Manufacturing Engineering Manager, 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.

As a Manufacturing Engineering Manager at Project Kuiper you will lead a team directly responsible for building testing qualifying and producing next generation spacecraft. You will utilize innovative solutions and technology to solve difficult manufacturing and engineering problems on a daily basis at both a systems and specialized level. You will be a critical lynchpin between the production development tooling supply chain and quality teams and lead production on the assembly line as well as new production introduction. You will provide vital manufacturability input to the design engineering teams for both new and existing hardware. Finally you will be responsible for standing up new processes equipment and assembly lines to support Kuipers build ramp making data-driven decisions at each step in the process.

Key job responsibilities
- Use knowledge and experience in understanding collaborating and trading complex inputs from multiple other disciplines (Electrical RF Optics Thermal Dynamics Mechanisms Materials Tooling Assembly and Test) to guide the team and arrive at a viable approach for an optical system.
- Drive manufacturing processes improvements by reading test results and implementing SPC.
- Interface with facilities personnel in site development and all utility requirements definition.
- AIT takt time & cost optimization planning
- Manage team of manufacturing engineers across multiple shifts expectation is that this role will be flexible in attendance and able to support on reoccurring basis on a shift from 4 pm to midnight including weekend days.

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
This role will require a thorough understanding of precision manufacturing processes. You will answer for manufacturing engineers supporting the production environment. This is a leadership role for a highly collaborative individual that combines superb technical and analytical capabilities to optimizing optic assembly procedures for production and meeting cross discipline requirements.

About the team
This is a fast-paced intellectually challenging position and youll work with leaders in multiple technology areas. Youll have relentlessly high standards for yourself and everyone you work with and youll be constantly looking for ways to improve your products performance quality and cost. We want individuals who are ready for this challenge and want to reach beyond what is possible today.

About the team
This is a fast-paced intellectually challenging position and youll work with leaders in multiple technology areas. Youll have relentlessly high standards for yourself and everyone you work with and youll be constantly looking for ways to improve your products performance quality and cost. We want individuals who are ready for this challenge and want to reach beyond what is possible today.

- Bachelors Degree in Engineering (Manufacturing/Optical/Electrical) or related discipline or equivalent experience.
- 3 year of experience Cleanroom operation and techniques.
- 3 year experience managing engineers
- 5 year of experience in the production of complex opto-mechanical systems used in industrial automotive defense space or medical applications.

-5 years of Engineering Manufacturing manager experience.
-Master or Ph.D in Electrical Electronics or Optical field.


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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $135900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $234900/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.