
Early Life Cycle Manager, Central RME
Atlanta, GA · HybridJob$77–115K/yrSeen 3 days agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
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Job overview
Amazon seeks an Early Life Cycle Manager for its Central Reliability, Maintenance, and Engineering team to manage end-to-end project lifecycles for new launches. The role owns large-scale engineering projects from planning and design through installation, commissioning, qualification, and launch support, coordinating across teams to deliver projects on time. It requires up to 75% nationwide travel and work from a corporate office when not traveling.
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Description
At Amazon, we strive to be the most customer-centric company on earth. We are seeking a dedicated ELM Project Manager to join our Central RME (Reliability, Maintenance, and Engineering) team and help us achieve this goal.
As an ELM Project Manager, you will play a crucial role in managing end-to-end project lifecycles for new launches within our RME division. This position requires deep expertise in project management, strong technical acumen, and the ability to coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure on-time delivery and high-quality outcomes.
This role requires up to 75% nationwide travel and availability to work from a corporate office when not traveling. Candidates should either live near or be willing to relocate within a reasonable commuting distance of the office. Relocation assistance may be provided.
If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you’re passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!
Key job responsibilities
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Manage the complete project lifecycle for new launches, including requirements gathering, planning, resource allocation, risk mitigation, and successful deployment.
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Own large-scale engineering projects from planning and design through installation, commissioning, qualification, and launch support.
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Assess and communicate project status, driving escalations on potential risks and delays across multiple teams.
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Collaborate closely with engineering, product, and operations teams to define project scope, objectives, and success criteria.
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Develop detailed project plans, schedules, and milestones, ensuring effective communication and coordination across all stakeholders.
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Create Business Continuity and Risk Mitigation plans with site RME teams to allow seamless handover to Construction or Operations Engineering.
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Conduct resource planning and allocation for project teams.
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Support the expansion and execution of the RME qualification process, including vendor management and feedback.
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Prepare and deliver RME launch plans for new sites and support the RME field team in executing launch activities.
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Continuously aim for improved safety, equipment uptime, efficiency, cost management, quality, customer satisfaction, and profitability within Amazon.
A day in the life
Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:
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Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
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Maternity and Parental Leave Options
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Paid Time Off (PTO)
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401(k) Plan
Basic Qualifications
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5+ years of industrial engineer, operations engineer, manufacturing engineer, or project engineer in a manufacturing environment experience
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Knowledge of Microsoft Office products and applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Visio, and MS Project) at an advanced level
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Knowledge of automated material handling systems, packaging technologies and storage solutions
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Knowledge of performance metrics such as OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness), downtime, throughput, or quality
Preferred Qualifications
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Knowledge of AutoCAD, VBA, and SQL at the intermediate level
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Experience working with and managing third party vendors
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Experience with Six Sigma, lean manufacturing
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Bachelor's degree
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
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, GA, Atlanta - 76,600.00 - 114,900.00 USD annually
USA, NY, New York - 84,300.00 - 126,400.00 USD annually
USA, TX, Irving - 76,600.00 - 114,900.00 USD annually
USA, VA, Arlington - 76,600.00 - 114,900.00 USD annually
How this job compares
Set against the 22,993 open Project Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$77–115K/yr
- Georgia median$111–184K/yr288 salary ranges
- US median$111–178K/yr14,446 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $96K, is 35% below the Georgia median midpoint ($147K) — in the lowest quarter of Project Manager salary ranges in Georgia.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 625 open Project Manager jobs in Georgia and 22,993 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Georgia
- CDM Smith41 open
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Project Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (19,950 postings).
- Education
- 12,857 of the 22,993 open Project Manager jobs (56%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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