Amazon Lab126 is an inventive research and development company that designs and engineers highprofile consumer electronics. Lab126 began in 2004 as a subsidiary of Amazon Inc. originally creating the bestselling Kindle family of products. Since then we have produced innovative devices like Fire tablets Fire TV and Amazon Echo. What will you help us create next
Job Summary
In addition to having a deep and broad understanding of materials science and engineering principles the ideal candidate will have indepth knowledge of adhesives their chemical structure properties and processing. Additionally they will have had direct experience in most or all of the following:
adhesive and polymer selection and related considerations in product design (required)
materials characterization and testing methods
technical interactions with materials suppliers
device manufacturing and assembly operations including at contract manufacturers
process development at lab and manufacturing scale
failure analysis and rootcause determination at all stages of product life cycle (development processing/manufacturing customer or field issues)
This candidate will have demonstrated steadily increasing levels of responsibility through both technical accomplishments and past career growth. This history should show technical innovative and interpersonal skills and adaptability.
Key job responsibilities
In this role you will
Work on complex problems where no current best practices exist developing innovative solutions that resound across product categories.
Apply materials science/engineering principles and expertise to solve important materialsrelated issues and create the internal mechanisms to reliably prevent recurrence (e.g. procedures documentation training communications).
Engage with product teams during various stages of development demonstrating a clear understanding and assessment of the customer impact for highrisk items issues and failures
Write precise highquality technical documents and executive summaries communicating across organizational groups and management levels explaining key issues conclusions and recommendations in a manner appropriate to each audience.
Travel as needed
About the team
The Manufacturing Technical Specialist (MTS) team is part of the Quality and Advanced Manufacturing Engineering organization in Operations. It consists of subjectmatter experts who partner closely with other crossfunctional technical experts and teams. These collaborations create stateoftheart solutions within the Hardware and Product Design space. The MTS team focuses on process optimization and on introducing unique capabilities and/or materials to enable mass production deployment across all Amazon devices.
Experience in developing functional specifications design verification plans and functional test procedures
Masters degree in electrical engineering computer engineering or equivalent
Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production
Experience with the project management of technical projects
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.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $128600/year in our lowest geographic market up to $213600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.