kuipers Government Solutions (KGS) is to leverage Kuiper and provide high speed low latency and secure satellite broadband services to United States and allied government customers.
We have an immediate opening for a Sr. Technical Program Manager to support the Kuiper Government Solutions (KGS) team focusing on Europe and the Middle East. As a Sr. Technical Program Manager you will work with technical and business leadership to ensure Kuiper government systems meet customer needs and our business objectives. You will be responsible for establishing and tracking milestones and project priorities to maximize development efficiency identify project critical paths and ensure supplier/partner products are delivered on time and to Kuiper specifications. You will work in a collaborative analytical and fastpaced environment and must be comfortable interacting with highly technical crossfunctional teams. The candidate must have strong business judgment dive deep into data have strong writing skills and be comfortable leading executivelevel reviews.
The best candidates will have deep understanding of design development and operations of satellite systems. Candidates with demonstrated experience within deployed satellite telecommunications services will be preferred.
This position may require access to exportcontrolled information (ECI) subject to EAR and ITAR. Final employment decision is contingent upon satisfactory completion of export control screenings and obtaining any necessary export licenses or approvals based on nationality citizenship and other factors considered by applicable export control regulations.
Key job responsibilities
This role is responsible for defining Project Kuipers government communication systems from a wide variety of government customer ground air maritime and space based users via Kuipers Low Earth Orbit satellites. This is a unique opportunity to assist in the development of a global broadband communication system. You will work closely with the commercial satellite and consumer terminal teams to organize resources schedule milestones and track achievements in the group. In addition you will be responsible for identifying project dependencies and critical paths in government systems development.
On a daytoday basis you will coordinate among teams to surface and solve the critical risks to the programs you are assigned to lead. In this role you will:
Propose and drive adoption of improvements to the Kuiper program for government users
Act as the point of contact for Kuiper Government Satellite Systems with external teams partners and subcontractors to identify and mitigate programmatic risks
Communicate clearly and effectively to executive management on the plans status and critical issues.
Document trade studies for intrateam review for stakeholder buyin
Organize regular project and team meetings focusing design teams on program milestones and unblock technical issues
Develop track & communicate project schedules and achievements
Drive engineering project execution develop project plans make technical tradeoffs manage risks track and report on status and resolve blocking issues
Work closely with partner organizations (including government agencies) to develop work packages
Establish goals and metrics to identify opportunities to deliver customer solutions to cost performance and schedule requirements.
Some travel within Europe the Middle East and the United States will be required.
Experience working directly with engineering teams
Experience in technical product or program management
Experience managing programs across cross functional teams building processes and coordinating release schedules
Bachelors Degree in Engineering Physics or related field or equivalent experience
Experience in project management disciplines including scope schedule budget quality along with risk and critical path management
Experience defining KPIs/SLAs used to drive multimillion dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership
Engineering leadership experience with aerospace or satellite and groundbased development technologies
Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover invent simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice ( to know more about how we collect use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability 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.
We have an immediate opening for a Sr. Technical Program Manager to support the Kuiper Government Solutions (KGS) team focusing on Europe and the Middle East. As a Sr. Technical Program Manager you will work with technical and business leadership to ensure Kuiper government systems meet customer needs and our business objectives. You will be responsible for establishing and tracking milestones and project priorities to maximize development efficiency identify project critical paths and ensure supplier/partner products are delivered on time and to Kuiper specifications. You will work in a collaborative analytical and fastpaced environment and must be comfortable interacting with highly technical crossfunctional teams. The candidate must have strong business judgment dive deep into data have strong writing skills and be comfortable leading executivelevel reviews.
The best candidates will have deep understanding of design development and operations of satellite systems. Candidates with demonstrated experience within deployed satellite telecommunications services will be preferred.
This position may require access to exportcontrolled information (ECI) subject to EAR and ITAR. Final employment decision is contingent upon satisfactory completion of export control screenings and obtaining any necessary export licenses or approvals based on nationality citizenship and other factors considered by applicable export control regulations.
Key job responsibilities
This role is responsible for defining Project Kuipers government communication systems from a wide variety of government customer ground air maritime and space based users via Kuipers Low Earth Orbit satellites. This is a unique opportunity to assist in the development of a global broadband communication system. You will work closely with the commercial satellite and consumer terminal teams to organize resources schedule milestones and track achievements in the group. In addition you will be responsible for identifying project dependencies and critical paths in government systems development.
On a daytoday basis you will coordinate among teams to surface and solve the critical risks to the programs you are assigned to lead. In this role you will:
Propose and drive adoption of improvements to the Kuiper program for government users
Act as the point of contact for Kuiper Government Satellite Systems with external teams partners and subcontractors to identify and mitigate programmatic risks
Communicate clearly and effectively to executive management on the plans status and critical issues.
Document trade studies for intrateam review for stakeholder buyin
Organize regular project and team meetings focusing design teams on program milestones and unblock technical issues
Develop track & communicate project schedules and achievements
Drive engineering project execution develop project plans make technical tradeoffs manage risks track and report on status and resolve blocking issues
Work closely with partner organizations (including government agencies) to develop work packages
Establish goals and metrics to identify opportunities to deliver customer solutions to cost performance and schedule requirements.
Some travel within Europe the Middle East and the United States will be required.
Experience working directly with engineering teams
Experience in technical product or program management
Experience managing programs across cross functional teams building processes and coordinating release schedules
Bachelors Degree in Engineering Physics or related field or equivalent experience
Experience in project management disciplines including scope schedule budget quality along with risk and critical path management
Experience defining KPIs/SLAs used to drive multimillion dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership
Engineering leadership experience with aerospace or satellite and groundbased development technologies
Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover invent simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice ( to know more about how we collect use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability 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.
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