Senior SSD Manufacturing Engineer: Scale Production

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. seeks an experienced Manufacturing Engineer to scale production of AWS Nitro SSD hardware. You will own manufacturing launches, drive process improvements, and lead root-cause analysis for hardware failures in a global network.

Collaborating with ODMs/CMs, silicon vendors, and AWS engineering teams, you will optimize yield, reliability, and cycle times from prototyping to mass production in a fast-paced, international environment.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of high volume manufacturing operations or sourcing environments experience.
• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing Engineering or similar related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of Manufacturing Engineering work experience with storage drives, server platforms or on high-tech hardware.
• 3+ years of product development experience.
• 3+ years of statistical analysis and reliability testing (JEDEC standards, accelerated life testing).
• Experience with failure analysis techniques to evaluate production and field failures, driving root cause analysis and resolution.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and optimize product designs for quality assurance and manufacturing efficiency of solid state drive products and their integration with servers and rack systems.
• Scale up manufacturing on new SSD products across a global network.
• Lead and oversee quality control processes across CM, ODM, and component vendors.
• Deliver hands-on technical support during new product introductions and launches.
• Investigate and resolve customer escalations through comprehensive root cause analysis.
• Define hardware reliability qualification plans and drive root cause and customer impact analysis for manufacturing reliability excursions, including AFR and DPPM estimation.
• Drive Operational Readiness Review (ORR) and Ok2Ship for new products and manufacturing sites.

Skills

High volume manufacturing

Manufacturing engineering

Product development

Reliability testing

Failure analysis

Education

Mechanical/Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. seeks an experienced Manufacturing Engineer to scale production of AWS Nitro SSD hardware. You will own manufacturing launches, drive process improvements, and lead root-cause analysis for hardware failures in a global network.

Collaborating with ODMs/CMs, silicon vendors, and AWS engineering teams, you will optimize yield, reliability, and cycle times from prototyping to mass production in a fast-paced, international environment.