Lead Manufacturing Engineer, Spacecraft Modules

Amazon Inc.; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 97,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to lead production development for a line replaceable unit on our next‑gen spacecraft. You will drive production process design, assembly, test, and integration on a busy shop floor in support of rapid capability ramp.

You will partner with development on future iterations, lead a small team of manufacturing engineers, and own capacity expansion including capital equipment and automation to maximize throughput and

Qualifications

• 2+ years of hardware design and validation of components, subsystems and systems.
• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, material science, physics or equivalent.
• 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

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, leading design reviews, key technical escalations, and new product development activities.
• Support operations team by being a high solving power engineer, capable of bringing multiple diverging technical perspectives together in high pressure escalation moments.
• 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.

Skills

Hardware design

Lean manufacturing

Root Cause Analysis

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, material science, physics or equivalent

Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Optics/Optical Sciences or related field

Tools

SAP

NX Unigraphics

Motion Studies

Minitab

CAD software

Job description

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to lead production development for a line replaceable unit on our next‑gen spacecraft. You will drive production process design, assembly, test, and integration on a busy shop floor in support of rapid capability ramp.

You will partner with development on future iterations, lead a small team of manufacturing engineers, and own capacity expansion including capital equipment and automation to maximize throughput and