[Skip to main content](#main-content) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [Hiring report](/reports/hiring/) · [All Amazon jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/) · [Search jobs](/search/) Amazon · Redmond, WA # Principal Technical Program Manager, Payload SW US, WA, Redmond Manager or lead Listed on Amazon’s official careers site. Posted June 8, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there. [Apply on Amazon’s careers site →](https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/10442866/principal-technical-program-manager-payload-sw) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Amazon](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/) / Principal Technical Program Manager, Payload SW ## Job description Amazon Leo is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world, and we’ve designed the system with the capacity, flexibility, and performance to serve a wide range of customers, from individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity. The Leo team is looking for a Principal Technical Program Manager with stronge experience in wir3eless communications/networking and embedded software, project management, and program management. The role will interface with cross-functional engineering and program/product management teams with primary focus on delivering top quality Satellite and ground Payload and Data Plane software. Join us and make a difference to people around the world. ### 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 In this role you will: - Collaborate with engineering leaders to create project plans for Satellite Payload software development across the entire software stack including data, management plane - Work with product/program management to ensure that development meets schedule, cost, and quality requirements. - Drive engineering project execution, make technical trade-offs, track and report on status, and resolve blocking issues. - Collaborate with architecture, hardware, software, firmware teams on ensuring cross-functional deliverables are identified and tracked. - Aggregate and convert technical specifications for Leo's Satellite Payload and Data Plane software systems - Establish mechanisms to manage scrums, tasks, budgets, dashboards, schedule and overall delivery for the Satellite Payload and Data Plane software - Map HW / SW co-dependencies and track accuracy of plans and technical developments for all major milestones - Work closely across the org on new HW bring up. ### A day in the life In this role, you will build and scale Leo's Satellite Payload and Data Plane software development programs. You are accountable for creating and working the complex multi-subsystem program plan for the development, test and delivery of Leo's Satellite Payload system and Data Plane, and their integration with rest of Leo system for delivering an end-to-end network solution with an exceptional quality of experience for our customers. ### About the team The Team is responsible for Architecture, design and delivering and end to end Networking systems for both constellation and ground, as well as the services that utilize the network to delivery last mile and back-haul internet services. ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Jun 8, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Aug 20, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 18, 2026 - Listed for: 132 days - Location: US, WA, Redmond[Apply on Amazon’s careers site →](https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/10442866/principal-technical-program-manager-payload-sw) ## More jobs at Amazon ### [Electro-Optical Test Architect, Amazon Leo](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/4bbe7ebdd70d13aa9cac/) US, WA, Redmond ### [Embedded SDE, Leo Payload](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/09f18345985221a4b667/) US, WA, Redmond ### [Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Manager, Amazon Leo](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/11ff61ee29bc44557532/) US, WA, Redmond ### [Manager – Satellite Avionics (TPM)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/f585ae9a88335d4ded7c/) US, WA, Redmond ### [Manager, Payload and Terminals Lab, Leo Antennas and CT](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/e6cfd548350b31d86042/) US, WA, Redmond ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Senior Principal Engineer – Payload RF Technical Lead- $10K Sign-On Bonus](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/bae-systems/jobs/6e5ce44aceef7099c809/) BAE Systems · Boulder, Colorado, United States ### [Senior Principal Engineer – Payload RF Technical Lead- $10K Sign-on Bonus](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/bae-systems/jobs/689300c28cc8b5bc2c05/) BAE Systems · Broomfield, Colorado, United States ### [Principal Technical Program Manager](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/jpmorganchase/jobs/8bb77cfed22570aa7d28/) JPMorganChase · OH, United States ### [Principal Technical Program Manager](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/microsoft/jobs/aabc2fac1ef67d8b3179/) Microsoft · United States, Washington, Redmond [Jobs in Redmond, WA](/locations/us/wa/redmond/)[Jobs in Washington](/locations/us-wa/) OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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