Sr Technical Program Manager, Satellite Production Test, Amazon Leo

Amazon • Bellevue, WA • 2h ago

Description

Amazon Leo is Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite network. Our mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet connectivity to customers beyond the reach of existing networks. From individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, and government agencies, Amazon Leo will serve people and 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.

This role will be instrumental in scaling our satellite production and test operations through process improvements, test automation, and operational excellence initiatives. You will drive the implementation of efficient test strategies that maintain aerospace quality standards while enabling high-volume production. To deliver these complex solutions, you will partner with peers across all Amazon Leo teams, including hardware, software, manufacturing, quality, and test engineering. Candidate superpowers should include ownership, insist on high standards, continuous improvement, stakeholder management, innovation, creating clarity out of ambiguity, and enabling productive collaboration.

Key job responsibilities

The Sr Technical Program Manager for Satellite Production Test role is fundamental to Amazon Leo's production scaling objectives. You will:

Lead the development and implementation of scalable test strategies across environmental, functional, and integration testing

Drive test automation initiatives to improve throughput while maintaining quality standards

Establish and manage efficient software change control and deployment processes for test systems

Lead game days to ensure robustness of test operations during system updates and changes

Partner with engineering teams to optimize test sequences and reduce cycle time

Implement data-driven approaches to identify and resolve bottlenecks in the test process

Drive continuous improvement initiatives across the production test environment

Manage cross-functional projects to improve satellite integration, testing, and provisioning processes

Create and maintain metrics to track test effectiveness, efficiency, and production readiness

A day in the life

This role will be highly collaborative, requiring partnerships with cross-functional leaders to drive positive results. You will:

Work with test engineering teams to scale automated test capabilities

Partner with manufacturing teams to optimize test flows and improve production rate

Collaborate with software teams to implement robust test system updates

Lead operational excellence initiatives to improve overall production efficiency

Drive resolution of complex technical and operational challenges

Manage stakeholder relationships across engineering, operations, and leadership teams

About the team

The Operations Command Center (OCC) team is the Amazon Leo Production Operations Integrated program management function that enables successful production scaling. The vision of OCC team is to enable success of end-to-end Amazon Leo operations team by proactively developing systems, processes, mechanisms, and tools that are required to detect issues, expose root cause, validate improvements, maintain controls, and drive operational rhythms.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science or equivalent

6+ years of technical product or program management experience

6+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience

Experience owning program strategy, end-to-end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership

Experience leading large-scale hardware/software test operations, automation initiatives, or manufacturing systems, with demonstrated success in improving throughput and quality

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree in Engineering (any domain)

Experience working in fast paced environments, and managing workload even during times of stress, or escalated activity

Experience managing technical/engineering teams in an operations environment

Experience with version control systems and CI/CD pipeline implementation

Experience in test engineering and/or working in aerospace or aviation industry

Experience running game days in preparation for large deployments

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.

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 - 148,700.00 - 201,200.00 USD annually

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