Senior Flight Software TPM — Space Systems

Amazon; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 149,000 - 201,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Leo is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to drive flight software delivery for the OISL program. You will coordinate end-to-end delivery, integration, and deployment across spacecraft and ground systems, working with embedded software, systems, and hardware teams.

This high-visibility role requires deep technical fluency, strong program management fundamentals, and the ability to operate across organizational boundaries in a fast-paced, first-of-its-kind environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of technical program management working directly with software engineering teams.
• 5+ years of experience managing programs involving critical systems, embedded systems, or flight software.
• Experience driving cross-functional coordination across hardware and software teams.
• Experience with software build, integration, and release management processes.
• Experience managing program schedules, roadmaps, and resource planning.

Responsibilities

• Support the end-to-end delivery lifecycle for flight software — driving release schedules, integration test campaigns, and deployment coordination across concurrent programs.
• Collaborate with Software Development Managers as a peer to drive integrated delivery, resolve competing priorities, and maintain accountability across all active workstreams.
• Coordinate cross-program feature development with Technical Program Managers and hardware teams — aligning interfaces, managing dependencies, and removing blockers.
• Build and maintain program roadmaps, schedules, and resource plans; identify critical path risks and trade-offs and drive decisions to resolution.
• Define, track, and mitigate software program risks and cross-team integration risks with clear ownership and escalation paths.
• Partner with mission operations, network operations, and cross-functional stakeholders to align priorities, remove blockers, and protect team focus.
• Deliver clear program status reporting across scope, schedule, quality, and risk for leadership reviews and business cadences.

Skills

Technical Program Management

Cross-functional coordination

Embedded software

Flight software

Release management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or CS

Tools

RTOS

Job description

Amazon Leo is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to drive flight software delivery for the OISL program. You will coordinate end-to-end delivery, integration, and deployment across spacecraft and ground systems, working with embedded software, systems, and hardware teams.

This high-visibility role requires deep technical fluency, strong program management fundamentals, and the ability to operate across organizational boundaries in a fast-paced, first-of-its-kind environment.