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Amazon Web Services (AWS) · 4 hours ago

Sr Technical Program Manager - cryo hardware & electronics, AWS Center for Quantum Computing

Pasadena, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$134K/yr - $231K/yr

7+ years exp

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a leader in cloud computing, and they are seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager for their Center for Quantum Computing. This role involves coordinating internal and external R&D efforts for cryogenic hardware and signals teams, managing project schedules, and improving operational efficiency.

ConsultingDevOpsInformation TechnologySoftwareWeb Development

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Produce and maintain detailed plans and schedules for our cryogenic hardware and signals R&D activities (including chip cool down planning)

You will identify and forecast resource constraints, opportunities and conflicts, which will be used to drive operational decisions

You will work across team boundaries to ensure stakeholders are aware of risks/opportunities and timelines

You will identify operational gaps and generate recommendations and mechanisms to improve operational efficiency

You will work with stakeholders to define mechanisms that optimize the interface points to cryogenic hardware & signals teams

You will support leadership by providing programmatic support as required towards the development of any new fab facilities, onboarding or new equipment, and sourcing materials to run our operation

Support/lead the development of requirement documents and statements of work for external contracts (COTS and R&D). You will also support or manage these external contracts

Identify opportunities and advocate for areas where inhouse developed software or AI applications can streamline our internal hardware workflows. Support the internal roll-out and adoption of these tools

Qualification

Technical program managementHardware R&D experienceContract managementProject managementSystems engineeringAgile project managementCommunication skillsRisk managementQuantum computing knowledgeLeadership

Required

Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science or equivalent

7+ years of technical product or program management experience

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

Experience leading highly technical programs involving infrastructure, complex systems, systems engineering

5+ years working in a hardware based R&D environment

5+ years of technical contract management for R&D activities with external vendors/suppliers

Experience communicating with technical and non-technical stakeholders

Preferred

Master's or PhD in relevant field (physics, engineering physics, electrical engineering, etc.)

Demonstrated ability to implement both agile and traditional ‘waterfall' project management practices

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Experience working in an academic environment

Knowledge of superconducting microwave devices or superconducting qubits

Familiarity with the layers of the quantum computing stack and the quantum devices lifecycle would be an advantage

Benefits

A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits

Company

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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Launched in 2006, Amazon Web Services (AWS) began exposing key infrastructure services to businesses in the form of web services -- now widely known as cloud computing.

Founded in 2002

Seattle, Washington, USA

10001+ employees