AmazonSenior TPM, Amazon Leo Aviation Customer Terminals
Amazon is hiring a Senior TPM, Amazon Leo Aviation Customer Terminals in Chicago, United States. It pays $149k-$201k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.
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Senior Technical Program Manager to lead development and certification of aviation products for Amazon's LEO satellite broadband initiative.
Leo is looking for a Senior Technical Program Manager (TPM) located in the Chicago Area to support the development and certification of the aviation products.
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
As a Senior TPM, This is a role to lead development of the products for the Aviation markets. This role will support the development of the aviation products through qualification testing, drive programs through our Aviation partners for manufacturing, certification (STC) and support interfaces with the OEMS. They need to have expert level knowledge working with communication systems in satellite mobile platforms. They will manage the product lifecycle from core design to meet aviation requirements while collaborating with cross functional organizations such as Operations, software and hardware engineering, customers, product managers and perform NPI with our manufacturing partners.
ou will ensure hardware design and deliverables align with the STC and OEM requirements for key builds. You will collaborate with the customers, suppliers, Device TPM, Product Integrity, Finance, Operations (including Quality, Operations Program Managers, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering) to successfully mitigate challenges and maintain project milestones. You must be responsive, flexible, and able to succeed within an open and collaborative peer environment. The ideal person will treat the Senior TPM with a “Founder’s Mentality” and own all Day One deliverables like it is their own start up.
A day in the life
The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing execution of the qualification, certification and development of hardware and software with a balance of technical skills, bias for action, customer obsession, and ownership. The TPM will collaborate daily onsite with the hardware development team located in Redmond, WA including Product Design, Industrial Design, Electrical, and Antenna teams. On a weekly basis, the TPM will create agendas and presentations leading to meetings at the Director and VP level to make timely one way and two way door decisions to maintain project timelines, finances, requirements and deliverables
About the team
The Aviation project team is responsible for developing and building the Aviation products for the launch of the system for major airlines in 2027.
Basic qualifications
- 7+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience
- 5+ years of technical program management working directly with software engineering teams experience
- Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
- 5+ years of technical product or program management experience in an aviation/certification environment
Preferred qualifications
- 5+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experience
- Experience managing projects across cross functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules
- Experience defining KPI's/SLA's used to drive multi-million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership
- Master's degree in a technical field, or Master of Business Administration
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, IL, Chicago - 148,700.00 - 201,200.00 USD annually
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