Senior Technical Program Manager - Power, Amazon Leo

Socket.dev; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 149,000 - 201,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Leo is advancing a high-impact power systems program. We seek a Senior Technical Program Manager to own end-to-end power generation, storage, conditioning, and distribution for a constellation of satellites.

You will partner with power electronics, embedded software, energy storage, test engineering, reliability, and manufacturing to ensure flight-ready hardware and scalable production. You will drive strategy, V&V, and PHITL test benches, while balancing performance, cost,

Qualifications

• 5+ years of technical product or program management experience.
• 3+ years leading cross-functional engineering teams in delivery of products involving hardware and software.
• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Own Power Systems programs end-to-end.
• Lead the technical program strategy for power generation, energy storage, power conditioning, and distribution, from early architecture through qualification and production.
• Drive cross-functional execution and system-level trades.
• Serve as central program leader across power electronics EE, embedded software, energy storage, integration and test, reliability, and manufacturing.
• Own planning and risk; track milestones across design reviews, qualification, and production readiness.
• Scale hardware into high-rate production.
• Transition Power hardware from prototypes to high-volume manufacturing, partnering with manufacturing and supply chain.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Electrical engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Job description

Amazon Leo is Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite network. Our mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet connectivity to customers beyond the reach of existing networks. From individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, and government agencies, Amazon Leo will serve people and organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

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.

We are looking for a Senior Technical Program Manager to own the development and delivery of the Power Systems that energize Leo's satellite constellation. This is a high-impact role where your work directly influences how quickly and reliably we deploy satellites to orbit. The Power domain spans Power Electrical Engineering (EE) design, the Power Hardware-in-the-Loop (PHITL) test bench, and Power Design Verification Test (DVT) execution, all feeding the power architecture that every satellite subsystem depends on.

In this role, you will own the end-to-end technical program strategy for the systems that generate, store, condition, and distribute power across Leo satellites, from architecture and design through qualification testing and high-rate production. You will partner with cross-functional engineering teams across power electronics, embedded software, battery systems, test engineering, reliability, and manufacturing to ensure Power hardware meets the demanding requirements of space while scaling production for a constellation of thousands of satellites.

This role sits at the intersection of program management, systems engineering, hardware development, integration and test, and manufacturing scale-up. Success requires deep technical judgment, strong program leadership, and the ability to drive alignment across complex engineering organizations.

Key job responsibilities

• Own Power Systems programs end-to-end.
• Lead the technical program strategy for power generation, energy storage, power conditioning, and distribution, from early architecture and design through qualification and high-rate production. Drive clarity where the problem and solution are undefined, and partner with integration and test to define the V&V and PHITL test bench strategy that proves flight readiness.
• Drive cross-functional execution and system-level trades.
• Serve as central program leader across power electronics EE, embedded software, energy storage, integration and test, reliability, and manufacturing. Influence architecture decisions, negotiate resources and priorities, and drive trades that balance performance, cost, manufacturability, and schedule against the shared power, mass, and thermal budgets.
• Own planning and risk.
• Track milestones across design reviews, qualification, and production readiness. Surface technical and programmatic risks early, build mitigations, and run complex V&V and Power Design Verification Test (DVT) campaigns.
• Scale hardware into high-rate production.
• Transition Power hardware from prototypes and DVT units into high-volume manufacturing, partnering with manufacturing and supply chain to improve production readiness, reliability, and cost-effective scaling.

A day in the life

Mission impact: Your work helps bring reliable broadband connectivity to communities around the world, expanding access to education, healthcare, and economic opportunity.

Technical challenge: Help develop the power systems for one of the largest satellite constellations ever built, solving unprecedented challenges in power density, energy storage, reliability, cost, and scale.

Team: Work alongside engineers from leading aerospace and technology organizations, building a new generation of space infrastructure.

Growth: You will have direct visibility with senior leadership and opportunities to expand your impact across Leo's satellite development programs.

Basic Qualifications:

• 5+ years of technical product or program management experience
• 3+ years experience leading cross-functional engineering teams in delivery of products involving hardware and software
• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to engage in technical discussions with engineering to reach optimum system-level trades and drive technical solutions on Power Systems.
• Proven track record managing complex programs at scale: building execution plans, defining success metrics, mitigating risk, and driving cross-functional alignment across interdisciplinary stakeholders.
• Ability to regularly engage with and influence senior stakeholders across the organization.
• High sense of ownership, urgency, and drive, with proven ability to handle ambiguity and lead without direct authority in a high-speed, agile environment.
• Experience in development and test of power electronics and energy storage systems and test beds.
• Experience with manufacturing test strategies, test methods, and automation.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, WA, Redmond - 148,700.00 - 201,200.00 USD annually