דרושים Senior Technical Program Manager - Embedded ב-אמזון ב-United States, Redmond

In this role, you will serve as the Lab Operations Area Manager supporting the end-to-end implementation of Kuiper’s Lab Operations Strategy. Joining the Kuiper Workplace Operations (KWO) team and reporting into the Sr. Strategy & Implementation Manager, you will own tactical and strategic execution of lab intake, planning, coordination, and closeout processes, ensuring lab launches and upgrades follow consistent, repeatable workflows. Operating at the strategic level, you will execute the operational infrastructure behind the Lab Program, including intake tracking, change request governance, workback schedules, tooling integration, and process-failure investigations. Operating at the tactical level, you’ll be supporting daily operations and compliance within a designated lab site or zone. As the local “air traffic controller,” you will ensure the smooth and safe functioning of lab environments by coordinating layout or equipment changes, driving process updates, and enforcing safety and access protocols. You’ll be the first line of contact for lab users, supporting service requests and surfacing concerns to the central team.This role requires a detail-oriented, hands-on leader with strong communication and coordination skills, a bias for structure, and process rigor. You will partner closely with Design & Construction (D&C), Environmental Health & Safety (EHS), Hardware Engineering, Kuiper Workplace Ops (KWO), Facilities Management (FM) and other stakeholders to ensure programmatic consistency across inflight lab projects. You’ll track assets and performance metrics, perform regular audits, lead key governance forums, ensure accurate safety and training documentation, and act as a critical link between your local lab environment and the centralized Lab Operations team.
Key job responsibilities
- Support KWO in the end-to-end lab lifecycle process: project intake → execution planning → progress tracking → closeout
- Support lab change request governance, documentation, and tracking mechanisms
- Serve as the first point of contact for lab support requests, intake submissions, and user questions
- Enforce safety protocols, access control, and training compliance within the lab environment
- Lead weekly Lab Ops meetings and feedback loops, gathering / reporting site-specific challenges and driving improvements
- Coordinate layout changes, equipment moves, site visits, and infrastructure upgrades in partnership with D&C and EHS
- Support planned and unplanned lab outages in partnership with FM and internal leadership; schedule flexibility is a must
- Conduct regular lab audits and track local lab metrics related to compliance, usage, and support needs
- Monitor asset condition and report issues or escalations for maintenance or replacement
- Ensure signage, safety plans, and lab records are accurate and up to date
- Proactively remain informed of inflight lab projects and workback schedules, escalating blockers as needed
- Serve as the central liaison for lab tooling, dashboarding, and asset tracking workstreams
- Support rollout and maintenance of Lab Operations Playbooks, training materials, and service catalogs
- Support cross-functional meetings (e.g., with D&C, EHS, IT), ensuring clear notes, follow-ups, and timely execution
- Monitor lab program health metrics and report regularly on progress, risks, and upcoming projects
- Drive continuous improvement of lab operations through process standardization and stakeholder feedback loops
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A day in the life
As a Lab Operations Area Manager, you will be responsible for managing the day-to-day execution of lab program processes. You’ll interface with teams across Kuiper to intake new lab requests and support defining and executing solutions. You’ll lead the weekly intake board, document decisions and risks, and work to unblock inflight projects.As a Lab Ops SME, you’ll be the operational anchor for a high-velocity and agile workplace. You might start your day reviewing intake requests and performing a 5S audit. Mid-morning, you may coordinate a layout reconfiguration with the FM and IT teams, ensuring standards are met and signage is refreshed.

- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
- Experience in MS Excel, Word, and Windows Operating Systems
- 5+ years of program or project management experience in facilities, labs, construction or engineering environments
- 5+ years of working cross-functionally with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Strong understanding of lab safety protocols and regulatory requirements
- Experience managing complex project schedules and stakeholder coordination
- Experience defining or implementing repeatable operational processes
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience documenting and reporting on program health

- PMP or similar project management certification
- Experience with Six Sigma, lean manufacturing
- Knowledge of AutoCAD, VBA, and SQL at the intermediate level
- Experience working with and managing third party vendors
- Experience managing lab builds, tech space renovations, or R&D operations
- Experience managing lab builds, tech space renovations, or R&D operations
- Familiarity with asset tracking tools, intake portals, or operational dashboards
- Experience supporting training or onboarding initiatives
- Knowledge of AutoCAD, VBA, and SQL at the intermediate level
- Comfort navigating ambiguity and creating order through tooling or process
- Strong working knowledge of Excel or similar tools (e.g., Smartsheet, Airtable, project trackers)

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- 3+ years of engineering team management experience
- 7+ years of engineering experience
- 8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services experience
- Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations
- Experience partnering with product or program management teams

- Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy
- Experience in recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills, and make them more effective, product software engineers

Role:
In this role, you will participate in all phases of software development from requirements through implementation and test to operations. Our team tackles many critical satellite functions: power management, hardware interfaces, command & telemetry, and autonomous control.Export Control Requirement:
Key job responsibilities
Key job responsibilities
- Develop embedded software in assembly, C, C++, or other languages in a real-time operating system environment
- Write device drivers and system applications for the various satellite systems.

- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language

- 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

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.We're looking for a Senior Structural/Mechanical Engineer with a background in space vehicle designs and electro-mechanical systems integration. The ideal candidate has experience making major optimization trades for satellite bus architectures including integration with payload subsystems. This is a hands-on role for a highly collaborative individual that combines superb technical and analytical capabilities to convert analytic trade studies to a qualified physical vehicle, while optimizing for high volume production and meeting cross discipline requirements. The candidate will design, analyze, and test satellite primary and secondary structures while ensuring all requirements are met.Key job responsibilities
- Perform mechanical design and layout trade studies for satellite primary structure contributing to overall system architecture including inputs and requirements from cross discipline teams - Electrical, RF, Thermal, Dynamics, Mechanisms, Materials, Manufacturing, Assembly, and Test.
- Generate detailed designs via CAD systems and engineering drawings with appropriate geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T)
- Conduct or oversee static, dynamic and modal structural analysis via finite element methods as needed to support design work.
- Deliver an efficient structural design capable of high volume production throughput (DFMA)
- Documentation and presentation of materials for technical design reviews
- Design and support test campaigns, both development and qualification/acceptance, for space hardware

- Bachelor’s degree in Structural or Mechanical Engineering or related discipline, or equivalent experience.
- 6+ years of experience including significant time designing structural systems for aerospace.
- 4+ years of experience with structural materials and processes including metals, composites, bonded and bolted joints.
- 3+ years of experience in structural sizing including classical methods (hand calculations) and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) of primary and secondary structures.

- Advance degree (Master’s or PhD) in structural or mechanical engineering or related discipline
- CAD expertise (Siemens NX or equivalent, NX Teamcenter, GD&T per ASME y14.5)
- Finite element analysis skills – (FEMAP/NASTRAN or equivalent)
- Experience supporting development and qualification test campaigns of space/flight hardware
- Experience with common spacecraft subsystems: Power Systems (Solar Arrays, Batteries), Electric propulsion system integration, Secondary structures, Avionics assemblies, harnessing, ADCS elements and placement implications, Payload subsystems integration, Deployables, Release mechanisms, Moving mechanical assemblies, Thermal control systems and sizing (materials, finishes, MLI, HPAs, radiators), LV Interfaces.

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Key job responsibilitiesParticipate in all phases of SDLC including requirements gathering, design, code, test, and code/test coverage.
Developing embedded software in assembly, C, C++, Rust or other languages
Have in-depth knowledge with real-time embedded software philosophies and practices
Have expertise with Linux and RTOS
Review schematics, logic analyzer, and embedded software (bare-metal) trouble-shooting techniques
Familiarity with cryptography, threat modeling, and secure SDLC, TrustZone, bootloader.
Develop embedded software in C, C++, Rust, or other modern languages.
Write drivers for peripherals and interfaces such as I2C/I3C, SPI, UART, GPIO etc.

- 7+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 7+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
- 7+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team

- 10+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
- Master's degree in computer science or equivalent

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.As a Project Kuiper Satellite Test Hardware Development Manager, you will lead and engage an experienced cross-disciplinary team to develop, implement and maintain the hardware systems that enable engineering and manufacturing teams to test Kuiper satellites at scale. You will define roadmaps, provide technical guidance, prioritize deliverables, and allocate resources to deliver innovative test solutions for qualification and production use cases. You will deliver solutions encompassing environmental, robotics, mechanical, electrical, radio-frequency, and vision systems.You will work with engineering teams across ground and space systems, to deliver integral solutions to test fully assembled spacecraft and ensure readiness for launch operations. The ideal candidate will have experience in hardware development and integration of complex systems with a proven background in commissioning and functional validation of end products.
Key job responsibilities
- Develop innovative integrated test systems comprehensive of hardware to optimize and improve test execution capabilities and processes.- Juggle multiple priorities while optimizing the system and schedule.
About the team
The Integrated Vehicle Test team is responsible for delivering functional spacecraft to orbit to ensure Kuiper’s mission success. We do so through development of advanced test systems and execution of test campaigns that help guarantee reliable operation of satellite vehicles in space. The tasks and daily focus change rapidly, and you will often take on exciting new responsibilities to ensure project success. Expect to be deployed to address complex problems by identifying the scope of the issue and quickly establishing innovative and functional solutions.

- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, computer science or a related field.
- 5+ years of hands-on testing experience.
- 2+ years of experience managing direct reports in a cross-disciplinary team
- 5+ years of experience in design and validation of hardware/software systems 5+ years of experience in a development environment
- 5+ years of experience with integration of complex systems
- Solid understanding of Engineering and Testing fundamentals.

- Master's degree in electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, computer science or a related field.
- 5+ years experience developing and executing test plans for complex aerospace, automotive or consumer electronics systems.
- 5+ years of experience with integration and testing of satellite hardware.
- 3+ years of scripting or programming experience (Python, C)
- 5+ years of experience in development of test plans and protocols related to established Space Hardware test processes (GEVS / SMC-S-016)

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.Project Kuiper seeks an experienced Test Engineering Manager to lead our Mechanical Test Development team, designing advanced test infrastructure for satellite mechanical systems. This hands-on leadership role requires a self-starter with deep technical expertise in mechatronics, automation, and space flight hardware testing, focusing on developing bespoke solutions for solar arrays, mechanisms, and structural components.Key job responsibilities
• Lead and manage a test development engineering team for satellite hardware, driving technical strategy and innovation in test methodologies for Solar Arrays, Mechanisms, and Structural Systems.
• Oversee comprehensive test planning, design, and execution, ensuring rigorous characterization and validation of spaceflight hardware through advanced testing techniques and cross-functional collaboration.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship, guiding engineers in developing best practices for mechanical testing, design optimization, and performance assessment of satellite subsystems.
• Manage project schedules, budgets, and resource allocations while maintaining compliance with aerospace standards and delivering cost-effective, high-reliability solutions.
• Conduct design reviews, risk assessments, and root cause investigations to continuously improve testing processes, hardware performance, and overall mission readiness for satellite constellation development.
• You will lead by example by developing a strong understanding of the flight hardware and its test systems as well as contribute to hiring, mentoring, and career growth of the engineers on your team.A day in the life
As a Project Kuiper Test Development Engineering Manager, you will lead your team to develop automated test equipment used to validate satellite hardware designs from initial prototypes, though functional testing, and into pilot production. You will drive collaboration with design, analysis, and manufacturing teams to specify test equipment requirements, develop test plans, and execute test campaigns to support development and production test initiatives. The ideal candidate is self-motivated and comfortable operating in a fast-paced development environment.About the team
This team is organized within the satellite mechanical design team to accelerate the design iteration process and ensure on-time delivery of the most stable and successful product possible. The tasks and daily focus change rapidly, and you will often take on new and exciting responsibilities as required to ensure project success. Expect to be deployed to complex problems and novel technical challenges that push you to develop new skills. You’ll be constantly looking for ways to improve your product’s performance, quality and cost.

- 7+ years of new hardware products development experience
- Experience with the project management of technical projects
- 3+ years of engineering team management experience
- Bachelor's degree or above in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, material science, physics or equivalent, or Bachelor's degree or equivalent and 1+ years of professional or military experience
- 5+ years of experience developing test infrastructure to meet the needs of testing space craft or similarly complex systems.
- 5+ years of experience with automating hardware testing or developing controls software using Python, LabVIEW, Test Stand, or similar

- Master's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Power Engineering, or a related field
- Knowledge of AWS or cloud technologies
- Experience developing products for large volume production
- Experience managing teams of 8+ engineers
- Experience communicating with users, other technical teams, and management to collect requirements, describe software product features, and technical designs
- Experience with integration and testing of satellite hardware.
- Experience in development of test plans and protocols related to established Space Hardware test processes (GEVS / SMC-S-016 / MIL-STD-810)
- Attention to detail and the ability to maintain accurate records and documentation.