Sr. Technical Program Manager - Guidance, Navigation, Controls Software, Prime Air

Amazon • Seattle, WA

16d • $148,700 - $201,200 • Onsite

About The Position

Amazon Prime Air (PA) is seeking a Sr. Technical Program Manager to oversee the development of software functionality within our ultra-fast drone delivery operations. This role will be responsible for ensuring high standards for certifying airborne systems, working closely with software and hardware engineering staff powering a flywheel of continuous improvement in drone design and system integration. You will oversee software development, integration of software and hardware, verification and validation, configuration management, and quality assurance to ensure compliance to Design Assurance Levels and software development standards. Strong cross-functional engineering fundamentals skills are essential, as well as strong technical communication and documentation skills. Your ability to translate complex system functions into digestible insights and summarize effectively with stakeholders at all levels will be critical to success in this role.

Requirements

• 5+ years of technical product or program management experience
• 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

Nice To Haves

• 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

Responsibilities

• Own and drive system and software-level milestone tracking and implementation, dependency mapping, risk management, and schedule updates.
• Oversee software development, verification, configuration management, and quality assurance to ensure compliance to Design Assurance Levels and software development standards.
• Communicate effectively across all organizational levels, presenting strategies and results to senior leadership and operational partners.

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
• sign-on payments
• restricted stock units (RSUs)

What This Job Offers

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