August 5, 2025
Sr Technical Program Manager - cryo hardware & electronics, AWS Center for Quantum Computing
Senior • On-site
$133,900 - $231,400/yr
Pasadena, CA
DESCRIPTION
The AWS Center for Quantum Computing is a multi-disciplinary team of scientists, engineers, and technicians, all working to develop quantum computing technology capable of delivering value to customers. Our cryogenic hardware integration & signals teams are innovating to develop next generation hardware - from the chip package to the room temperature control electronics.
We are looking for a senior technical program manager to coordinate our internal/external R&D efforts. You will work with the management and technical leads from our cryogenic hardware integration & signals teams to plan, execute, and track a continuous stream of development activities. You will develop and maintain detailed multi-project schedules (from prototypes to production). You will identify resource constraints and conflicts, and provide leadership with the data to make informed and optimized decisions.
This role will gather and assess the data (inputs and outputs) to push our teams to run efficiently. You will partner with other TPMs and work across team boundaries and project lines to identify and unblock resource conflicts. You will leverage your experience in managing complex technical programs to make data-informed decisions at a programmatic level.
In this role, you will also support the definition of technical project management standards across the Center of Quantum Computing. Additionally, as an experienced technical manager, you will have the opportunity to contribute to shaping practices across the organization. This includes improving our general lifecycle approach for projects, while also increasing our ability to promote visibility of project progress to other teams and senior leadership. Familiarity with system engineering topics that intersect with technical management, such as quantitative risk management, reviews, and requirements management is highly desirable.
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Key job responsibilities
1. 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.
2. You will work with stakeholders to define mechanisms that optimize the interface points to cryogenic hardware & signals teams.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
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BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 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 QUALIFICATIONS
- 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.
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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