Amazon · 2 weeks ago
Manufacturing Engineer, Amazon Leo
Amazon is a leading technology company focused on delivering fast, reliable internet connectivity through its low Earth orbit satellite network, Amazon Leo. The Manufacturing Engineer will lead production development and be responsible for the production process development, improvement, and maintenance of a key module on next-generation spacecraft.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)DeliveryE-CommerceFoundational AIRetail
Responsibilities
Conceptualize, design, develop, and improve production processes (assembly, integration, test processes) through collaboration/leadership of a team of manufacturing engineers
Serve as primary technical interface to development team, participating as the lead technical voice from the factory in Design Reviews, key technical escalations, and new product development activities
Support operations team directly by being a high solving power engineer, capable of bringing multiple diverging technical perspectives together in high pressure escalation moments such as quality containments
Own the capacity increase roadmap for production including defining the relevant capital equipment required for rate increase and helping to lead the design, procurement, install, and qualification of new rate enabling equipment
25% - On the shop floor, working with production teams to implement new processes, review & solve key technical blockers in production, performing production development testing, etc
25% - Independent development work such as deep diving on available data sets to identify and implement key production improvement actions, acting on quality escapes by developing and implementing new quality control measures, developing & executing to existing roadmaps for capacity increase, process simplification, etc
40% - Meeting settings, collaborating with others on topics such as new design introductions, production process change management, production solution finding reviews, etc
10% - Mentorship settings with other engineers on the team, performing collaborative work & coaching to develop the team members skillsets, while ensuring common team execution to your technical vision
Qualification
Required
Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures
Degree in one of the following areas OR related field OR equivalent work experience: Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Optics/Optical Sciences
Demonstrated experience with Opto-mechanical systems, including optical bonding, fiber optic assembly, laser systems fabrication, optical metrology, and mechatronic systems
Familiarity with Low-Rate Manufacturing Environments & New Product Introduction
Knowledge of Lean manufacturing practices & principles
Experience with Root Cause Analysis Techniques such as Fishbone, Fault Tree, DMAIC, or related technologies/processes
Preferred
Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production
Experience with the project management of technical projects
Experience with SAP or similar ERP software
Experience with NX Unigraphics of similar CAD software
Experience with Industrial Analysis such as Motion Studies
Experience with Statistical Analysis Software such as Minitab
Exceptional analytical skills
Exceptional communication and writing skills
Benefits
Equity
Sign-on payments
Medical
Financial
Other benefits
Company
Amazon
Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$8.11BKey Investors
AmazonKleiner Perkins
2023-01-03Post Ipo Debt· $8B
2001-07-24Post Ipo Equity· $100M
1997-05-15IPO
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