Principal Robotics Manufacturing Infrastructure Lead

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 177,000 - 239,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on payments

Restricted stock units (RSUs)

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Amazon seeks a Principal Technical Infrastructure Program Manager to drive manufacturing design and execution for next‑generation robotics systems at scale. You will coordinate engineering, manufacturing, construction, and operations to ensure plans are aligned and critical paths are tackled effectively.

From concept to completion, you will own programs, drive governance, and shepherd cross‑functional teams toward production readiness while maintaining a focus on safety, quality, and continuous

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, or equivalent.
• 8+ years of engineering experience on manufacturing and industrial projects from concept to delivery.
• Advanced project management skills and demonstrated application of program management fundamentals to complex engineering problems.
• Experience managing programs with multi‑million dollar budgets and broad, cross‑functional teams.
• Expertise in manufacturing, material flow and construction.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes, equipment installation, and facility integration.
• Experience with manufacturing ramp‑up and production readiness activities.
• Knowledge of quality systems, regulatory compliance, and safety management.

Responsibilities

• Own manufacturing design & construction process and coordination across planning, design, construction, manufacturing integration and ramp through handover to operations teams
• 'Concept to completion' ownership of your programs with full accountability for program success
• Own Plan of Record and scope definition by integrating comprehensive factory requirements, layouts, and goals
• Establish and maintain program governance mechanisms including regular leadership reviews and cross‑functional alignment
• Own scoping efforts by pulling together cross‑functional teams, understanding their needs, driving technical planning, defining options/trade‑offs/cost/schedule/impacts
• Secure alignment between working teams and leadership teams through effective stakeholder management
• Be the bridge that secures program alignment between large cross‑functional teams: manufacturing, production, engineering, construction, facilities, material flow, and workplace spaces
• Apply 'Customer Obsession' by ensuring all stakeholders' needs are understood and integrated into program planning
• Own program schedule, requirements, and reporting tools for visibility on progress, risks, changes, and mitigation strategies
• Fundamentally understand and scrutinize technical stakeholders' requirements and translate them into project scope with clear execution plan and responsibilities
• Drive leadership reviews, funding requests & cross‑functional investigations and studies
• Establish data‑driven decision making mechanisms and continuous improvement processes
• Apply 'Deliver Results' through rigorous program management and execution discipline
• Drive 'Bias for Action' in resolving blockers and accelerating critical path activities
• Implement risk management frameworks and contingency planning
• Establish mechanisms for continuous learning and process improvement

Skills

Advanced program management

Cross-functional leadership

Data-driven decision making

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Scope & planning

Operational excellence

Execution discipline

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, or equivalent

Job description

Amazon seeks a Principal Technical Infrastructure Program Manager to drive manufacturing design and execution for next‑generation robotics systems at scale. You will coordinate engineering, manufacturing, construction, and operations to ensure plans are aligned and critical paths are tackled effectively.

From concept to completion, you will own programs, drive governance, and shepherd cross‑functional teams toward production readiness while maintaining a focus on safety, quality, and continuous