Senior Technical Program Manager, Kuiper Payload System and Data Plane

Amazon; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 133,000 - 232,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Technical Program Manager for Project Kuiper! In this pivotal role, you will lead the development of innovative satellite payload and data plane software, ensuring high-quality delivery through effective collaboration with engineering and product teams. Your expertise in project management and aerospace communications will be crucial in navigating complex multi-subsystem programs. This is an opportunity to make a significant impact on global broadband connectivity, enhancing lives in underserved communities. If you're passionate about technology and want to be part of a mission-driven team, this role is for you!

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in technical program management with software engineering teams.
• Strong project management skills with a focus on software development.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineering leaders to create project plans for software development.
• Drive project execution, track status, and resolve issues.

Skills

Technical Program Management

Project Management

Aerospace Communications

Networking Software

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Job description

Senior Technical Program Manager, Kuiper Payload System and Data Plane

Job ID: 2900580 | Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC

Join Amazon’s Project Kuiper! This is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband network connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.

The Role

The Project Kuiper team is looking for a Principal Technical Program Manager with experience in aerospace/satellite communications/networking software, project management, and program management. The role will interface with cross-functional engineering and program/product management teams with primary focus on delivering top quality Satellite Payload and Data Plane software. Join us and make a difference to people around the world.

Key job responsibilities

In this role you will:

1. Collaborate with engineering leaders to create project plans for Satellite Payload and Data Plane software development.
2. Work with product/program management to ensure that development meets schedule, cost, and quality requirements.
3. Drive engineering project execution, make technical trade-offs, track and report on status, and resolve blocking issues.
4. Collaborate with architecture, hardware, software, firmware teams on ensuring cross-functional deliverables are identified and tracked.
5. Aggregate and convert technical specifications for Kuiper's Satellite Payload and Data Plane software systems.
6. Establish mechanisms to manage scrums, tasks, budgets, dashboards, schedule and overall delivery for the Satellite Payload and Data Plane software.
7. Map HW/SW co-dependencies and track accuracy of plans and technical developments for all major milestones.

Export Control Requirement

Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

A day in the life

In this role, you will build and scale Project Kuiper’s Satellite Payload and Data Plane software development programs. You are accountable for creating and working the complex multi-subsystem program plan for the development, test and delivery of Kuiper's Satellite Payload system and Data Plane, and their integration with the rest of the Kuiper system for delivering an end-to-end network solution with an exceptional quality of experience for our customers.

About the team

The Team is responsible for Architecture, design and delivering an end-to-end Networking systems for both constellation and ground, as well as the services that utilize the network to deliver last mile and back-haul internet services.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 8+ years of technical program management working directly with software engineering teams experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science or equivalent.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $133,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $231,400/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits.

Posted: December 16, 2024 (Updated about 20 hours ago)