Senior Manager, Payload Processing Facility

Have you ever wanted to be part of a team who is building industry changing technology? Amazon's Leo is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband network connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Are you looking to create value for millions of customers by helping to develop creative assets for Leo? Do you want to work at a company where you are the owner, where you are encouraged to build, and where you have the autonomy to push boundaries? Do you have a passion for design and a desire to bring delightful, innovative products and services to life in an entirely new way? This describes your daily journey. Are you ready? Then join us on Leo.

Do you get excited by aerospace, space exploration, and/or satellites? Do you want to help build solutions at Leo to transform the space industry? If so, then we would love to talk!

Key Job Responsibilities

Leo is seeking a Senior Manager to lead the high-cadence payload processing facility (PPF) in Florida to process, integrate and support launch of our constellation of Low Earth Orbit communication satellites. Leo's constellation will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.

The Senior Manager of Payload Processing will have responsibilities to oversee the payload processing facilities, lead the team that executes high-cadence payload processing across multiple launch providers and launch vehicles, and implement process improvement and operational efficiencies to increase scale. The Senior Manager and their team will work tightly with production engineering for successful satellite and dispenser logistics, storage, and integration requirements. They will leverage our teams in procurement, manufacturing, supply chain, and quality in bringing the satellite to dispenser to launch vehicle into a high cadence throughput.

Qualified candidates will have experience with growing and leading launch integration/launch operations teams (exempt and non-exempt), satellite processing, clean room maintenance, satellite fueling, electrical systems checkout (both flight and ground electrical hardware), explosive site safety, corrosion control, and operations planning. Additionally experience in Six Sigma, 5S, and similar manufacturing process improvement is a plus. The role will interface with cross-functional engineering and program/product management teams to conduct payload integration, interface with launch vehicle and dispenser system providers, and interface with internal stakeholders to support PPF operations. The role is based near Cape Canaveral, FL.

Reporting to the Head of Launch Services, the Senior Manager of Payload Processing Facility will be a key participant on the Leo leadership team. This role will focus on high-rate plans to implement and scale integration processes to meet the demands of the Leo constellation deployment and satisfy our FCC licensing requirements.

- Develop, train and lead the PPF operations team across all payload processing facilities (requires up to 25% travel).
- Develop and maintain satellite and dispenser processing with high volume manufacturing operational cadence.
- Integrate satellites onto multiple launch vehicles on tight schedules while maintaining the highest safety and quality standards.
- Effectively communicate orally and in writing both up and down the information chain with high level of visibility internally and externally with suppliers.
- Directly interact and resolve issues with launch providers, range safety and related entities within the facility and externally.

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

Hands-on leader that can move from long term strategy to day-to-day tactical operations challenges business builder who knows how to structure and develop organizations to accommodate growth rates of over 100% for next several of years.

In addition to above, this leader will have superb communications skills and the highest level of integrity and intellectual honesty. They will be gifted at inspiring confidence both in the teams, directly manages, across the organization and externally with large suppliers and vendors. This implies an ability to simplify complex concepts and to bring clarity to ambiguous situations.

About the team

Here at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. Amazon has ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences. Amazon's culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious and earn trust. At Amazon, our mission is to be the most customer-centric company on Earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright and driven people.