Senior Mechanical TPM – Satellite Hardware & Systems

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

Job summary

Amazon Leo is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager with direct experience in mechanical systems and mechanisms development to join the Leo team. You’ll architect the systems that will connect millions to education, healthcare, and economic opportunities, guiding development, integration, and testing of satellite mechanical systems.

You'll lead cross‑functional efforts across hardware, software, and manufacturing, partner with internal and external teams, and communicate plans and risks to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science or equivalent.
• 5+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience.
• 5+ years of technical product or program management experience.
• 3+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experience.
• Experience leading highly technical programs involving infrastructure, complex systems, systems engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project planning and execution for Leo satellite mechanical hardware and software across the full development lifecycle (requirements, development, validation) in an agile environment.
• Ensure programs meet schedule, cost, and quality requirements.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for Leo satellite mechanical hardware teams; lead technical discussions, manage trade-offs, track/report status, navigate ambiguity, and identify and mitigate programmatic risks with internal and external partners.
• Coordinate cross-functional deliverables across hardware, software, and manufacturing teams.
• Communicate program plans, status, and critical issues clearly to executive leadership; elevate and drive urgent issues to timely closure; lead postmortem reviews and implement continuous improvement actions.
• Align design teams to program milestones and convene the right technical expertise to unblock issues.
• Support vendor management and delivery tracking.

Skills

Engineering collaboration

Project management

Technical product mgmt

Systems engineering

Agile

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or CS

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Amazon Leo is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager with direct experience in mechanical systems and mechanisms development to join the Leo team. You’ll architect the systems that will connect millions to education, healthcare, and economic opportunities, guiding development, integration, and testing of satellite mechanical systems.

You'll lead cross‑functional efforts across hardware, software, and manufacturing, partner with internal and external teams, and communicate plans and risks to