Manufacturing Operations & Industrial Programs Lead

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 177,000 - 239,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Manufacturing Operations and Industrial Engineering Program Manager to own factory layout and material flow design across AWS rack fulfillment sites.

You will work at the intersection of capacity planning, automation engineering, construction, and operations, spanning EC2, ML, and Storage platforms to scale manufacturing infrastructure globally. The role requires leadership, data-driven decision making, and strong communication with executives and

Qualifications

• 7+ years of technical product or program management experience.
• 10+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience.
• 5+ years of software development experience.
• Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules.

Responsibilities

• Translate rack fulfillment capacity plans into data-driven facility layouts for AWS manufacturing operations, designing end-to-end material flow from dock receipt through assembly, integration, test, and dispatch across EC2, Machine Learning, and Storage product platforms.
• Design factory floor layouts including automation line stations, manual assembly zones, test positions, sub-assembly areas, burn-in, and repair workflows — determining optimal buffer sizing, automation vs. manual line trade-offs, and material handling system specifications (AMR/AGV routes, conveyors, ASRS) based on cycle time analysis, volume ramp curves, and product mix complexity
• Develop and maintain industrial simulation models (FlexSim, Plant Simulation, or equivalent) to identify bottlenecks, validate throughput assumptions, optimize material flow paths, and establish performance metrics including takt time adherence, buffer occupancy, and transport cycle times
• Coordinate utility and infrastructure requirements (power, cooling, network, compressed air) for each production zone with facilities and construction teams, ensuring infrastructure readiness aligns with layout phasing — particularly for high-density ML accelerator and Storage rack configurations requiring liquid cooling and high-power distribution
• Manage phased layout plans aligned with construction milestones, enabling production in early zones while build-out continues in adjacent areas; own layout change control, produce clear visual documentation (2D/3D layouts, material flow diagrams, phasing overlays), and develop replicable standards across the global manufacturing site network
• Drive continuous improvement and operations sustaining by owning the factory layout as a living document, partnering with Operations, Test, Process, and Automation Engineering teams to implement optimizations that reduce cycle time, improve throughput toward manufacturing-to-ship SLA targets, and enable rapid capacity deployment for new product platform introductions
• Excellent communicator with an ability to concisely and precisely convey information to executives and cross functional teams
• Needs to be an evangelist for teaching Automation to the organization.
• Ability to multitask on several concurrent projects of med to high complexity

Skills

Tech PM experience

Engineering collaboration

Software development

Cross-functional programs

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Manufacturing Operations and Industrial Engineering Program Manager to own factory layout and material flow design across AWS rack fulfillment sites.

You will work at the intersection of capacity planning, automation engineering, construction, and operations, spanning EC2, ML, and Storage platforms to scale manufacturing infrastructure globally. The role requires leadership, data-driven decision making, and strong communication with executives and