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Sr. Technical Program Manager - AI Manufacturing, Annapurna AI Manufacturing Quality and Reliability

Amazon.com Inc
  • Austin, TX
    6 days ago

    Job Description

    In Annapurna Labs we are at the forefront of hardware/software accelerator solutions for not only Amazon Web Services (AWS), but across the industry. The Annapurna AI Systems team owns design, validation, deployment, manufacturing, quality, reliability and fleet operations end to end.

    Turning the silicon and systems into serving capacity is a manufacturing problem at a scale and pace the industry has not run before: cards, boards, sleds and servers built into racks across a global manufacturing footprint, then shipped to globally diverse datacenters and converted into capacity customers can launch on.

    The Trainium Manufacturing, Quality and Reliability team owns that path end to end, and we looking for candidates interested in diving deep into our manufacturing, scaling and quality processes to support current and future generations of accelerator silicon/systems.

    You will be responsible for managing server and rack manufacturing programs across our North America footprint - build plan attainment, rolled-through yield, test cycle time, work-in-process health and on-time shipment to datacenter - at ODM and CM sites.

    We are seeking an experienced TPM who is equally comfortable on a factory floor and in a data set. You will reconcile what a partner reports, what the test data says, and what the design actually permits - and then drive the plan that closes the gap. Come join us!

    Key job responsibilities

    • You will own manufacturing programs end to end across our ODM and CM partners: build rate against plan, rolled-through yield, first-pass test cycle time, aged work-in-process, and on-time shipment to datacenter.
    • You will establish the operating cadence with each partner - weekly build and recovery reviews, clear commitments, and an escalation path into vendor leadership that you are trusted to use.
    • You will own material readiness, operational support and constraint resolution - critical component supply, mechanical and enclosure quality, and staging capacity at each site. The job is to identify the constraint before it caps the build rate, and to drive the cross-functional plan that clears it.
    • You will drive manufacturing readiness for new rack platforms, defining entry and exit criteria for each build phase and gating ramp decisions on demonstrated yield and cycle time rather than on schedule pressure.
    • You will coordinate across Design Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing Test, Quality and Reliability, Supply Chain, Global Supplier Management, Logistics and EC2. Manufacturing sits between design intent and deployed capacity.
    • You will build the reporting layer - define the metrics that describe manufacturing health, automate them where you can, and give senior leadership a clear weekly position on what shipped, what is at risk, what you need and by when.

    You will work independently in a dynamic, challenging, and fast-changing organization. We're changing an industry, and we need individuals who are ready for this challenge and who want to reach beyond what is possible today.

    A day in the life

    Your day to day responsibilities will include interfacing with our engineering teams, vendors and customers to understand project requirements and facilitate manufacturing output and scaling . You will work directly with vendors and ODM/JDM/CM teams to develop and manufacture your product at scale.

    You will review build, yield and ship numbers from each site against plan and determine key bottlenecks and engage the right teams to overcome them. You will lead output and recovery reviews with ODM/CM leadership, pushing back on a commitment you do not believe the line can hold and landing on a number you can both defend. You will coordinate with vendor and Amazon supply chain teams to align materials with your build plans. You will write daily/weekly reports as necessary to inform leadership on the current state and key challenges.

    About the team

    Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we're building an environment that celebrates knowledge-sharing and mentorship. Our senior members enjoy one-on-one mentoring and thorough reviews. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects that help our team members develop your engineering expertise so you feel empowered to take on more complex tasks in the future. We care about growing the people on this team - the work is genuinely hard, the feedback is direct and kind, and nobody here is short of problems worth solving.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationAustin, TX
    IndustryRetail
    Company Size10,000 employees or more
    Year Founded1994
    Websitehttp://Amazon.com/militaryroles

    About Company

    At Amazon, we don’t wait for the next big idea to present itself. We envision the shape of impossible things and then we boldly make them reality. So far, this mindset has helped us achieve some incredible things. Let’s build new systems, challenge the status quo, and design the world we want to live in. We believe the work you do here will be the best work of your life.

    Wherever you are in your career exploration, Amazon likely has an opportunity for you. Our research scientists and engineers shape the future of natural language understanding with Alexa. Fulfillment center associates around the globe send customer orders from our warehouses to doorsteps. Product managers set feature requirements, strategy, and marketing messages for brand new customer experiences. And as we grow, we’ll add jobs that haven’t been invented yet.

    It’s Always Day 1
    At Amazon, it’s always “Day 1.” Now, what does this mean and why does it matter? It means that our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon’s very first day – to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and stay focused on delighting our customers. In our 2016 shareholder letter, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shared his thoughts on how to keep up a Day 1 company mindset. “Staying in Day 1 requires you to experiment patiently, accept failures, plant seeds, protect saplings, and double down when you see customer delight,” he wrote. “A customer-obsessed culture best creates the conditions where all of that can happen.” You can read the full letter here

    Our Leadership Principles
    Our Leadership Principles help us keep a Day 1 mentality. They aren’t just a pretty inspirational wall hanging. Amazonians use them, every day, whether they’re discussing ideas for new projects, deciding on the best solution for a customer’s problem, or interviewing candidates. To read through our Leadership Principles from Customer Obsession to Bias for Action, visit https://www.amazon.jobs/principles

    Skills

    • Amazon Web Services (AWS)unmatched
    • Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
    • Artificial Intelligence (AI) Programming Languagesunmatched
    • Cadenceunmatched
    • Cross-Functionalunmatched
    • Customer Conversionunmatched
    • Data Setsunmatched
    • Divingunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Logisticsunmatched
    • Manufacturingunmatched
    • Manufacturing Engineeringunmatched
    • Manufacturing Managementunmatched
    • Manufacturing Requirementsunmatched
    • Manufacturing/Production Testingunmatched
    • Mentoringunmatched
    • Metricsunmatched
    • Network Operations Centerunmatched
    • Operational Supportunmatched
    • Original Design Manufacturer (ODM)unmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Project/Program Managementunmatched
    • Riskunmatched
    • Supply Chainunmatched
    • Systems Administration/Managementunmatched
    • Technical Leadershipunmatched
    • Technical/Engineering Designunmatched
    • Test Dataunmatched
    • Testingunmatched
    • Time Managementunmatched
    • Vehicle Fleetsunmatched
    • Vendor/Supplier Managementunmatched

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