Principal PCBA Manufacturing, Project Kuiper

Description

Project Kuiper is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world, and we’ve designed the system with the capacity, flexibility, and performance to serve a wide range of customers, from individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

Export Control Requirement: 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.

We're seeking an experienced Principal Technical Program Manager to lead and drive strategic supply chain initiatives for Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA) manufacturing and procurement across Project Kuiper's satellite constellation program. This role will be instrumental in building and scaling our PCBA supply chain to support the production of thousands of satellites.

Key job responsibilities

• Develop and execute comprehensive PCBA supply chain strategies to support high-volume satellite production while ensuring quality, cost efficiency, and risk mitigation

• Lead strategic supplier selection, qualification, and relationship management for complex, high-reliability PCBA manufacturing

• Drive technical alignment between design teams, manufacturing partners, and quality engineering to optimize PCBA manufacturability and yield

• Establish and oversee sophisticated supply chain monitoring systems to ensure continuity of critical PCBA components and materials

• Create and manage contingency plans for supply chain disruptions, including multi-sourcing strategies and geographical risk diversification

• Partner with systems engineering and hardware teams to influence PCBA design decisions that impact supply chain resilience

• Lead cross-functional programs to qualify new PCBA technologies and manufacturing processes

Basic Qualifications

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  7+ years of technical product or program management experience

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  10+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience

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  Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules

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  Deep technical understanding of printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing and assembly processes, materials, and quality requirements for space-grade electronics

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Preferred Qualifications

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• Advanced degree in Engineering or related technical field
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $159,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $275,300/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.