We are seeking a Principal Product Manager - Technical to own and drive the product vision, roadmap, and execution for a next-generation robot platform. This product is designed to validate safety-certifiable architecture and cost-optimized design, bridging our current developer platform and mass-market product.
In this role, you will lead cross-functional coordination across hardware engineering, software, safety, science, and operations to deliver a platform that achieves aggressive cost targets while meeting safety certification requirements for unattended autonomous operation in homes. You will define product requirements, manage trade-offs between cost, performance, and safety, and own the end-to-end product lifecycle from first builds through large-scale home deployments and data collection.
The ideal candidate thrives at the intersection of hardware, software, and safety-critical systems, with experience shipping consumer or prosumer electronics at scale and a strong technical foundation to drive architecture decisions across compute, sensors, and mechanical design.
Key job responsibilities
- Own the next-generation platform product roadmap end-to-end: requirements definition, architecture trade-offs, milestone planning, and delivery from engineering validation through mass deployment
- Drive BOM optimization to achieve aggressive cost targets through compute platform decisions, sensor suite rationalization, and DFM execution
- Define and manage product requirements for safety-certifiable autonomous operation, including hazard analysis and functional safety concepts
- Lead cross-functional coordination across hardware (mechanical, electrical, compute), software (runtime, autonomy stack), science (locomotion, manipulation, navigation), and safety/compliance teams
- Translate learnings from current developer platform into architecture decisions for the next-generation product
- Define success metrics for large scale deployments
- Drive trade-off decisions between weight, cost, sensor fidelity, compute capability, and safety margins
- Partner with software teams to ensure the autonomy stack fits within a product-ready compute footprint
- Ensure architectural decisions de-risk the downstream programs
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition
- Experience with feature delivery and tradeoffs of a product
- Experience technical product management
- 10+ years of product management experience in hardware or hardware + software products
- 7+ years of experience shipping consumer electronics, robotics, or safety-critical systems through full development lifecycle (concept 12 EVT 12 DVT 12 PVT 12 mass production)
- Technical background (CS, EE, ME, or related engineering degree) with ability to drive architecture decisions
- Experience managing BOM cost-down programs with aggressive targets
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience working directly with Engineers on product enhancements
- Experience in project management methodologies, business analysis, or process improvement
- Experience with safety-certifiable product development (ISO 13482, IEC 61508, or comparable functional safety standards)
- Experience in robotics, autonomous vehicles, drones, or other embodied AI products
- Background in compute platform selection and optimization (SoC trade-offs, edge AI)
- Experience with sensor suite architecture decisions (ToF, stereo vision, IMU, etc.)
- Track record delivering complex electromechanical products at 1,000+ unit scale
- Familiarity with reinforcement learning deployment constraints on edge devices
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, NY, New York - 197,900.00 - 267,800.00 USD annually
