Technical Program Manager, ASIC

Project Kuiper is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Project Kuiper will help close the digital divide by delivering fast, affordable broadband to a wide range of customers, including consumers, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity.

The Project Kuiper team is looking for a Technical Program Manager with experience in ASIC / SOC development, from architecture to pre-production stages, project management, and program management. The role will interface with cross-functional engineering and program / product management teams to develop ASIC / SOCs solutions that will go into Satellites and Ground equipment / terminals. Join us and make a difference in the lives of people around the world.

Key job responsibilities

In this role you will :

• Collaborate with engineering leaders (ASIC / SOC leads) to create project execution plans for ASIC / SOC development considering all criteria to design products the meet the power / performance and functional specs for all use conditions.
• Work with ASIC, communication system, EE, and software teams to define ASIC bring-up readiness and test plans.
• Work with product / program management lead to ensure that ASIC / SOC development meets schedule, cost, and quality requirements.
• Drive engineering project execution, make technical trade-off recommendations, understand the technical challenges, enable solutions, track and report on status, and resolve blocking issues.
• Collaborate with architecture, hardware, software, firmware, packaging and PCB teams on ensuring cross-functional deliverables are identified and tracked.
• Work with external IP, Fabs, OSAT silicon services and partners to complete the execution of projects in time.

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.

A day in the life

You must be fully competent in a variety of project management tools, SOC / IP design methodologies and techniques for all phases of the project life-cycle and exhibit demonstrated proficiency in core project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, resources, quality and risk management, reporting and metric development / tracking. In addition, the candidate needs to drive ASIC bring-up readiness (HW / SW) and ASIC bring-up plan. Lastly, the candidate should have the experience of working through the various design phases of Silicon development from architecture definition, RTL design, Verification, IP design, Physical design, silicon bring up, test, characterization, quality, reliability and post silicon management.

About the team

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

3+ years of ASIC technical development leadership or ASIC program management experience

2+ years experience working directly with ASIC, embedded SW, drivers, FW development, system engineering teams

2+ years experience working in Post Silicon validation (HW / SW), manufacturing, qualification, characterization

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

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

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

Experience managing Silicon projects across cross functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules (Phase gate process, PDP)

Experience defining KPI's / SLA's used to drive multi-million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants : Job duties for this position include : work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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