Senior TPM - 3GPP NTN Verification and Validation, Amazon Leo
Amazon Leo is Amazon's low earth orbit satellite network. Our mission is to deliver fast, reliable broadband connectivity to customers beyond the reach of existing networks. From households to small businesses, schools, hospitals, and government agencies, Amazon Leo will serve communities and organizations operating in places without dependable internet access. 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.
About the role
We are looking for a Senior Technical Program Manager (TPM) to lead the Leo direct-to-device (DTD) system integration, verification, and validation. This is a high-impact role where your work will directly influence how quickly and reliably we deploy the DTD constellation and enable service to our customers.
As a Senior Technical Program Manager on the DTD TPM team, you will own the end-to-end technical program strategy for DTD systems integration, verification, and validation. You will drive programs from early architecture and design through integration and qualification testing, ensuring these critical systems meet performance, reliability, and schedule requirements. You will develop mechanisms and processes connecting Leo engineering, business, and production teams to ensure the Leo Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) solution meets the requirements for our customers.
Serve as the central program leader across a diverse set of cross-functional teams—from business development, communication systems, networking software, to systems integration and test—to ensure the DTD solution, including satellite payload and network connectivity, is delivered to meet performance requirements and quality standards. Success requires deep technical judgment, strong program leadership, and the ability to align complex engineering organizations.
Responsibilities
- Lead technical program management of DTD systems through integration, verification, and validation, ensuring our Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) solution performs flawlessly in real-world environments.
- Develop and maintain program plans that track major milestones across integration activities, qualification testing, system readiness, and deployment.
- Proactively identify technical and programmatic risks, build mitigation strategies, and communicate clear status updates to engineering leaders and stakeholders to ensure alignment across the organization.
- Help transition DTD payload development from early integration into a large-scale solution supported by the Leo DTD constellation, device ecosystem, and core networks.
- Take ownership of systems-level integration, verification, and validation.
Requirements
- 5+ years of technical product or program management experience.
- Experience with verification and validation of mobile devices in wireless networks.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience dealing well with ambiguity, prioritizing needs, and delivering measurable results in an agile environment.
- Experience leading large-scale verification and validation programs for wireless communications networks.
- Experience delivering programs for large, cross-functional teams using data and metrics to provide insights and drive improvements.
Benefits
Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including:
- Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance, and option for Supplemental life plans).
- Employee Assistance Program (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.
Pay
The base salary range for this position in Redmond, WA is $148,700.00 - $201,200.00 USD annually. 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.