Senior TPM — Autonomous Perception for Drone Delivery

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 149,000 - 201,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Prime Air Perception Team in Seattle seeks a Sr Technical Program Manager to own the development of autonomous perception systems. You will lead cross‑functional programs across Seattle and Europe, defining roadmaps, coordinating releases, and ensuring safety and reliability of our perception stack for growing flight operations.

The role emphasizes partnering with research to evaluate vision/ML approaches, driving KPI‑driven progress, managing risks, and presenting clear plans to senior

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Define and manage end-to-end lifecycle of cross-functional programs.
• Align business and technical stakeholders and set priorities.
• Identify and mitigate risks via architecture and dependency analysis.
• Establish and monitor program metrics and progress.
• Present narratives to senior leadership with actionable plans.

Skills

Technical program management

Engineering collaboration

Software development

Cross-functional program management

Release planning

Job description

Amazon Prime Air Perception Team in Seattle seeks a Sr Technical Program Manager to own the development of autonomous perception systems. You will lead cross‑functional programs across Seattle and Europe, defining roadmaps, coordinating releases, and ensuring safety and reliability of our perception stack for growing flight operations.

The role emphasizes partnering with research to evaluate vision/ML approaches, driving KPI‑driven progress, managing risks, and presenting clear plans to senior