Senior Technical Program Manager - Space Ground Station

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

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a senior program manager to lead cross-functional efforts across product, program, engineering, hardware, software, and infrastructure for AWS Ground Station in Arlington, VA. You will coordinate scope, schedule, and budget to meet deployment goals and ensure secure, scalable solutions.

The role requires strong communication with senior leadership and a passion for delivering satellite connectivity at scale.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Work across product, program, engineering, hardware, software, and infrastructure teams to manage requirements, scope, and delivery of AWS Ground Station features and locations.
• Represent the service architecture and technical needs across Amazon including spectrum licensing.
• Assess risks, anticipate issues, overcome technical obstacles, and manage cost and schedule to drive deployment goals.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Security clearance coordination

Stakeholder communication

Architecture understanding

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science or equivalent

Job description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a senior program manager to lead cross-functional efforts across product, program, engineering, hardware, software, and infrastructure for AWS Ground Station in Arlington, VA. You will coordinate scope, schedule, and budget to meet deployment goals and ensure secure, scalable solutions.

The role requires strong communication with senior leadership and a passion for delivering satellite connectivity at scale.