Aerospace Manufacturing Engineer - Lean Tools & RCA Lead

Amazon; Kirkland (WA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking an Aerospace Manufacturing Engineer to join Amazon Leo in Kirkland, WA. You will design, fabricate, and commission manufacturing tools for aerospace flight hardware, leading problem-solving efforts and collaborating with supplier teams to ensure production readiness.

The role requires 4+ years in hardware development, strong Lean manufacturing knowledge, and experience with ERP/QA processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or an equivalent field.
• 4+ years of hardware development, test lab, space/aerospace maintenance or hands-on engineering environment experience.
• 4+ years of working with external suppliers experience.
• 4+ years of driving process improvements experience.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing tools such as: 5S 5Y FMEA PDCA Value Stream Mapping DMAIC Run Charts Pareto Analysis.
• Experience demonstrating problem solving and root cause analysis.
• Experience with test plan development, building the necessary test bench infrastructure, developing tests and verifying the design.

Responsibilities

• Design, fabricate, and commission manufacturing tools and processes for aerospace flight hardware production.
• Lead structured problem-solving initiatives using root cause analysis methodologies to identify and resolve manufacturing defects and non-conformances.
• Implement lean manufacturing tools and techniques including Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen events, 5S, and waste elimination to optimize production processes.
• Lead team/product design, schedule, and prioritization discussions.
• Serve as the main point of contact supporting supplier production teams on schedule, design, qualification, and launch activities.
• Define operation steps and sequencing within ERP tools, collaborating with design and quality engineers to ensure conforming product and traceability requirements.
• Conduct cycle time analysis and implement process improvements to reduce manufacturing cycle time and improve labor efficiency.
• Ensure end-to-end production readiness and provide line-side support for manufacturing lines.
• Define best practices for handling mechanical hardware, sensitive electronics, and electrical components.
• Use Statistical Process Control (SPC) and quality data analysis tools to detect processes going out of control and implement corrective actions.
• Present proposals and data analysis to leadership demonstrating requirements will be met.
• Drive initiatives involving engineering peers and internal partners such as production managers and advanced production coordinators.
• Create and execute improvement plans to address quality excursions using structured problem-solving methodologies.

Job description

Amazon is seeking an Aerospace Manufacturing Engineer to join Amazon Leo in Kirkland, WA. You will design, fabricate, and commission manufacturing tools for aerospace flight hardware, leading problem-solving efforts and collaborating with supplier teams to ensure production readiness.

The role requires 4+ years in hardware development, strong Lean manufacturing knowledge, and experience with ERP/QA processes.