Principal PMT, NTN Core, Amazon Leo

Job description

Amazon Leo is building the world's most advanced Low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation to deliver fast, reliable internet connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the globe. As part of this mission, we are seeking a Principal Product Manager – Technical (PMT) to define product requirements, lead feature alignment, and drive roadmap planning for the NTN Core Network globally. You will work closely with engineering teams across satellite RAN, Core, and Devices, with focus on the NTN core.

This role requires deep technical mastery of 3GPP protocols, NAS signaling, extensive experience deploying 4G/5G Packet Cores across multiple vendors, product lifecycle software release management, and the ability to translate customer experiences and user stories into detailed product requirements. The Principal Product Manager - Technical (PMT) will be at the forefront of defining NTN Core Network requirements and building 0-to-1 satellite systems for consumer, business, and government customers globally.

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.

Key job responsibilities

• Drive NTN Core Network feature alignment to ensure interoperability across Amazon Leo RAN, Core, Transport, and cloud infrastructure, delivering seamless connectivity and roaming services between satellite and terrestrial networks.
• Own the NTN Core Network product roadmap and service delivery plan, ensuring delivery across multiple workstreams with high standards and operational excellence.
• Work closely with Amazon Leo engineering teams, Payload Integration Test (PIT) and telco MNO/Device/Chipset partners to define, build, deploy and test 3GPP-compliant protocol layers, network functions, and service-based architecture, ensuring deterministic behavior, low latency, and high reliability for satellite-based connectivity and TN-NTN mobility. Lead by example with systems thinking to solve problems.
• Stay current with 3GPP releases, industry trends, and evolving NTN deployment models to guide long-term product strategy aligned to Amazon Leo’s roadmap.
• Write and present technical documents (6-pagers, PR/FAQs, BRDs, PRDs) to senior leadership.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering hardware, software, systems, operations, and program management teams across Amazon Leo.
• Be structured and flexible at the same time to learn as the business evolves.
• Provide visibility and communicate extremely well, with responsibility to provide updates to VPs, author operation plans, business review documents, and communicate to the broader Amazon Leo team.
• Be a seasoned product leader with a demonstrated history of leading product strategy, technology solutions, data analytics, and customer experience.
• Thrive on ambiguity and have a track record of delivering large-scale technology products and/or led large operational or technical teams.
• Lead large, global, and complex technology initiatives in a large business unit, working cross-functionally with several business and technical teams.
• The ability to think and move quickly and is inspired to build mechanisms to simplify and continuously innovate.
• Demonstrated analytical and quantitative skills; ability to use hard data and metrics to back up assumptions and develop business cases.

A day in the life

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Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded professional and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.

About the team

You will be joining a team that is focused on defining and driving the product requirements for the Amazon Leo Direct-to-Device (DTD) satellite system.