Technical Program Manager, GSE Automation, 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.

We are seeking an experienced Technical Program Manager to oversee and drive the advancement of our manufacturing automation SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) program. This platform and suite of applications integrate hardware and software solutions to automate key processes in our satellite production operations. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the programs roadmap coordinating cross-functional teams and implementing strategies to optimize efficiency and productivity throughout the manufacturing lifecycle.

This is a highly collaborative position that interfaces with Amazon Leo production engineering and IT infrastructure teams.

Key job responsibilities
- Manage schedule resourcing and priorities for the Kuiper Manufacturing SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) product.
- Apply Agile methods to manage the project scope and cadence.
- Produce and communicate metrics to measure system development project outcomes.
- Assist in driving root cause and corrective action for automation and controls issues.
- Work directly with manufacturing and operation teams for inquiry on priorities issue investigation commissioning and demo activities.
- Drive best practices on the team deal with ambiguity and competing objectives and proactively identify and mitigate risks before they become roadblocks.

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.

A day in the life
This is a fast-paced intellectually challenging position and youll work with leaders in multiple technology areas. Youll have relentlessly high standards for yourself and everyone you work with and youll be constantly looking for ways to improve your products performance quality and cost. We want individuals who are ready for this challenge and want to reach beyond what is possible today.

About the team
The Ground Support Equipment (GSE) team is responsible for designing and commissioning automation and tooling for Satellite testing and production. This in-house team of engineers and support technicians work directly with satellite designers testers and manufacturing engineers to solve unique problems in high-volume satellite production.

- 3 years of technical product or program management experience
- 2 years of software development experience
- 3 years of project management disciplines including scope schedule budget quality along with risk and critical path management experience
- Experience managing programs across cross functional teams building processes and coordinating release schedules

- 3 years of working directly with engineering teams experience
- Bachelors degree in engineering computer science or equivalent
- Experience managing projects within an active production manufacturing operation.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $114500/year in our lowest geographic market up to $197800/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.