Senior Manufacturing Engineer: Actuators & Automation

Amazon; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 137,000 - 186,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs (restricted stock units)

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC seeks a Senior Advanced Manufacturing Engineer in Bellevue, WA to own manufacturing concepts for new actuator, motor and gearbox products. You will shape process flow, factory layout and line balancing, choosing automation levels and defining test strategies.

You will collaborate with design and quality teams, lead supplier trials, and push for scalable, repeatable production in automated environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in automated production environments.
• Experience leading DFM/DFA work that changed product design toward scalable, manufacturable architecture.
• Experience working with manufacturing equipment suppliers from concept through start of production.
• Proficiency with 3D CAD for part, assembly and layout work.
• Hands-on experience with automation equipment such as robots, PLC-controlled stations, presses, dispensing systems or vision systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead DFM, DFA and design-for-test reviews for actuators, motors and gearboxes, from concept to closure.
• Influence product architecture for automation-ready scalable assembly.
• Develop manufacturing concept per product: process flow, station defs, cycle times, line balancing, layouts.
• Choose automation level for each process step and justify with cost, quality and throughput.
• Define in-process and end-of-line test strategy with design and quality teams.
• Identify and evaluate equipment suppliers; run concept studies and start production.
• Reduce high-risk processes with experiments, prototypes and supplier trials.
• Write requirements and concept package for detailed line design.

Skills

DFM/DFA

Automation strategy

Line balancing

Design for test

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Robotics

PLC-controlled stations

3D CAD

Job description

Amazon.com Services LLC seeks a Senior Advanced Manufacturing Engineer in Bellevue, WA to own manufacturing concepts for new actuator, motor and gearbox products. You will shape process flow, factory layout and line balancing, choosing automation levels and defining test strategies.

You will collaborate with design and quality teams, lead supplier trials, and push for scalable, repeatable production in automated environments.