Senior Hardware Program Manager — Contractor & Lab Ops

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Jessup (MD); On-site; USD 116,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Jessup, MD is seeking a Senior Program Manager to own contractor operations, vendor management, and lab/manufacturing coordination for a high-assurance hardware program within AWS Infrastructure Services.

You will oversee contractor lifecycle, licensing agreements, and coordination with external manufacturing partners to ensure smooth production scaling while maintaining security clearance requirements for government work.

Qualifications

• Experience leading contractor operations for hardware programs.
• Proven ability to manage vendor and license agreements in a complex program.
• Demonstrated cross-functional coordination across engineering, supply chain and security.

Responsibilities

• Consolidate contractor hiring and management responsibilities.
• Own end-to-end contractor lifecycle: sourcing, onboarding, performance tracking, off-boarding.
• Reduce key-person dependencies by establishing repeatable contractor management processes.
• Manage vendor and license agreements and act as lab owner for the program.
• Oversee contract manufacturing and onboarding of new manufacturers; coordinate purchasing.
• Provide program status, risk, and resourcing visibility to engineering leads and leadership.

Skills

Contractor management

Vendor management

Program management

Operations leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Jessup, MD is seeking a Senior Program Manager to own contractor operations, vendor management, and lab/manufacturing coordination for a high-assurance hardware program within AWS Infrastructure Services.

You will oversee contractor lifecycle, licensing agreements, and coordination with external manufacturing partners to ensure smooth production scaling while maintaining security clearance requirements for government work.