TPM, Kuiper Supply Chain, Project Kuiper

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.

The Kuiper Electronic Supply Chain team is seeking an Operations Program Manager to drive technical manufacturing and supply chain operations for Printed Circuit Board Assemblies (PCBA) destined for our satellites. The successful candidate will manage contract manufacturers' end-to-end production processes while maintaining a focus on quality and delivery requirements.

Key job responsibilities

Manage contract manufacturers' end-to-end production process for assigned PCBAs

Ensure on-time delivery to meet Kuiper production rate requirements

Drive production planning and execution aligned with cross-functional priorities

Measure, Control and Improve capacity, quality, manufacturing rate/processes, and delivery KPIs at contract manufacturers

Lead technical deep dives to resolve manufacturing blockers and constraints

Balance development and engineering needs to minimize production impacts

Implement continuous improvement initiatives to optimize production efficiency

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and mitigate supply chain risks

Develop and maintain supplier performance metrics and reporting systems

A day in the life

As an Operations Program Manager at Kuiper, you'll start your day reviewing upcoming deliveries, blockers and constraints, production metrics and WIP status across your assigned contract manufacturers. You'll participate in daily production meetings to address, update and escalate immediate issues and coordinate with cross-functional teams' path-to-green to resolve shipments. Throughout the day, you'll analyze production performance data to identify bottlenecks, conduct deep-dive investigations into constraints, and work with suppliers to implement process improvements to ensure production current and future rates and deliveries are met and sustainable.

You might spend time in technical reviews with engineering teams to evaluate new design requirements, impact analysis/trade-offs or travel to supplier sites for hands-on problem-solving and capacity planning. You'll regularly present performance updates to leadership, support Monthly and Quarterly Business Reviews (MBR?s and QBR?s), and collaborate with other program managers to optimize shared production resources. The role requires a balance of tactical execution and strategic thinking to ensure both daily delivery and long-term manufacturing capability needs are met.

Basic Qualifications

3+ years of technical product or program management experience

3+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experience

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

Preferred Qualifications

3+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $114,500/year in our lowest geographic market up to $197,800/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,

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