MFG Engineer-Mech Assembly, Project Kuiper

Project Kuiper is Amazons low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast reliable internet to customers and communities around the world and weve designed the system with the capacity flexibility and performance to serve a wide range of customers from individualhouseholds to schools hospitals businesses government agencies and other organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

This is a broad scoped position providing manufacturing engineering ownership of multiple assemblies for the project Kuiper satellite program. You will be supporting new satellite assemblies early in the production ramp phase providing critical design for manufacturability input and supporting testing of these assemblies.

As the lead Manufacturing Engineer for mechanical sub-assemblies you will be directly responsible for the production process development introduction improvement & maintenance of key hardware on our next generation spacecraft. Youll be the leading technical voice for a team of manufacturing engineers working on the product solving challenging technical problems associated with ramping production.

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.

Key job responsibilities
- Investigate and disposition non-conformances to support manufacturing.
- Production equipment design procurement installation and qualification
- Material flow planning and manufacturing process definition
- Ability to support space hardware testing including tooling design and data analysis
- Strong understanding of Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Testability (DFT) principles to optimize production processes and test efficiency
- Experience with designing test cases for functional performance and stress testing in hardware systems
- Knowledge of data logging techniques and handling large data sets from test campaigns along with proficiency in processing test results including visualizations and analysis using scripting tools or external data analysis software
- Familiarity with test equipment error logs and troubleshooting hardware and software integration problems

A day in the life
Your responsibilities will include identifying and resolving assembly issues to keep builds on schedule as well as driving efficiency improvements through tooling automation and design or process changes. You will collaborate closely with design tooling dynamics thermal test and electrical engineering teams to achieve these objectives.

- 30% on the shop floor working with production teams to implement new processes review & solve key technical blockers in production performing production development testing etc.
- 40% independent development work analyzing production and test data to identify and implement key production improvement actions acting on quality escapes by developing and implementing new quality control measures developing & executing to existing roadmaps for capacity increase process simplification etc.
- 30% meeting settings collaborating with others on topics such as new design introductions production process change management production solution finding reviews etc.


About the team
We are a fast-paced data-driven team working 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 products performance quality and cost. We are motivated by technical challenges and want individuals who are excited for the fast pace of production.

- 4 years of working in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience
- Experience with prototyping and implementation
- Bachelors degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent

- Knowledge of SolidWorks simulation or Ansys Finite Element analysis tools
- Experience in the design of complex mechanical products and equipment at volume

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $105600/year in our lowest geographic market up to $185000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity sign-on 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.