Sr. Equipment Reliability Engineer, Amazon Leo

Amazon; Kirkland (WA); On-site; USD 139,000 - 208,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Leo is seeking a Sr. Equipment Reliability Engineer to lead reliability programs across production lines in Kirkland, WA. You will drive RCFA investigations, RCMS strategies, and support capital projects to maximize uptime and asset life.

Collaborating with maintenance, manufacturing engineering, and vendors, you will analyze MTBF/MTTR/OEE data, ensure CMMS data integrity, and mentor engineers on RCFA methods and reliability best practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Industrial Engineering or 4+ years reliability in manufacturing.
• 5+ years in maintenance/reliability in automated manufacturing environments.
• 3+ years with major CMMS platforms including asset hierarchy, work orders and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead RCFA investigations for significant downtime events with corrective actions.
• Develop and maintain reliability programs (FMEA, criticality, RCMS).
• Provide engineering support for capital projects and equipment installations.
• Analyze equipment performance data (MTBF, MTTR, OEE) to identify improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate with vendors and internal teams to improve maintainability and reliability.

Skills

RCFA investigations

RCM/RCM strategies

MTBF/MTTR analysis

CMMS data integrity

Maintenance leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Industrial Engineering

4+ years reliability in manufacturing

Tools

Hexagon EAM

SAP PM

Maximo

Fiix

eMaint

Job description

Sr. Equipment Reliability Engineer, Amazon Leo

Job ID: 10516421 | Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC

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.

We're seeking an experienced Sr. Reliability Engineer to join our team in a strategic technical role. As a Sr. Reliability Engineer, you'll be responsible for driving equipment reliability and availability across our production lines through proactive reliability programs, root cause failure analysis (RCFA), and engineering support for capital projects and equipment modifications.

You will lead the charge to investigate downtime events, develop reliability-centered maintenance strategies, and ensure existing equipment is supported to maintain operational excellence while partnering with maintenance, manufacturing engineering, and vendor teams to reduce unplanned downtime and extend asset life.

Key job responsibilities

• Lead and facilitate RCFA investigations for significant downtime events; document findings, assign corrective actions, and verify effectiveness
• Develop and maintain reliability programs including failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), criticality assessments, and reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) strategies
• Provide engineering support for capital projects, equipment installations, and modifications to existing production systems
• Analyze equipment performance data (MTBF, MTTR, OEE) to identify chronic losses and prioritize improvement opportunities
• Partner with manufacturing engineering on design reviews and commissioning activities to ensure maintainability and reliability of new or modified equipment
• Collaborate with vendors to recommend changes and document best practice operating procedures
• Develop and refine preventive and predictive maintenance strategies
• Own CMMS data integrity and asset hierarchy; drive work order quality, failure coding accuracy, and reporting standards to enable data-driven decisions
• Support CMMS implementation, configuration, and rollout activities
• Support implementation of predictive maintenance program
• Create and maintain technical documentation
• Mentor maintenance and reliability engineers on RCFA methodology, data analysis, and reliability best practices
• Manage critical spare parts strategy and budgets for reliability-critical equipment as assets are defined, installed, and operated

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.

A day in the life

As a Sr. Reliability Engineer, you'll start your day reviewing overnight equipment performance data and open RCFA actions. You'll lead cross-functional investigations into downtime events, then shift to supporting active capital projects—reviewing designs for maintainability or commissioning new equipment. Afternoons may find you refining CMMS configurations, analyzing failure trends to adjust PM strategies, or mentoring engineers on reliability methodologies. No two days are identical, but every day centers on one mission: keeping production equipment running so satellites get built.

About the team

The Amazon Leo Maintenance Group (LMG) delivers world-class uptime through preventive maintenance excellence, ensuring maximum reliability and availability for manufacturing production equipment. We qualify and maintain critical production and test equipment including electrodynamic shakers, thermal vacuum chambers, thermal cycling chambers, and space simulation systems, while serving as the essential bridge between production teams and Facilities Management. We are committed to the highest standards of safety, efficiency, reliability, and operational effectiveness to support successful achievement of satellite manufacturing goals, leading to a successful LEO constellation.

Basic Qualifications

• - Experience in a fast paced, dynamic organization
• - Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related technical field, OR 4+ years of reliability engineering experience in a manufacturing or critical infrastructure environment
• - 5+ years of combined experience in maintenance management, maintenance engineering, reliability engineering, or equipment engineering in an automated manufacturing environment
• - Demonstrated experience leading RCFA/RCA investigations using structured methodologies (5-Why, Fishbone, Fault Tree Analysis)
• - 3+ years of hands-on experience with a major CMMS platform (e.g., Hexagon EAM, SAP PM, Maximo, Fiix, eMaint) including asset hierarchy management, work order configuration, and reporting
• - Experience leading or supporting CMMS implementation and rollout including system configuration, data migration, user training, and adoption
• - Working knowledge of reliability principles including FMEA, RCM, and Weibull analysis

Preferred Qualifications

• - Knowledge of PLC based controls systems
• - Experience managing and executing large projects from start to finish, including project management, data gathering and modeling, problem solving, and communicating recommendations
• - Knowledge of engineering documentation, electrical diagrams and standard operating procedures
• - Experience with OSHA regulations
• - Experience with LN2 (liquid nitrogen) cryogenic systems or other process fluid systems (chilled water, glycol, hydraulic, pneumatic)
• - Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP) or equivalent certification
• - Experience with predictive maintenance technologies (vibration analysis, thermography, oil analysis, ultrasound)
• - Knowledge of electrical systems across voltage ranges including arc flash and shock hazard awareness
• - Experience with SCADA systems (Ignition preferred)

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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USA, WA, Kirkland - 139,300.00 - 208,000.00 USD annually