Senior Manufacturing Cost & Analytics Engineer

Roboticsconnected; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Manufacturing Services (AMS) is shaping its internal manufacturing and cost reporting capabilities by building automated cost models and integrated reporting that tie shop-floor data to the P&L. You will own manufacturing cost accuracy across multiple sites and translate cost data into actionable investment inputs for leadership.

As the founding owner of cost intelligence, you will partner with engineering, finance, and operations to deliver scalable cost models, performance reporting,

Responsibilities

• Design and implement automated cost models that integrate into AMS quoting and actuals reporting systems.
• Partner with software development teams to enable cost model logic within AMS technology platforms (MES, ERP/SAP, quoting tools).
• Build scalable models that capture material, labor, overhead, and work center rate components at the part and process level.
• Lead the transition to activity-based actual COGS through automated system integration.
• Own the accuracy of the AMS manufacturing P&L across multiple sites.
• Produce cost projections, variance analysis, and financial performance reporting for leadership reviews.
• Maintain cost actuals as the single source of truth for AMS manufacturing financial performance.
• Identify and quantify cost reduction opportunities through process and utilization analysis.
• Serve as the primary AMS point of contact for finance and accounting counterparts on transfer pricing, cost allocation, and cost avoidance reporting.
• Develop and maintain market benchmarking methodology to support cost avoidance narratives.
• Translate manufacturing cost drivers into financial language that supports investment decisions and leadership reviews.
• Support OP cycle planning with bottoms-up cost projections and scenario modeling.
• Present cost performance analysis to director and VP-level audiences on a regular cadence.
• Partner with manufacturing engineering to define and validate cost engineering inputs, including cycle times, material yield, scrap rates, setup times, and work center rates.
• Establish governance processes to ensure cost model assumptions are reviewed, validated, and updated on a defined cadence.
• Bridge the gap between site-level cost engineering data and business-level automated reporting.
• Provide cost analysis inputs for investment decisions, build-vs-buy evaluations, and capacity planning.
• Support new capability business cases with should-cost estimates and projected financial returns.
• Inform manufacturing footprint and equipment decisions with cost-per-unit and utilization analysis.
• Contribute directly to strategic planning and investment questions that AMS pursues at the VP level.

Job description

Amazon Manufacturing Services (AMS) is shaping its internal manufacturing and cost reporting capabilities by building automated cost models and integrated reporting that tie shop-floor data to the P&L. You will own manufacturing cost accuracy across multiple sites and translate cost data into actionable investment inputs for leadership.

As the founding owner of cost intelligence, you will partner with engineering, finance, and operations to deliver scalable cost models, performance reporting,