Principal Technical Program Manager, Project Kuiper

Job description

Description
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.

Key job responsibilities
The Kuiper Supply Chain team is looking for a Principal Technical Program Manager to support Business, Manufacturing and Engineering stakeholders in developing, implementing and our supply base.

The ideal candidate will have a successful track record working with a global supply base in developing, implementing and scaling process, tools and inventory positions in order to achieve business needs.

Experience working in new and ambiguous environments while solving complex problems with a broad range of cross functional stakeholders will be an advantage.

Key job responsibilities
• Develop and execute comprehensive Mechanical Hardware supply chain strategies to support high-volume satellite production while ensuring quality, cost efficiency, and risk mitigation
• Lead strategic supplier selection, qualification, and relationship management for complex, high-reliability mechanical components and assemblies
• Drive technical alignment between design teams, manufacturing partners, and quality engineering to optimize manufacturability and yield
• Establish and oversee sophisticated supply chain monitoring systems to ensure continuity of critical components and materials
• Create and manage contingency plans for supply chain disruptions, including multi-sourcing strategies and geographical risk diversification
• Partner with systems engineering and hardware teams to influence design decisions that impact supply chain resilience
• Lead cross-functional programs to qualify new technologies and manufacturing processes

A day in the life
In this role you will be actively working with Mechanical Engineering teams, sourcing, quality, digital operations, internal testing and security team to develop and implement manufacturing tests across global supply base for ground gateway equipment.

The products will enable mission critical, high throughput communications with Kuiper satellites.

You will engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary team to manufacture, test, and distribute solutions and products globally enabling Kuiper’s global network.

About the team
Here at Amazon, we embrace our differences.

We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion.

Amazon has ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally.

We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences.

Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious and earn trust.

At Amazon, our mission is to be the most customer-centric company on Earth.

To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright and driven people.

We're dedicated to supporting new team members.

Our team has a broad mix of experience levels and Amazon tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship.

Our team also puts a high value on work-life balance.

Basic Qualifications
- 9+ years of technical product or program management experience
- Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition
- 7+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience
- Deep technical understanding of hardware manufacturing processes, materials, and quality requirements for aerospace
Preferred Qualifications
- Demonstrated experience in system bring-up, manufacturing line testing and new product introduction
- Experience with high-volume electrical and Machined Part manufacturing and LRU production
- Demonstrated track record in implementing cost reduction initiatives
- Exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills
- Ability to drive process improvement and tool development

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

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers.

If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information.

If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets.

The base pay for this position ranges from $159,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $275,300/year in our highest geographic market.

Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Amazon is a total compensation company.

Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits.

For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits .

This position will remain posted until filled.

Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

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