Sr Technical Program Manager, Amazon Robotics

Do you want to create worldwide impact in Robotics? Amazon Robotics is building high-performance, real-time robotic systems that can perceive, learn, and act intelligently alongside humans-at Amazon scale. Our team invents and scales AI systems for robotics in fulfillment. We invent new hardware configurations and end of arm tools. We deploy software to manage fleets of robots across the world. Our team's mission is to enable robots to interact safely, efficiently, and fluently with the clutter and uncertainty of real-world fulfillment centers. Our AI solutions enable robots to learn from their own experiences, from each other, and from humans to build intelligence that feeds itself.

We are seeking a Technical Program Manager to help deploy our technologies, working with teams of scientists and engineers across all robotics disciplines. The ideal candidate has deployed automation systems into production environments. They think well at the system level, but can dive into the details and work with our subject matter experts. They are extremely well organized and have a proven track record of delivering multi-disciplinary products with a high degree of technical innovation. They will work both outwards with senior management and inwards with our technical development team. You thrive in a highly collaborative, creative, data centric, and fast-paced environment in solving problems in connecting the suppliers to the customers optimally.

Key job responsibilities

• Deliver execution priority alignment across org hardware, software and science teams to enable successful deployment of features.
• Define a vision, roadmap, and long-term direction working backwards from robotics product requirements.
• Able to synthesize data and interpret to formulate sound program goals and outcomes
• Develop and manage projects from ideation through execution, including project scope, timeline, and project execution;
• Address bottlenecks, provide escalation management, anticipate and make tradeoffs and balance the business needs versus technical constraints
• Develop business metrics and KPIs to enable successful deployment of robots and develop audit mechanisms (e.g., metrics, reporting, evaluation standards) to track and report on them.

A day in the life

Amazon offers a full range of benefits for you and eligible family members, including domestic partners. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:

1. Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage

2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options

3. Paid Time Off (PTO)

4. 401(k) Plan

If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we"d still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you're passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!