Packaging Engineer, Leo Customer Terminals

Amazon Inc.; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Leo in Redmond seeks a Packaging Engineer to drive packaging initiatives from concept to mass production. You will collaborate with US and regional teams, leading packaging build strategies, design for manufacturability, and cross-functional problem solving with leadership across the US and China.

Responsibilities include developing sustainable packaging, validating new designs through tests, and coordinating with contract manufacturers while traveling to supplier sites as needed.

Responsibilities

• Design, analyze, and document consumer-facing packaging components and assemblies that delight consumers at the lowest cost of ownership. Redefine what sustainable packaging can be.
• Conduct tests and engineering studies to validate the robustness and proper performance of new packaging. Identify and reduce packaging risks.
• Review and develop process, automation opportunities, and fixtures with contract manufacturers and packaging suppliers.
• Bring clarity, and simplicity to complexity, probe assumptions, illuminate pitfalls, and foster shared understanding of packages and their related processes.
• Travel domestically and internationally to supplier sites to collaborate with staff and keep teams moving.

Job description

Amazon Leo is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite network. Our mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet connectivity to customers beyond the reach of existing networks. From individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, and government agencies, Amazon Leo will serve people and organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

As a Packaging Engineer, you will be responsible for working with US and regional teams, closely monitoring and driving packaging engineering initiatives and processes from concept through mass production. You will be an integral part of executing packaging build strategies, including DFM innovation, new product development, execution efficiency, and best practice. You will be a critical escalation path for packaging process issues and work closely with China and US leadership teams to ensure cross-functional collaboration is effective.

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.

Key job responsibilities

• Design, analyze, and document consumer-facing packaging components and assemblies that delight consumers at the lowest cost of ownership. Redefine what sustainable packaging can be.
• Conduct tests and engineering studies to validate the robustness and proper performance of new packaging. Identify and reduce packaging risks.
• Review and develop process, automation opportunities, and fixtures with contract manufacturers and packaging suppliers.
• Bring clarity, and simplicity to complexity, probe assumptions, illuminate pitfalls, and foster shared understanding of packages and their related processes.
• Travel domestically and internationally to supplier sites to collaborate with staff and keep teams moving.

A day in the life

• Design, analyze, and document consumer-facing packaging components and assemblies that delight consumers at the lowest cost of ownership. Redefine what sustainable packaging can be.
• Conduct tests and engineering studies to validate the robustness and proper performance of new packaging. Identify and reduce packaging risks.
• Review and develop process, automation opportunities, and fixtures with contract manufacturers and packaging suppliers.
• Bring clarity, and simplicity to complexity, probe assumptions, illuminate pitfalls, and foster shared understanding of packages and their related processes, balancing tradeoffs such as cost, size, and schedule.
• Travel domestically and internationally to supplier sites to collaborate with staff and keep teams moving.

About the team

Amazon Leo is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 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.