Senior TPM - Robotics & Automation Innovation

Amazon Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Logistics (AMZL) is seeking an experienced Sr. Technical Program Manager to lead end-to-end robotics and automation initiatives across our delivery-station network.

You will drive ideation through GA deployment, partnering with hardware, software, and controls teams, while aligning with senior leadership on ROI and deployment milestones. You will own pilot criteria, deployment planning, and performance ramp-up, traveling 25-50% to field sites across North America.

Qualifications

• Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules.
• 7+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical field.
• 5+ years of technical product or program management experience.
• Experience managing complex, cross-functional programs involving robotics, automation, mechatronics, or industrial hardware systems.
• Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition end-to-end.
• Experience working directly with engineering teams (hardware, software, controls) through the full product development lifecycle.
• Experience managing vendors, contractors, and external technology partners.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end program management for robotics and automation initiatives across the AMZL delivery station network - scope, schedule, cost, risk, and performance.
• Lead cross-functional teams spanning hardware engineering, software development, controls, operations, RME, process engineering, and external vendors to deliver integrated robotic solutions at scale.
• Drive the full technology lifecycle: ideation to concept design to prototyping to pilot validation to GA deployment to continuous performance improvement.
• Define pilot criteria, success metrics, and GO/NO-GO frameworks for new automation technologies entering the AMZL network.
• Develop and maintain deployment plans with critical path scheduling, resource planning, and sequencing, validated through simulation and modeling tools.
• Author business cases and strategic narratives for introducing new automation to the delivery station network; present to Director- and VP-level audiences.
• Capture voice-of-the-customer from field operations and translate insights into actionable engineering and roadmap improvements.
• Partner with BI and Data Engineering to establish KPI frameworks and dashboards for deployed robotic systems.
• Drive continuous improvement across deployment cycle time, system reliability, and throughput; identify bottlenecks and improve efficiency.
• Lead technical design reviews; propose architectures for robotic cells, autonomous vehicles, and sortation systems.
• Manage contractor and vendor relationships; ensure delivery commitments are met to quality, timeline, and cost targets.
• Lead value engineering initiatives to minimize CAPEX while maintaining performance standards.
• Travel 25-50% to delivery stations and partner sites across North America for field validation and deployment support.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional teams

Robotics

Mechatronics

Industrial hardware

Roadmap strategy

Vendor management

Full product lifecycle

Simulation tools

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AnyLogic

SIM3D

NavisWorks

Job description

Amazon Logistics (AMZL) is seeking an experienced Sr. Technical Program Manager to lead end-to-end robotics and automation initiatives across our delivery-station network.

You will drive ideation through GA deployment, partnering with hardware, software, and controls teams, while aligning with senior leadership on ROI and deployment milestones. You will own pilot criteria, deployment planning, and performance ramp-up, traveling 25-50% to field sites across North America.