Technical Program Manager, Amazon Leo Manufacturing Software Systems

Amazon; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 127,000 - 172,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Leo Manufacturing Software Systems is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead complex hardware-software initiatives on the Leo Production Engineering Platforms. You will coordinate cross‑functional teams across software, hardware, manufacturing, operations, and security to deliver integrated solutions on the manufacturing floor.

You will own requirements, drive adoption of software solutions, and establish robust program management processes while partnering with customers and

Qualifications

• 3+ years of technical product or program management experience.
• 2+ years of software development experience.
• 3+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality.
• Experience collaborating with engineering, hardware, and manufacturing teams.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams including software engineering, hardware engineering, product management, and business development to define and execute technical strategies for MSS, LPEP and their customers.
• Serve as a key liaison between platform customers - access owners, data consumers, and manufacturing teams - and the software development teams, gathering requirements, identifying opportunities, and championing solutions that address customer pain points while ensuring stakeholder alignment.
• Establish and maintain robust program management processes to track goals, milestones, and KPIs, ensuring alignment with Amazon Leo's strategic objectives.
• Collaborate with Leadership to author Monthly Business Review (MBR), and other rhythm of business updates.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional collaboration

Software development

Requirements gathering

Job description

Technical Program Manager, Amazon Leo Manufacturing Software Systems

Job ID: 10504367 | Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC

Amazon Leo 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 : This position requires that the candidate selected be a U.S. Citizen in order to comply with U.S. government-imposed requirements related to the nature of the work and/or where it will be performed.

Leo Manufacturing Software Systems (MSS) is seeking an exceptional Technical Program Manager (TPM) to drive complex technical initiatives within MSS’ team parent org of Leo Production Engineering Platforms (LPEP) and also outside of LPEP, working with our customers on the manufacturing floor. The TPM will engage with software, hardware, manufacturing, operations, networking, supply chain, launch, compliance, and security teams - collaborating, ideating, developing, and driving adoption of software solutions. This is a highly technical role requiring experience with integrated hardware and software development, data platforms, and regulated access control, along with an appreciation for complex applications. The TPM will drive thoughtful discussions to align business and technical stakeholder needs, partnering closely with internal and third-party technical teams to understand and address their pain points, ensuring crisp decision-making and effective solutions.

This is an on‑site role that requires employees to work from the company's office 5 days per week.

Key job responsibilities

1. 1. Collaborate with cross‑functional teams including software engineering, hardware engineering, product management, and business development to define and execute technical strategies for MSS, LPEP and their customers.
2. 2. Serve as a key liaison between platform customers - access owners, data consumers, and manufacturing teams - and the software development teams, gathering requirements, identifying opportunities, and championing solutions that address customer pain points while ensuring stakeholder alignment.
3. 3. Establish and maintain robust program management processes to track goals, milestones, and KPIs, ensuring alignment with Amazon Leo's strategic objectives.
4. 4. Collaborate with Leadership to author Monthly Business Review (MBR), and other rhythm of business updates.

A day in the life

This role will be highly collaborative, requiring partnerships with cross‑functional leaders to drive positive results. In this role, you will own the delivery and adoption of the services, applications and components that enable hardware tests in satellite manufacturing and gather relevant execution results and telemetry. You will collaborate with teams from manufacturing engineering, product engineering, and security engineering to identify requirements and design these solutions. You will partner with internal teams and contract manufacturers to standardize test execution and manufacturing telemetry collection.

About the team

Amazon Leo Manufacturing Software Systems (MSS) team builds comprehensive software solutions, test frameworks, information systems and manufacturing test stations that power manufacturing test operations as satellites are produced. Working closely with hardware, software, and test engineering teams, MSS delivers the tools and frameworks that enable consistent test operations - from fabrication to final provisioning - across internal facilities and external contract manufacturers. The team's mission is to transform Leo's manufacturing into a repeatable, highly available, and controlled process by standardizing, automating and simplifying manufacturing test development and execution, while maintaining rigorous security and compliance standards both at internal facilities and global contract manufacturing sites.

Basic Qualifications

• - Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
• - 3+ years of technical product or program management experience
• - 2+ years of software development experience
• - 3+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experience

Preferred Qualifications

• - 3+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

USA, WA, Bellevue - 127,100.00 - 172,000.00 USD annually