Senior TPM - Supply Chain, Project Kuiper

Amazon; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Operations Program Manager to lead technical manufacturing and supply chain operations for Printed Circuit Board Assemblies (PCBA) in their innovative satellite broadband project. This role involves managing end-to-end production processes with a strong focus on quality and delivery, collaborating with cross-functional teams to mitigate risks, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in program management, a knack for problem-solving, and a passion for optimizing production efficiency. Join a dynamic team dedicated to delivering fast, reliable internet to communities worldwide.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of technical product or program management experience.
• Experience managing programs across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage contract manufacturers' production process for PCBAs.
• Drive production planning and execution aligned with priorities.
• Implement continuous improvement initiatives for production efficiency.

Skills

Technical Product Management

Program Management

Cross-functional Team Coordination

Production Planning

Supply Chain Management

Continuous Improvement

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Project Management Software

Data Analysis Tools

Job description

Senior TPM - Supply Chain, Project Kuiper

Identyfikator pracy: 2950572 | Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC

Project Kuiper is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world, and we’ve designed the system with the capacity, flexibility, and performance to serve a wide range of customers, from individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

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.

The Kuiper Electronic Supply Chain team is seeking a Sr Operations Program Manager to drive technical manufacturing and supply chain operations for Printed Circuit Board Assemblies (PCBA) destined for our satellites. The successful candidate will manage contract manufacturers' end-to-end production processes while maintaining a stringent focus on quality and delivery requirements.

Key job responsibilities

1. Manage contract manufacturers' end-to-end production process for assigned PCBAs
2. Ensure on-time delivery to meet Kuiper production rate requirements
3. Drive production planning and execution aligned with cross-functional priorities
4. Measure, Control and Improve capacity, quality, manufacturing rate/processes, and delivery KPIs at contract manufacturers
5. Lead technical deep dives to resolve manufacturing blockers and constraints
6. Balance development and engineering needs to minimize production impacts
7. Implement continuous improvement initiatives to optimize production efficiency
8. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and mitigate supply chain risks
9. Develop and maintain supplier performance metrics and reporting systems

A day in the life

As a Sr Operations Program Manager at Kuiper, you'll start your day reviewing upcoming deliveries, blockers and constraints, production metrics and WIP status across your assigned contract manufacturers. You'll participate in daily production meetings to address, update and escalate immediate issues and coordinate with cross-functional teams’ path-to-green to resolve shipments. Throughout the day, you'll analyze production performance data to identify bottlenecks, conduct deep-dive investigations into constraints, and work with suppliers to implement process improvements to ensure production current and future rates and deliveries are met and sustainable.

You might spend time in technical reviews with engineering teams to evaluate new design requirements, impact analysis/trade-offs or travel to supplier sites for hands-on problem-solving and capacity planning. You'll regularly present performance updates to leadership, support Monthly and Quarterly Business Reviews (MBR’s and QBR’s), and collaborate with other program managers to optimize shared production resources. You’ll help develop more junior team members through mentoring and modeling of effective practices. The role requires a balance of tactical execution and strategic thinking to ensure both daily delivery and long-term manufacturing capability needs are met.

PODSTAWOWE KWALIFIKACJE

1. 5+ years of technical product or program management experience
2. 7+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience
3. Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules

PREFEROWANE KWALIFIKACJE

1. 5+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experience
2. Experience managing projects across cross functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules
3. Experience defining KPI's/SLA's used to drive multi-million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership