Senior TPM, Autonomous Mobile Robotics

Amazon Inc.; North Reading (MA); On-site; USD 149,000 - 201,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Robotics Autonomous Mobility team develops software powering Proteus, Amazon’s autonomous warehouse robot, and seeks a talented Technical Program Manager to lead cross-functional programs across the fulfillment network.

The TPM will coordinate robotics software and hardware/embedded systems, collaborate with scientists and engineers on motion planning and vehicle control, and drive scalable, high-quality solutions in dynamic environments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of technical product or program management.
• 7+ years working directly with engineering teams.
• 3+ years of software development experience.
• 5+ years of technical program management working directly with software engineering teams.
• Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules.

Responsibilities

• Define and manage the lifecycle of complex, cross-functional programs by establishing mission, vision, objectives, and measurable success criteria that align with organizational goals.
• Drive alignment across engineering and business stakeholders by facilitating crisp decision-making, negotiating priorities, and ensuring technical and business needs remain in sync throughout program execution.
• Proactively identify risks, resolve ambiguous problems, and close gaps between teams, processes, and system architectures to reduce exposure to common failure modes and keep programs on track.
• Leverage data and metrics to monitor program health, surface insights, and drive continuous improvements that are quantified and communicated clearly to leadership through narratives and status updates.
• Collaborate with engineers to evaluate system designs, question assumptions, and make informed trade-offs between scope, timeline, and technical constraints while ensuring solutions scale to meet long-term business needs.

Skills

Technical program management

Cross-functional collaboration

Software development

Engineering alignment

Release scheduling

Job description

Amazon Robotics Autonomous Mobility team develops software powering Proteus, Amazon’s autonomous warehouse robot, and seeks a talented Technical Program Manager to lead cross-functional programs across the fulfillment network.

The TPM will coordinate robotics software and hardware/embedded systems, collaborate with scientists and engineers on motion planning and vehicle control, and drive scalable, high-quality solutions in dynamic environments.