Senior Technical Program Manager , Project Kuiper - Customer Terminals

Amazon; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 133,000 - 232,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Technical Program Manager, where you will lead critical programs that enhance global broadband access through innovative satellite technology. In this role, you will collaborate with engineering teams, manage project scopes, and influence technical direction to ensure timely and high-quality deliverables. This position offers a unique opportunity to impact underserved communities while working on cutting-edge technology. If you are passionate about project management and engineering collaboration, this is the perfect role for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management experience including scope, schedule, and budget.
• 7+ years of experience working directly with engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Partner with engineering teams on critical features for customer-facing devices.
• Drive implementation of technical tasks, monitoring key dependencies.

Skills

Project Management

Risk Management

Technical Direction

Engineering Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Job description

Senior Technical Program Manager , Project Kuiper - Customer Terminals

Job ID: 2899100 | Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC

Project Kuiper is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of more than three thousand satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Project Kuiper will help close the digital divide by delivering fast, affordable broadband to a wide range of customers, including consumers, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity.

The Role:
The Customer Terminals team is responsible for all software that runs on the terminal devices installed at Kuiper end customer's locations (homes, businesses, etc.). As a Senior Technical Program Manager (Sr. TPM) in this team, you will own multiple business critical programs that span different teams and disciplines, bring alignment across the organization, drive key decisions and tradeoffs, help unblock risks and ensure high quality and on-time deliverables.

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.


Key job responsibilities
- Partner with engineering teams on critical features for customer-facing devices.
- Oversee scoping and funding of technical resources required to deliver the technical design across teams.
- Drive implementation of technical tasks, monitoring key dependencies and reporting risks/issues/blockers.
- Influence technical direction across Kuiper business and engineering teams.
- Set a comprehensive program portfolio to deliver multi-year vision of technical innovation.
- Engage with Principal Engineers, Engineering-Managers and PMTs to reach decisions on hotly debated technical topics.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science or equivalent
- 5+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experience
- 7+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- 8+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experience

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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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. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

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