Manufacturing Engineer Manager, Project Kuiper

Merritt, FL Full Time
POSTED ON 3/30/2024

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production

- Experience with the project management of technical projects

- Experience in space deployment mechanisms

- Experienced with various automated manufacturing processes, including assembly and test methods at component level, subsystem, and system level

- Experienced with handling and tracking systems for continuous material flow to manufacturing lines

- Highly familiar with QTP/ATP and production test methods, and automated data acquisition and collection

- Formal training/certification in Operational - - Excellence Systems (Lean, 5S, Six Sigma, etc.) a plus

- Strong organizational, analytical, root cause analysis and problem solving skills

- Excellent communication and leadership skills

DESCRIPTION

Project Kuiper is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Project Kuiper will help close the digital divide by delivering fast, affordable broadband to a wide range of customers, including consumers, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity.

The Manufacturing Engineer Manager will lead assembly, integration and test flows for space hardware builds . This individual will work closely with and manage engineering and manufacturing teams to integrate Kuiper satellites with dispenser and launch vehicle hardware.

The Manufacturing Engineer Manager is a technical leader of the team, providing guidance on many aspects including but not limited to testing requirements, assembly/integration workcell design within the payload processing facilities, facility and equipment planning, integration and test application implementation and improvement, process control, design for manufacturability, project management, and tooling design.

The ideal candidate is comfortable in a highly technical setting and leads collaboration with other departments to reach the best solution to any problem and is able to technically challenge assumptions and requirements of these departments, such as dynamics and thermal analysis, design engineering, and tooling engineering.

Additionally, a Manufacturing Engineer Manager is expected to set objectives for the team overall, not only identifying the right long term strategies but implementing them on their assemblies and responsibilities, leading by example first and then by instruction. They'll have extensive experience in space hardware integration and test, with particular focus on satellite to dispenser and/or launch vehicle integration.

Key job responsibilities
- Working with engineering teams – plan and optimize workstation layouts for Assembly, Integration & Test (AIT), to intended throughput capacities.
- Material flow planning and manufacturing process definition – spacecraft and dispenser level, assembly & test.
- Implement and continuously improve assembly, integration and test processes
- Specify and procure various assembly equipment and systems to meet program development requirements
- Interface with facilities personnel in site usage and integration flow.
- AIT takt time & cost optimization planning
- Definition & implementation of Work Order and automated documentation processes.
- Payload compliance certification sign-off
- Anomaly resolution and corrective action implementation
- Assist in hiring personnel (engineers and technicians) related to above tasking.

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
The Manufacturing Engineer Manager will spend significant amounts of time collaborating with engineering, quality, and manufacturing to test satellites, dispensers and oversee hardware integration. They will oversee their assembly, integration and test workstation, address root cause of failures and issues, and implement production control and optimization strategies. They will be the front line lead to deliver their space hardware product value stream, implementing engineering best practices in a safe and repeatable manner, implementing efficiency improvements and reducing non-conformances.

We are a fast-paced, data-driven team, and work with leaders in multiple technology areas to deliver the best product for our customers. We hold each other to relentlessly high standards, and constantly look for ways to improve the product’s performance, quality and cost. We are excited about the technical challenges, which motivates us rather than discourages us.

We want individuals who are ready for this challenge and want to reach beyond what is possible today.

About the team
Here at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. Amazon has ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.

At Amazon, our mission is to be the most customer-centric company on Earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright and driven people. We're dedicated to supporting new team members. Our team has a broad mix of experience levels and Amazon tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Merritt Island, FL, USA

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production
- Experience with the project management of technical projects
- Experience in space deployment mechanisms
- Experienced with various automated manufacturing processes, including assembly and test methods at component level, subsystem, and system level
- Experienced with handling and tracking systems for continuous material flow to manufacturing lines
- Highly familiar with QTP/ATP and production test methods, and automated data acquisition and collection
- Formal training/certification in Operational - - Excellence Systems (Lean, 5S, Six Sigma, etc.) a plus
- Strong organizational, analytical, root cause analysis and problem solving skills
- Excellent communication and leadership skills

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

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