Manufacturing Technical Manager

Amazon Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Ring, part of Amazon's Smart Home ecosystem, seeks a Manufacturing Technical Manager to drive New Product Introduction and manufacturing readiness from prototype to mass production. You will lead a high‑impact MTM team, partnering with hardware, software, and operations to ensure seamless scale‑up across SMT, FATP, and packing, while optimizing yields, costs and schedules.

You will champion DFx/DFM concepts, coordinate with contract manufacturers and internal groups, and shape strategic

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience working directly with engineering teams.
• 10+ years in technical product or program management.
• 5+ years as people manager or team leader.
• Fluent written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Process Optimization.
• Engage in DFx from concept to Production Validation Testing (PVT).
• Enforce DFM, DFA, and DFS principles to product design.
• Address manufacturing challenges and propose design improvements with MDE and MTE teams.
• Develop cost-effective production solutions to accelerate maturity and improve manufacturability.
• Develop end-to-end manufacturing processes from prototype to mass production.
• Manage MTM team, define strategic priorities and foster growth.
• Investigate and adopt new manufacturing technologies and line solutions.

Skills

Engineering teams

Program management

People management

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's in engineering

Job description

Ring, a cornerstone of Amazon's Smart Home ecosystem, has established itself as an industry leader with its substantial market share and formidable brand/product recognition. Ring Global Manufacturing ops team are devoted to pursuing overall manufacturing operation excellence across entire lifecycle of product and manufacturing partnership. We serve as a dedicated manufacturing platform, driving for advanced manufacturing technologies and capabilities, highest operational efficiency, flexible supply chain and cost-effectiveness while maintaining the best quality standards, supporting our business needs and delivering best value to customers.

As a Manufacturing Technical Manager, you will be responsible for bringing new products from engineering to manufacturing. You will be managing high complexity programs of large scale, from prototype to mass production. MTM is the key member of the development team and will be the main interface for worldwide hardware & software engineering teams, and operations team and also our each Contract Manufactures. Drive for end-to-end manufacturing processes ensuring consistency on development & deployment across from SMT, FATP assembly, testing and packing throughout the PDP lifecycle. Sametime you will lead a MTM team as manager, develop team organization strategical priorities, fostering talent growth and scale up talents and Exemplify influential leadership to product teams, driving innovation and efficiency. Always keeping in mind the rapid evolution of manufacturing technologies and methodologies in the smart home industry, balancing immediate operational needs with long-term strategic goals, You'll be expected to create a high-performing, engaged, and resilient MTM team capable of driving manufacturing excellence and innovation at Ring.

Key job responsibilities

• Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Process Optimization
• Engage in DFx from concept to Production Validation Testing (PVT)
• Enforce DFM, DFA (Assembly), and DFS (Service) principles to product design
• Address manufacturing challenges and propose design improvements with MDE and MTE teams
• Develop cost-effective and workable production solutions to accelerate product maturity and improve manufacturability

New Product Introduction (NPI) and Manufacturing Readiness

• Develop end-to-end manufacturing processes from prototype to mass production, identify and resolve manufacturing bottlenecks
• Executing xVT builds according to program schedules, ensure technical readiness, monitor major issue closure driving mitigation solutions of factory-related technical challenges during NPI phase.
• Manage engineering changes during NPI builds, define manufacturing process validation requirements to ensure process reliability and consistency
• Optimize manufacturing yields and efficiency(FPY, Cycle time, UPH) to meet target throughout the product development lifecycle

Strategic Influence and Cross-functional Collaboration

Serve as the main interface between manufacturing partners, hardware and software engineering teams, and also operation & supply chain cross functional teams, collaborate with teams to implement and optimize manufacturing processes.

Develop strategical plan for MTM team, expand the visibility, credibility and influence to cross functional teams, could present and talk with leadership.

Technology Innovation and Development

• Investigate and introduce new manufacturing technologies and methodologies on line solution, equipment requirement plans for new product manufacturing and testing to enhance product quality and efficiency
• Work strategically to improve SMT/FATP/Packing processes across product categories
• Identify, Design and Standardize production line solution strategies, production procedures to improve efficiency among contractors/suppliers.

Basic Qualifications

• 10+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience(hardware, software, package)
• 10+ years of technical product or program management experience, including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experience
• 5+ years experience as people manager or team leader
• Good written and oral communication skills, fluent English
• Bachelor degree or above in engineering
• 10+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience
• 10+ years of technical product or program management experience
• Experience in oral and written communication in English
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent
• 5+ years experience as people manager or team leader

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ manufacturing process design and production process develop experience, knowledge on lean manufacturing, six sigma etc.
• Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
• Experience defining KPI's/SLA's used to drive multi-million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership
• Exceptional strategic vision, business acumen, stakeholder management skills and cross-functional leadership experience in managing global operations for technology/consumer product companies.
• Familiarity with smart home and IoT technologies and markets.
• Ability and willingness to work independently and travel frequently
• 10+ years of manufacturing, process, industrial engineering experience
• Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
• Experience defining KPI's/SLA's used to drive multi-million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership
• - Exceptional strategic vision, business acumen, stakeholder management skills and cross-functional leadership experience in managing global operations for technology/consumer product companies.
• -Familiarity with smart home and IoT technologies and markets.

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