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Amazon Manager - Product Design Technical Program Management, Amazon Devices - Hardware in Sunnyvale, California
Description
Amazon Lab126 is an inventive research and development company that designs and engineers high-profile consumer electronics. Lab126 began in 2004 as a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc., originally creating the best-selling Kindle family of products. Since then, we have produced lovable devices like Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, Hearables, Wearables, and Smart Eyewear. What will you help us create?
As a Manager of PD TPM, you lead the PD TPM team in developing products from concept to mass production. You will be responsible for managing multiple products development plans across our device porfolio, defining the vision and mechanisms on how the PD TPM team efficiently moves through development, overseeing the mechanical engineering design processes and issue resolution, and developing your direct reports to meet their career goals.
Key job responsibilities
Key job responsibilities
As a Manager (TPM), you will engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary staff to conceive and design innovative consumer products. In this role, you will:
Work with key stakeholders in product management, hardware engineering, and executive teams to define strategy, requirements, and align on mechanical engineering issue resolution.
Deep dive on key technical issues and lead teams to find solutions within program constraints
Work with Tooling and Manufacturing leaders to unblock key issues and define new processes/working models between teams.
Manage resource prioritization for the PD TPM and Product Design teams to keep program development on track.
Work with remote teams across the world and travel to Asia to meet with suppliers, support builds, and work with local teams.
Communicate regularly with senior management on status, risks and to drive key decision making
Mentor your direct reports to develop their technical and soft skills, including leadership communication, to reach their long term career goals.
About the team
Our team mission is to deliver delightful products to customers on-time and within budget. We have a high bar quality bar to meet both industrial design and reliability requirements. We work across hardware, product, and operations to develop products, solve hard engineering problems, and meet cost/schedule requirements.
Our team is made up of System TPMs, PD TPMs, and Engineering Program Specialists (EPS).
Basic Qualifications
8+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience, consumer electronics preferred
5+ years of technical product or program management experience including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experience
Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
Bachelor's degree in engineering, (Mechanical Engineering preferred)
3+ years of managing direct reports
Preferred Qualifications
Mechanical Engineering or Tooling background
Excellent oral and written communication skills; this includes skill in collaborating with technical subject matter experts where needed
Experience working with senior leadership, driving consensus and alignment at the Director/VP level
PMP Certification
3+ Years in Mechanical Engineering focused Technical Program Management
Experience managing teams of 6 or larger
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $147,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $254,500/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.