Lead Test Technician, Project Kuiper

Project Kuiper is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3236 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 success of Kuiper depends on the quality reliability cost manufacturability throughput and security of the products that you deliver. If you seek a fast-paced dynamic environment; if you thrive on solving difficult problems where resolutions have high impact; and if you love the challenge of building something from scratch then this role will be an ideal next career step. To be successful you need to be highly motivated and detail oriented while showing the highest standards of execution.

Key job responsibilities
- Leading and supervising manufacturing teams in satellite production environment
- Troubleshooting complete technical issues with both enterprise system and production hardware
- Ensuring manufacturing processes meet quality and safety standard
- Support new-hire training programs and contributing to development and modification of training programs
- Managing production schedule and timelines for daily delivery goals
- Coordinating across multiple teams within department (engineering quality supply chain)
- Lead daily team meeting end-of-shift reporting and coordinating efforts to minimize production interruptions.
- Implementing process improvements and optimizations across department
- Follow clean room protocols and procedures
- Perform and execute complex assembly builds while maintaining high standards
- Creating and maintaining technical documents

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 Lead MFG Assembly Technician will identify process improvements to improve build efficiency. You will work closely with multiple engineering teams on both early hardware development and setting the stage for later production hardware manufacturing processes. The successful candidate thrives in a fast paced start-up like environment and are able to apply their technical expertise leadership skills and commitment to quality to positively impact team metrics and organization goals. To be successful you need to be highly motivated and detail oriented while showing the highest standards of execution.

About the team
We are a group of Technicians with well over 20 years of diverse skills and experience. Each team member brings in willingness to train and positive team energy. Some tasks you may be an individual contributor but may also work in a group environment to achieve organizational goals. This group of Technicians thrived in success by working as a team. We are currently in research and development but moving towards production environment.

- High school diploma or equivalent
- 4 years relevant aerospace manufacturing experience
- 4 years of hands-on work experience Electro-Mechanical Assembly Final Integration and/ or Harness Integration experience
- 4 years experience in a fast-paced production environment with Flight Hardware
- 4 years of hand on experience with precision torque measurement and inspection devices (i.e. automated and manual torque wrenches calipers micrometers profilometers optical inspection devices multi-meters torque wrenches)

Additional Requirements:
- Willing to work all shifts overtime and weekends as needed. Estimated shift times 1st shift: 7:00AM-3:30PM Monday-Friday. Shift will vary depending on program needs
- Standing for long periods of time climbing up and down ladders bending grasping sitting pulling pushing stooping and stretching may be required to perform the functions of this position
- Able to lift-up to 25lbs. unassisted


- 1 years prior leadership experience to include leading teams projects or people
- Experience bringing teams and processes from development to production
- Aircraft & Powerplant (A&P) certification/license
- Able to read interpret and work from engineering documentation and/ or drawings
- Experience working with FOD ESD sensitive hardware and clean room requirements
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment Ability to rapidly change roles/responsibilities while working in a high-paced challenging work environment


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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $63400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $104600/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.