Manager, Manufacturing Engineering - PCBA, Amazon Leo

Amazon; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 151,000 - 204,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC in Bellevue, WA, is seeking a Sr. PCBA Manufacturing Engineer Manager to lead a team responsible for bringing satellite PCBA designs to life.

You will partner with Design Engineering and cross-functional teams to optimize manufacturability, yield, and cost for high-volume production. This role requires deep hands-on engineering leadership, strong project management, and the ability to scale manufacturing processes for space-grade hardware, with travel

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience managing engineering teams across interdisciplinary groups to execute product design from concept to production.
• 5+ years of experience in PCBA/PCB production, processes and manufacturing engineering.
• Experience driving Design for Excellence (DFM, DFA, DFT) upstream with Design Engineering.
• Working knowledge of board assembly processes and equipment: stencil, paste print, SPI, pick & place, SMT reflow, AOI, 5DX, selective solder, flying probe, and wash.
• Experience managing relationships with contract manufacturers, suppliers, and 3rd party test and failure analysis partners.
• Proven ability to build, develop, and lead engineering teams in root causing technical product manufacturability and process problems.
• Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills with a track record of fostering team culture around innovation, manufacturability, quality, and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Lead your team's engagement with Design Engineering on PCB/PCBA DFM feedback and early escalation of manufacturing challenges.
• Own the PCBA Manufacturing Qualification process at the CM, including readiness requirements, team assignments, and milestone reviews.
• Drive adoption of new manufacturing technology to improve PCBA quality, reliability, throughput, and cost.
• Coordinate cross-functional efforts across Operations, Commercial, Test Engineering, and Reliability Engineering to resolve pre-production issues and improve yields for production ramp.
• Oversee failure and defect investigations, holding the team accountable for root cause identification and corrective action.
• Prioritize opportunities for risk reduction and process simplification across your PCBA portfolio.
• Ensure delivery of manufacturing process capabilities including equipment qualification, quality controls, materials characterization, and standardized rework practices.
• Monitor program health and team performance through production ramp; provide status reporting and elevate risks to leadership.
• Direct deployment and qualification of polymerics (staking, underfill, conformal coat) equipment for high volume production.

Skills

Engineering leadership

PCB/PCBA manufacturing

DFM/DFT/DFA

Contract manufacturers management

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Description

Amazon Leo is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Amazon Leo will help close the digital divide by delivering fast, affordable broadband to a wide range of customers, including consumers, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity.

Description

Amazon Leo is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Amazon Leo will help close the digital divide by delivering fast, affordable broadband to a wide range of customers, including consumers, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity.

Export Control Requirement

Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

As a Manager of Aerospace Manufacturing Engineering for Printed Circuit Board Assemblies (PCBA), you'll lead a team of engineers directly responsible for bringing engineering designs for complex electronic assemblies to reality. Your team will work closely with Design Engineering and cross-functional partners across Electronics Supply Chain, including Commercial, Operations, and Test Engineering, to ensure new designs are optimized for manufacturing while driving improvements in yield, cycle time, and cost for existing hardware. You'll develop and mentor your engineers, set technical direction, and remove barriers so your team can bring satellite hardware to life at scale.

Come solve the difficult and rewarding engineering challenges in developing a highly reliable, power efficient, performant, low-cost satellite bus and payload. As a Sr. PCBA Manufacturing Engineer, you will work across design engineering, supply-chain, quality, and our manufacturing partners to drive Amazon Leo electrical sub-system and PCBA manufacturing and delivery.

You must have the ability to dive deep on the details to identify, understand and solve difficult technical problems and also utilize a system level approach to prioritize issues for whole program. You use data to drive manufacturability, reliability, and quality objectives in design and development teams.

• Up to 20% Travel will be required for this role

Key job responsibilities

• Lead your team's engagement with Design Engineering on PCB/PCBA DFM feedback and early escalation of manufacturing challenges.
• Own the PCBA Manufacturing Qualification process at the CM, including readiness requirements, team assignments, and milestone reviews.
• Drive adoption of new manufacturing technology to improve PCBA quality, reliability, throughput, and cost.
• Coordinate cross-functional efforts across Operations, Commercial, Test Engineering, and Reliability Engineering to resolve pre-production issues and improve yields for production ramp.
• Oversee failure and defect investigations, holding the team accountable for root cause identification and corrective action.
• Prioritize opportunities for risk reduction and process simplification across your PCBA portfolio.
• Ensure delivery of manufacturing process capabilities including equipment qualification, quality controls, materials characterization, and standardized rework practices.
• Monitor program health and team performance through production ramp; provide status reporting and elevate risks to leadership.
• Direct deployment and qualification of polymerics (staking, underfill, conformal coat) equipment for high volume production.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience managing engineering teams working across interdisciplinary groups to execute product design from concept to production
• 5+ years of experience in PCBA/PCB production/processes and manufacturing engineering
• Experience driving Design for Excellence (DFM, DFA, DFT) upstream with Design Engineering
• Working knowledge of board assembly processes and equipment: stencil, paste print, SPI, pick & place, SMT reflow, AOI, 5DX, selective solder, flying probe, and wash
• Experience managing relationships with contract manufacturers, suppliers, and 3rd party test and failure analysis partners
• Proven ability to build, develop, and lead engineering teams in root causing technical product manufacturability and process problems
• Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills with a track record of fostering team culture around innovation, manufacturability, quality, and reliability

Preferred Qualifications

• 7+ years of engineering team management experience
• 10+ years of experience in PCBA/PCB supply chain, manufacturing, or engineering
• Experience with Design and Process Failure Modes and Effects Analyses (DFMEA/PFMEA)
• Experience with IPC-A-610H Class 3, IPC J-STD-001H compliance
• Experience in polymeric application, including conformal coating, staking, and underfill
• Experience in solder alloys including leaded, lead free, and next gen low temp alloys
• Experience with flying probe test systems and DFT
• Experience directing hands-on experimental design and execution (statistical analysis and DOE)

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USA, WA, Bellevue - 151,000.00 - 204,300.00 USD annually

Company

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC