Lead Maintenance Engineer – Automated Manufacturing Systems

Amazon Inc.; Kirkland (WA); On-site; USD 111,000 - 186,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC seeks an experienced Tech Ops Engineer II (Maintenance Engineer) to lead preventive and corrective maintenance for automated production systems in Kirkland, WA. You will own equipment reliability, mentor technicians, and guide cross‑functional teams in a fast-paced satellite manufacturing environment.

The role emphasizes SCM oversight, safety-compliant procedures, and hands-on problem solving with a focus on uptime and throughput.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of industrial maintenance experience.
• Experience in mechanical, controls field, or electrical theory, robotics, and automated equipment.
• Experience interpreting mechanical and electrical drawings.
• Experience troubleshooting and resolving problems under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Deliver with limited guidance; use technical judgment to identify and resolve site-level manufacturing equipment issues impacting production
• Develop risk assessments and operational dashboards covering critical manufacturing equipment and systems
• Plan and schedule complex maintenance tasks requiring coordination across production, engineering, and vendor teams
• Provide oversight and direction for day-to-day equipment maintenance activities in partnership with the Maintenance Manager
• Create workflows, technical documents, emergency procedures, SOPs, JHAs, and task lists to improve team efficiency and reduce equipment downtime
• Provide technical guidance to create, establish, and perform complicated preventive/corrective maintenance procedures on automated manufacturing equipment
• Evaluate and identify equipment deficiencies; make moderate to high complexity risk trade-offs based on current production conditions and equipment status
• Supervise highly complex troubleshooting and troubleshoot high-complexity electro-mechanical problems on production-critical systems
• Influence across production, process engineering, and external vendor teams; mentor and develop less-experienced technicians
• Optimize process improvements for operational excellence; create process improvement plans focused on equipment uptime and reliability
• Coordinate vendor work considering scope, production schedules, and required authorizations
• Support implementation of Ignition SCADA and related controls systems for manufacturing equipment monitoring

Skills

Troubleshooting

Root cause analysis

Technical leadership

Process improvement

Education

Trade certification / journeyman license or equivalent technical education

Tools

Ignition SCADA

Electrical diagrams

Robotics systems

Job description

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC seeks an experienced Tech Ops Engineer II (Maintenance Engineer) to lead preventive and corrective maintenance for automated production systems in Kirkland, WA. You will own equipment reliability, mentor technicians, and guide cross‑functional teams in a fast-paced satellite manufacturing environment.

The role emphasizes SCM oversight, safety-compliant procedures, and hands-on problem solving with a focus on uptime and throughput.