Manager, DPO Technical Operations, Device Postponement Operations (DPO)

Socket.dev; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 151,000 - 204,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Lab126 seeks a Manager, Technical Operations to lead a high-performing team responsible for postponement factory readiness, production launches, and sustained operations. You will drive strategy, set goals, and ensure on-time, low-cost, high-quality delivery.

Expect to recruit, coach, and develop senior-level operations professionals, guide process improvements, and collaborate with Engineering, Quality, Automation, and Supply Chain teams to meet demanding targets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent.
• Experience in high-volume manufacturing operations or sourcing environments.
• Experience with automation, analysis, and troubleshooting to streamline challenges.
• Knowledge of QA methodology and tools.
• 2+ years of PLC programming experience.
• Knowledge of building codes and regulations (Life Safety, BOCA, NFPA, NEC, OSHA).
• Experience with program management from planning to delivery.
• Experience reporting results to senior leadership and cross-functional teams.
• 10+ years in manufacturing operations with 3+ years managing technical ICs.
• Data analysis using Matlab, JMP, or Minitab.

Responsibilities

• Own the performance, delivery, and development of a team across factory readiness and sustained operations.
• Define team goals and strategy aligned to customer problems and business needs.
• Set program priorities and align resources across engineering, quality, automation, and manufacturing partners.
• Lead recruitment and onboarding to accelerate skill growth and program exposure.
• Mentor and develop direct reports with regular, clear feedback.
• Drive process improvement using Lean and Six Sigma to reduce defects.
• Communicate program status, risks, and decisions clearly to leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Lean Six Sigma

Program management

Data analysis

Communication

Hiring & mentoring

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Matlab

JMP

Minitab

Job description

The Manager, Technical Operations owns the performance and delivery of Amazon's in-region postponement factory operations. You will lead a team of Senior Operations Program Managers and Senior Site Technical Managers responsible for factory readiness, production launch, process development, and sustained operations. You define team strategy, set goals, and drive cross-functional execution to deliver programs on time, at low cost, and at high quality. You build and grow a high-performing team capable of solving complex manufacturing problems in a fast-paced, automation-focused environment.

Key job responsibilities

• own the performance, delivery, and development of a team of Senior Operations Program Managers and Senior Site Technical Managers across factory readiness, process development, and sustained operations;
• define team goals and strategy by working backwards from customer problems and business needs, including capacity planning, cost targets, yield goals, and on‑time delivery commitments;
• set program priorities with the team. Align resources across Engineering, Quality, Automation, Supply Chain, and manufacturing partners. Remove roadblocks that prevent on‑schedule, on‑budget delivery;
• lead recruitment efforts by attracting and hiring bar‑raising talent. Establish onboarding plans that accelerate skill growth and deliver rapid exposure to DPO programs, products, and processes;
• grow direct reports through collaborative development planning, coaching, and project assignment. Evaluate employees against role guidelines and provide regular, clear performance feedback;
• drive process improvement using Lean and Six Sigma methodologies. Establish an environment that encourages simplifying processes, reducing repeated work, and removing defects;
• communicate program status, risks, and decisions clearly and concisely to leadership up to three levels above through Amazon's writing mechanisms.

A day in the life

You operate at the intersection of strategy and execution. On any given day, you may be defining the manufacturing strategy for a new program launch with your OPM, reviewing process qualification data with your STM, presenting schedule risks in an executive review, coaching a direct report on career development, or negotiating resource priorities with partner teams. During production launches, you ensure your team drives daily standups, resolves issues rapidly, and meets production and yield targets. During sustained operations, you focus on process improvement, cost reduction, and building team capability for the next program cycle.

About the team

Device Postponement Operations (DPO) is Amazon Lab126's team responsible for in‑region postponement, customization, and pack‑out of Amazon's innovative devices. We finalize the assembly of devices using automated assembly and pack‑out lines so that Amazon can customize products to meet just‑in‑time demand. We enable Amazon to deliver the right configuration of a product at low cost and high quality.

Amazon's Lab126 began in 2004 as a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc., originally creating the best‑selling Kindle family of products. Lab126 have produced incredible devices like Fire TV, the Echo Family of products, and Astro. We deliver delightfully unique Amazon experiences, giving customers instant access to everything, digital, or physical.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent
• Experience in high-volume manufacturing operations or sourcing environments
• Experience in creating process improvements with automation and analysis, or experience troubleshooting problems and offering solutions to streamline complex challenges
• Knowledge of QA methodology and tools
• 2+ years of programmable logic controls (PLC) programs experience
• Knowledge of building codes and regulations including Life Safety, BOCA, NFPA, NEC, and OSHA
• Experience with program management spanning planning, execution and project delivery
• Experience managing, analyzing and communicating results to senior leadership while working cross functionally across several teams
• Experience communicating complex information and solutions to senior stakeholders and influencing decisions, or experience communicating results to senior leadership
• 10+ years in manufacturing operations with at least 3 years managing teams of technical individual contributors;
• Data analysis skills using tools such as Matlab, JMP, or Minitab;

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, material science, physics or equivalent, or MS degree
• Experience in program management, tech program management, or related fields
• 4+ years of maintenance or engineering experience, or experience with complex automated material handling equipment, packaging technologies, and systems and high-speed manufacturing
• Six Sigma Green Belt, or 1+ years of team management, budget responsibilities, supplier management, problem solving, and client/ customer relations experience
• Experience in facilities management
• Experience working as a Quality Assurance Engineer, or experience in creating process improvements with automation and analysis
• Experience designing or implementing integrated automation solutions such as material handling systems, high-speed packaging lines, or manufacturing lines
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, or experience in project, program or product management with focus on technical education programs
• Experience building, managing and coaching a team in a high-growth environment

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, TX, Dallas - 151,000.00 - 204,300.00 USD annually