Automation Manufacturing Engineer: Line & Throughput

Socket.dev; Hebron Estates (KY); On-site; USD 136,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

RSUs

Job summary

Amazon Web Services’ Hardware Engineering team is seeking experienced professionals to optimize production lines for world-class cloud hardware assembly. The role focuses on line layouts, capacity modeling, time/motion studies, and ramp validation across contract manufacturer sites, with travel up to 25-30%.

You'll design automated layouts, perform bottleneck analyses, and develop throughput models to scale multi-product families while maintaining production continuity in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• BS/MS Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent is required.
• Minimum 5+ years designing production line layouts and capacity models in high-volume manufacturing.
• Experience with time/motion studies, line balancing, takt time analysis, and value stream mapping.
• Proficiency in layout design tools (AutoCAD, factory simulation software).
• Experience optimizing multi-product production systems on shared lines and improving throughput.

Responsibilities

• Design automated line layouts with robotic cell positioning and material flow paths.
• Conduct time/motion studies and line balancing to achieve target cycle times and UPH.
• Develop capacity models with bottleneck identification for production planning.
• Create standard work documentation and throughput models by product mix.
• Perform site-to-site benchmarking on throughput per square foot and labor productivity.
• Own value stream maps identifying non-value-added steps and automation opportunities.
• Design floor layouts for automation POC labs at contract manufacturers.
• Partner with contract manufacturer teams to implement layouts and validate throughput targets during ramp.
• Design flexible line architectures supporting platform transitions across generations.

Skills

Line layout design

Capacity modeling

Time/motion studies

Line balancing

Takt time analysis

Value stream mapping

AutoCAD

Factory simulation software

Multi-product production systems

Throughput improvement

Education

BS/MS Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent

Tools

AutoCAD

Factory simulation software

Job description

Amazon Web Services’ Hardware Engineering team is seeking experienced professionals to optimize production lines for world-class cloud hardware assembly. The role focuses on line layouts, capacity modeling, time/motion studies, and ramp validation across contract manufacturer sites, with travel up to 25-30%.

You'll design automated layouts, perform bottleneck analyses, and develop throughput models to scale multi-product families while maintaining production continuity in a fast-paced