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Amazon · 1 week ago

Sr. Manager, Guidance Nav & Controls, Prime Air - Vehicle Software

positionSeattle, Washington, USA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityDirector/Executive
money$198K/yr - $342K/yr
date10+ years exp

Amazon is seeking an experienced engineering leader for its Prime Air team, focusing on navigation, guidance, and flight controls software for delivery drones. The role involves leading multiple teams of engineers and scientists, managing employee development, and overseeing the architecture and operational support of key components of the Prime Air delivery system.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)DeliveryE-CommerceFoundational AIRetail
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Responsibilities

Lead multiple teams (manager of managers) of talented research and applied scientists, flight controls and embedded software engineers
Manage and develop employees, including hiring, retention, performance management, mentoring and capability/skill development
Lead architecture, design, implementation, and operational support of key components on the Prime Air delivery drone
Act as point of contact for communications dealing with project deliverables, setting the expectation, managing priorities, technologies, and management issues
Establish high bar for processes and standards in the execution of all projects

Qualification

Engineering experienceConsumer software developmentTeam managementAgile environmentLarge scale applicationsProduct management collaborationProgram management collaboration

Required

10+ years of engineering experience
5+ years of engineering team management experience
10+ years of planning, designing, developing and delivering consumer software experience
Experience partnering with product or program management teams
Experience managing multiple concurrent programs, projects and development teams in an Agile environment

Preferred

Experience partnering with product and program management teams
Experience designing and developing large scale, high-traffic applications

Benefits

Equity
Sign-on payments
Medical
Financial
Other forms of compensation

Company

Amazon

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Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
dateFounded in 1994
location
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people-size10001+ employees
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H1B Sponsorship

Amazon has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$8.11B
Key Investors
AmazonKleiner Perkins
2023-01-03Post Ipo Debt· $8B
2001-07-24Post Ipo Equity· $100M
1997-05-15IPO

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Douglas J. Herrington
CEO, Worldwide Amazon Stores
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Werner Vogels
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