Senior Ground Systems Technical Program Manager

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Leo Ground Systems is seeking a Sr. Technical Program Manager to drive sourcing and supply chain initiatives for ground system antennas and related hardware.

You will manage a diverse supplier base across RF/antenna systems, networking gear, and subsystems to optimize cost, lead time, quality, and delivery. The role requires coordinating cross-functional teams across engineering, legal, program management, and operations, with a track record of scaling processes in new or ambiguous

Qualifications

• 5+ years of technical product or program management experience.
• Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules.
• 7+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience.
• Experience developing and implementing KPI goals and strategies based on broader organization goals.
• 6+ years of identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan experience.
• Experience in vendor management

Responsibilities

• Lead onboarding of new systems including driving User Acceptance Testing and system integration.
• Drive team-wide prioritization and risk mitigation mechanisms.
• Negotiate a variety of agreements with business leaders, engineering leaders, legal, program management and supply chain.
• Influence and develop operations processes, technology decisions, and policies for mutual benefit and sustainability.
• Prioritize projects to deliver cost reductions and on-time delivery while meeting commitments.
• Collaborate with ground systems engineers to gain knowledge of RF electronics and antenna systems functionality.
• Manage end-to-end life cycle of supply chain operations from pre-delivery to post-delivery.

Skills

Technical Program Management

Cross-functional teamwork

Engineering collaboration

Tools

KPI tracking tools

Vendor management systems

Job description

Amazon Leo Ground Systems is seeking a Sr. Technical Program Manager to drive sourcing and supply chain initiatives for ground system antennas and related hardware.

You will manage a diverse supplier base across RF/antenna systems, networking gear, and subsystems to optimize cost, lead time, quality, and delivery. The role requires coordinating cross-functional teams across engineering, legal, program management, and operations, with a track record of scaling processes in new or ambiguous