Job Description
DESCRIPTION
Project Kuiper is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Project Kuiper will help close the digital divide by delivering fast, affordable broadband to a wide range of customers, including consumers, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity.
Innovation lies at the core of our organization's mission. We are seeking talented individuals eager to contribute to an ambitious program that continues to push the state of the art in space and ground-based systems. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to engage in continual learning and skills development while being part of a team whose work positively impacts the lives of millions worldwide. We foster an environment that values creativity, diligence, and the collective pursuit of technical excellence.
We are seeking a Senior Interdisciplinary Systems Engineer (ISE) / Technical Program Manager (TPM) to lead cross-cutting programs at Kuiper. Cross-cutting programs are interdisciplinary and span across numerous Kuiper departments. Cross-cutting programs ensure the broader program stays connected and operates as seamlessly as possible. Examples can include requirements definition of future generation systems, block upgrades to improve existing satellite designs, or mitigation of cross-functional risks. The Cross-Cutting Sr SE/TPM is expected to have solid technical and program management skills, and highly adaptable to meet the dynamic needs of the broader Kuiper program. You will tackle challenging, novel situations every day and have the opportunity to work with multiple technical teams at Amazon in different locations. You should be comfortable with a high degree of ambiguity and relish the idea of solving problems that haven't been solved at scale before. Along the way, we guarantee that you will learn a lot, have fun, and make a positive impact on the world.
Key job responsibilities
This position requires a technical and program management background with direct experience developing relevant systems. A Senior SE/TPM anticipates bottlenecks, uses great judgment to make trade-offs, and balances the business needs with technical constraints. Your ability to understand the big picture of the project design and anticipate and plan dependencies is crucial. Your ability to take large, complex projects, break them into manageable pieces, and deliver timely results is invaluable. You will work with a team of experts and drive the team to successfully accomplish the following activities:
• Perform Technical Program Management of highly cross-functional programs
• Collaborate with engineers and engineering leaders to create project execution plans with detailed dependencies.
• Optimize the velocity of engineering development through the design and application of mechanisms.
• Drive effective teamwork, communication, collaboration and commitment across multiple disparate groups with competing priorities.
• Work with engineering and program management leads to ensure that the systems development meets schedule, cost, and quality requirements.
• Drive project execution, make technical trade-off recommendations, understand the technical challenges, enable solutions, track and report on status, and resolve blocking issues.
• Adhere to Program Management practices for the team including risk management, requirements management, verification and validation.
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.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
5+ years of software, hardware, system integration and test development of complex systems across the full product life cycle – concept to production.
3+ years in a technical lead, systems engineer, or technical program management role with significant hardware and software integration.
Proficiency with at least one schedule tracking tools such as MS Project, SmartSheet or alternative.
Job Tags
Permanent employment, Full time, Worldwide,