Principal Technical Program Manager

Amazon is seeking exceptional talent to help develop the next generation of advanced robotics systems that will transform automation at Amazon's scale. We're building revolutionary robotic systems that combine cutting-edge AI, sophisticated control systems, and advanced mechanical design to create adaptable automation solutions capable of working safely alongside humans in dynamic environments. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of robotics and automation at an unprecedented scale, working with world-class teams pushing the boundaries of what's possible in robotic dexterous manipulation, locomotion, and human-robot interaction. This role presents an opportunity to shape the future of robotics through innovative applications of the latest software and AI tools for robots.

Our collaborative team is at the forefront of building world-class industrial automation solutions. Amazon is seeking a Principal Technical Program Manager (TPM) that can manage the complexity and vast technical workstreams across the entirety of the manufacturing engineering department.

The ideal candidate brings 10+ years of experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment. You should be energized by challenging, ambiguous problem statements and comfortable translating them to clear direction, managed risk, and frameworks that unlock success at an organizational scale. This role requires a highly organized, excellent communicator with the ability to quickly digest a wide range of technical issues. You will manage cross-functional relationships and work to balance departmental trade-offs against overall program success.

Key job responsibilities
- Establishing a mechanism and cadence to manage a large-scale manufacturing automation program
- Managing escalations or misalignments when there are risks to delivering committed services with high quality; facilitating/leading tradeoff decisions with customers, stakeholders, and partner teams when there are conflicting priorities
- Working with teams to determine whether a decision is a one-way or two-way door. Managing necessary discussions with customer and partner teams to manage expectations, impacts, and risks, associated with said decision(s)
- Succinctly translating risks and technical details to leadership to drive effective decision making with limited information on tight deadlines
- Developing and publishing a clear RACI to create transparency with customer teams and to drive ownership and accountability
- Coordinating across internal teams to ensure alignment and enablement of delivering deployment services
- Exercising strong technical judgement to influence and drive deployment methodology expertise to program level decisions
- Ability to understand scalability requirements and determine feasibility of technology deployments at scale – acting as the voice back to Product and Engineering teams to protect for those requirements on emerging technical products - 10+ years of technical product or program management experience
- 10+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience
- Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
- 5+ years of manufacturing experience - 8+ years of hands-on work managing complex technology projects experience
- Experience partnering with Product and Engineering teams on hardware product roadmaps in a high-volume or automotive-grade manufacturing environment
- Experience working with JIRA or similar project management software

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, TX, Austin - 177,000.00 - 239,400.00 USD annually