NPI Product Manager Technical – Manufacturing, Amazon Robotics
Amazon · Westboro, WI · 3 wk ago
Information TechnologyFull-time
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
- Voice of the Customer & Technical Scoping
- 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
- Technical Leadership & Capability Strategy
- 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
- Customer Engagement & Cross-Functional Alignment
- 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
- 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
- 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.)