Senior Manufacturing Operations & Automation Program Lead

Amazon Inc.; Springdale (OH); On-site; USD 149,000 - 201,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon AWS is seeking a Sr. Technical Program Manager for Manufacturing Operations to own factory layout and material flow across AWS rack fulfillment sites.

You will join a cross‑functional team spanning capacity planning, automation, construction, and operations to scale manufacturing infrastructure globally. This role requires leadership, clear communication to executives, and the ability to drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science or equivalent.
• 5+ years of technical product or program management experience.
• 5+ years of technical program management working directly with software engineering teams.
• 7+ years of working directly with engineering teams.
• Experience managing programs across cross functional teams and 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.
• Develop and maintain industrial simulation models to identify bottlenecks, validate throughput assumptions, optimize material flow paths, and establish performance metrics.
• Coordinate utility and infrastructure requirements (power, cooling, network, compressed air) for each production zone with facilities and construction teams.
• Manage phased layout plans aligned with construction milestones and publish clear visual documentation; own layout change control and standards across the global network.

Skills

Technical program management

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science or equivalent

Tools

FlexSim

Plant Simulation

Job description

Amazon AWS is seeking a Sr. Technical Program Manager for Manufacturing Operations to own factory layout and material flow across AWS rack fulfillment sites.

You will join a cross‑functional team spanning capacity planning, automation, construction, and operations to scale manufacturing infrastructure globally. This role requires leadership, clear communication to executives, and the ability to drive continuous improvement.