Senior Technical Program Manager Power, Amazon Leo
Redmond, WA - USA
Job Summary
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.
We are looking for a Senior Technical Program Manager to own the development and delivery of the Power Systems that energize Leos satellite constellation. This is a high-impact role where your work directly influences how quickly and reliably we deploy satellites to orbit. The Power domain spans Power Electrical Engineering (EE) design the Power Hardware-in-the-Loop (PHITL) test bench and Power Design Verification Test (DVT) execution all feeding the power architecture that every satellite subsystem depends on.
In this role you will own the end-to-end technical program strategy for the systems that generate store condition and distribute power across Leo satellites from architecture and design through qualification testing and high-rate production. You will partner with cross-functional engineering teams across power electronics embedded software battery systems test engineering reliability and manufacturing to ensure Power hardware meets the demanding requirements of space while scaling production for a constellation of thousands of satellites.
This role sits at the intersection of program management systems engineering hardware development integration and test and manufacturing scale-up. Success requires deep technical judgment strong program leadership and the ability to drive alignment across complex engineering organizations.
Key job responsibilities
Own Power Systems programs end-to-end.
Lead the technical program strategy for power generation energy storage power conditioning and distribution from early architecture and design through qualification and high-rate production. Drive clarity where the problem and solution are undefined and partner with integration and test to define the V&V and PHITL test bench strategy that proves flight readiness.
Drive cross-functional execution and system-level trades.
Serve as central program leader across power electronics EE embedded software energy storage integration and test reliability and manufacturing. Influence architecture decisions negotiate resources and priorities and drive trades that balance performance cost manufacturability and schedule against the shared power mass and thermal budgets.
Own planning and risk.
Track milestones across design reviews qualification and production readiness. Surface technical and programmatic risks early build mitigations and run complex V&V and Power Design Verification Test (DVT) campaigns.
Scale hardware into high-rate production.
Transition Power hardware from prototypes and DVT units into high-volume manufacturing partnering with manufacturing and supply chain to improve production readiness reliability and cost-effective scaling.
A day in the life
Mission impact: Your work helps bring reliable broadband connectivity to communities around the world expanding access to education healthcare and economic opportunity.
Technical challenge: Help develop the power systems for one of the largest satellite constellations ever built solving unprecedented challenges in power density energy storage reliability cost and scale.
Team: Work alongside engineers from leading aerospace and technology organizations building a new generation of space infrastructure.
Growth: You will have direct visibility with senior leadership and opportunities to expand your impact across Leos satellite development programs.
- 5 years of technical product or program management experience
- 3 years experience leading cross-functional engineering teams in delivery of products involving hardware and software
- Bachelors degree in electrical engineering or related field or equivalent experience.
- Ability to engage in technical discussions with engineering to reach optimum system-level trades and drive technical solutions on Power Systems.
- Proven track record managing complex programs at scale: building execution plans defining success metrics mitigating risk and driving cross-functional alignment across interdisciplinary stakeholders.
- Ability to regularly engage with and influence senior stakeholders across the organization.
- High sense of ownership urgency and drive with proven ability to handle ambiguity and lead without direct authority in a high-speed agile environment.
- Experience in development and test of power electronics and energy storage systems and test beds.
- Experience with manufacturing test strategies test methods and automation.
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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at WA Redmond - 148700.00 - 201200.00 USD annually
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