Principal Technical Program Manager, Prime Air Vehicle Software

Amazon • Seattle, WA

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About The Position

The Prime Air drone software team is seeking an experienced engineering leader who combines superb technical and leadership abilities to drive planning and delivery of our drone vehicle software roadmap. A successful candidate will be comfortable working with a team of top-notch engineers and collaborating with our systems, scientist, test, safety, and security teams. We’re looking for someone who innovates, is creative, and loves solving hard problems! If you are seeking an iterative environment where you can drive innovation, apply state-of-the-art technologies to solve real world delivery challenges, and provide benefits to customers, Prime Air is the place for you. How do you get items to customers quickly, cost-effectively, and—most importantly—safely, in less than an hour? And how do you do it in a way that can scale? Our teams of hundreds of scientists, engineers, aerospace professionals, and futurists have been working hard to do just that. We are in production today, delivering to customers, and have exciting expansion plans for the months and years ahead. Check out more information about Prime Air on the About Amazon blog (https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/prime-air-amazon-drone-delivery-faa-safety).

Requirements

• 7+ years of technical product or program management experience
• 10+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience
• 5+ years of software development experience
• Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
• Experience leading teams that deliver DO-178C certified systems
• Experience leading teams in aerospace or other safety critical industry
• Experience managing projects across cross functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules

Responsibilities

• Work with customers, stakeholders, and leadership to develop prioritized roadmaps that align with customer benefits and program goals
• Partner with other engineering leaders to align resources
• Manage and drive development and release for multiple software baselines
• Set up mechanisms to manage programs and generate appropriate status and visibility across all activities

Benefits

• 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
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Education Level: No Education Listed