Global Fiber Infra Program Manager - Material Development

Amazon; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 127,000 - 172,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon seeks a TIPM II – Material Development to support the GCID program within AWS Data Services. You will own tactical workstreams across the material development pipeline, drive vendor development timelines, coordinate qualification trials, and ensure materials flow through gates toward global deployment.

You will work at the intersection of product development, supply chain, and field engineering, coordinating with procurement, standards, and fiber engineering teams to align material

Qualifications

• 3+ years of technical infrastructure management experience.
• 3+ years of program management, product development, or material/manufacturing engineering experience.
• 3 years managing vendor or supplier relationships in a technical development context.
• 3 years demonstrating ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams through structured lifecycle gates.
• 3+ years managing the standards of programs; reviewing all data center designs for fiber requirements, and overseeing long haul fiber deployment projects.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day tracking of materials through lifecycle to ensure tasks clear gates on schedule
• Manufacturer Development Coordination – Manage tactical development timelines with vendor R&D partners; track milestones, document action items.
• Qualification & Testing Programs – Coordinate field trials end-to-end: develop test plans, manage sample logistics and lab scheduling, attend field deployments with vendors, validate runbooks, and compile Post-Test Findings reports against defined success criteria
• Prototype Management – Support RFQ processes, track vendor build progress, coordinate lab-based Initial Validation, and document Go/No-Go decisions
• Documentation & Force Multiplication – Create and maintain standardized templates, runbooks, evaluation rubrics, and document libraries
• Cross-functional Coordination – Work across procurement, standards, quality assurance, fiber engineering, and field deployment teams globally to align material introductions with regional deployment timelines
• IP Awareness – Flag novel solutions during development for patent consideration; support IP documentation and filings using program mechanisms
• Stakeholder Communication – Prepare monthly program updates, draft content for senior leadership

Skills

Technical infrastructure management

Program management / product dev / etc

Vendor relationship management

Cross-workstream lifecycle gates

Standards for data center fiber deploy

Tools

Asana

Jira

Job description

Amazon seeks a TIPM II – Material Development to support the GCID program within AWS Data Services. You will own tactical workstreams across the material development pipeline, drive vendor development timelines, coordinate qualification trials, and ensure materials flow through gates toward global deployment.

You will work at the intersection of product development, supply chain, and field engineering, coordinating with procurement, standards, and fiber engineering teams to align material