Sr. Supplier Mfg Engineer, Project Kuiper

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC•3w ago

United StatesOnsiteFull-timeSenior Level5+ yrs exp

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Project Manager

Project Kuiper is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world
we’ve designed the system with the capacity, flexibility
performance to serve a wide range of customers, from individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, government agencies
other organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity. 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)
lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum. The Senior Manufacturing Engineer (Factory Operations) applies deep manufacturing engineering expertise to internal production environments, serving as the embedded technical problem-solver for factory build, test
integration teams. Where a traditional Supplier Manufacturing Engineer faces outward toward the supply base, this role faces inward - identifying, defining, measuring, analyzing, improving
sustaining complex production problems that span multiple LRUs and disciplines. The engineer brings the same technical rigor, data fluency
cross-functional leadership expected of a supplier-facing SME, directed at enabling and improving internal build capability, capacity
quality. Key job responsibilities - Independently identify unframed production problems through data analysis, floor observation
cross-functional dialogue, then lead structured investigations (DMAIC, DOE, SPC, fault tree) from scoping through root cause to sustained corrective action - Analyze and optimize internal manufacturing and assembly processes to improve yield, throughput
quality across multiple product lines, developing or revising work instructions, tooling, fixtures
process flows - Hold PLM release authority to author, revise
release engineering drawings and specifications where changes resolve production-surfaced design conflicts or improve producibility - Coordinate with suppliers on incoming material issues affecting the build, translating factory-floor observations into actionable technical feedback - Leverage production data systems (MES, ERP, test databases) to characterize problems, validate hypotheses, frame issues in terms of cost/throughput/capacity impact
measure improvement effectiveness - Provide manufacturing readiness assessments for new product introductions and rate transitions, evaluating process feasibility, tooling needs
risk - Serve as the escalation point for production teams needing deeper technical investigation, taking ownership of cross-discipline problems without a clear single owner and driving resolution - Present findings and recommendations to director-level stakeholders with clear problem framing, proposed path
required support A day in the life A day balances floor presence with analytical depth. Morning starts at a build station investigating a fit issue technicians flagged, then shifts to querying MES data to correlate the problem with a specific lot or process step. Mid-morning brings a design review where you flag a tolerance stack that will create issues at rate. After lunch, you're running a DOE on a fixture modification and collecting data to validate the change. Late afternoon means leading a cross-functional fault tree on a test yield issue that no single team owns. About the team The Supplier Manufacturing Engineering team sits within Hardware Supply Chain and serves as the technical bridge between design engineering, the global supplier base
internal production operations. The team owns manufacturing process expertise across non-electronics hardware commodities, holding design authority to drive drawing revisions, resolve specification conflicts
qualify suppliers for critical components. Engineers operate with high independence, applying structured problem-solving to improve cost, quality, delivery
producibility across both external suppliers and internal factory environments.
5+ years of manufacturing, process, industrial engineering experience - 5+ years of industrial engineer, operations engineer, manufacturing engineer
project engineer in a manufacturing environment experience - Demonstrated experience leading structured problem-solving (DMAIC, 8D, A3
equivalent) from problem definition through sustained corrective action - Hands-on experience with GD&T, tolerance analysis
engineering drawing interpretation in a production or supplier-facing context
Knowledge of databases (querying and analyzing) such as SQL, MYSQL
ETL Manager and working with large data sets - Experience handling ambiguous or undefined challenges through strong problem solving abilities - Experience working in high-rate production environments with mixed electro-mechanical assemblies - Familiarity with PFMEA, statistical process control
DOE methodologies applied to production process optimization - Excellent at creating and maintaining working relationships across all levels and disciplines, receptive to feedback and input from others
quick to apply changes. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability
other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner. The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications
location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off
parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits . USA, WA, Redmond - 137,300.00 - 185,700.00 USD annually

Required skills

MySQL