NPI Product Manager Technical – Manufacturing, Amazon Robotics

Key job responsibilities

• Own manufacturing roadmap and strategy; define vision, tenets, and strategic priorities
• Contribute to OP1/OP2 narratives articulating RMTO's value proposition
• Make build vs. outsource decisions using portfolio optimization scorecard
• Define KPIs and success criteria for manufacturing readiness and time-to-market
• Distill manufacturing requirements from RDPI hardware engineering teams and supply chain partners
• Conduct technical feasibility assessments against current and planned capabilities
• Author manufacturing proposals with timelines, resource needs, costs, and risk assessments
• Develop scalable intake mechanisms; measure and improve effectiveness
• Understand manufacturing systems (CNC machining, CMM, sheet metal, control cabinets, emerging tech)
• Identify capability gaps and build business cases for capability expansion
• Proactively mitigate technical risks and architectural constraints
• Escalate to Senior/Principal Engineers when needed; influence teams to eliminate manufacturing bottlenecks
• Serve as primary intake/insourcing interface across RMTO leadership
• Drive executive discussions; produce MBR/QBR narratives
• Build consensus across engineering, operations, and supply chain
• Manage CM hand-off strategy ensuring knowledge transfer and operational readiness

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related technical field
• 3+ years of end to end product delivery experience
• Experience overseeing roadmap strategy and definition throughout the product life cycle from concept to end of lifecycle
• Experience contributing to engineering discussions around technology decisions and strategy related to a product

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of agile product development and life-cycle management process
• Experience in an operational environment developing, fast-prototyping, piloting and launching analytic products
• Experience working with the designs of complex automated material, handling equipment, packaging technologies, and systems including robotics and high-speed manufacturing
• Experience bridging technical and business teams to collect and refine requirements, prioritize incoming work requests, and ensure all committed work is delivered on time
• Knowledge of emerging manufacturing technologies (additive manufacturing, advanced machining, etc.)