Sr Process Engineer, Continuous Improvement, 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.

This key role will be focused on improving Kuipers high rate Satellite production through continuous improvement this role you will be a senior member of the team that will drive improvements in a variety of areas such as manufacturing testing supply chain and/or fulfillment processes. To deliver these complex solutions you will partner with peers across all Kuiper teams including hardware software manufacturing quality launch test etc. Candidate superpowers should include earn trust ownership insist on high standards continuous improvement stakeholder management innovation and simplification. The role is based in Redmond WA


Key job responsibilities
The Sr Process Engineer for ProdOps Continuous Improvement drives high-impact performance improvements across manufacturing test and supply chain operations through data-driven analysis Lean Six Sigma methodology and digital automation. This role requires a strategic thinker with excellent leadership skills to enhance operational efficiency and foster a culture of continuous improvement. Their responsibility includes:

- Driving a large continuous improvement portfolio of impactful projects
- Lead complex DMAIC or Lean Six Sigma projects from define to control phase targeting measurable business outcomes (throughput cost yield OEE).
- Quantify business impact of improvement opportunities and present data-backed recommendations to leadership.
- Partner with manufacturing and test engineers to implement process controls design experiments and reduce variation.
- Develop and document standard work control plans and process capability metrics (Cpk OEE FPY).
- Autonomously own deep dives to root cause a specific process or area (product engineering).
- Assess the effectiveness of all operational activities on site using specific analytical tools (eg. Kaizen Six Sigma DMAIC VSM statistical studies etc.) to generate proposals for waste-reduction bottle neck reductions and corrective actions.
- Apply advanced statistical methods regression ANOVA DOE and SPC to verify root causes and validate solutions.
- Embody Amazons Leadership Principles to achieve operational excellence and drive transformative change
- Enhance operational efficiency and foster a culture of continuous improvement. Mentor and develop junior engineers.

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 be highly collaborative requiring partnerships with cross-functional leaders to drive positive results. This role requires ability to advocate on behalf of our customers (internal and external) and an ability to push back without being adversarial. You will act as an internal consultant across multiple value streams helping teams adopt data-driven decision making.

You will tackle challenging novel situations every day and have the opportunity to work with multiple technical teams at Amazon in different locations. You should be comfortable with a high degree of ambiguity and relish the idea of solving problems that havent been solved at scale before. Along the way we guarantee that you will learn a lot have fun and make a positive impact on millions of people.


About the team
The Operations Command Center (OCC) team is the Kuiper Production Operations Integrated program management function that enables successful production scaling. The vision of OCC team is to enable success of end-to-end Kuiper operations team by proactively developing systems processes mechanisms and tools that are required to detect issues expose root cause validate improvements maintain controls and drive operational rhythms.

- Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production
- Bachelors degree in robotics mechanical/mechatronics engineering systems engineering or related field
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification
- 6 years experience in manufacturing test or supply chain environment with demonstrated track record in Lean Six Sigma projects.
- Experience in high-mix high-precision or electronics/aerospace assembly at high volumes.
- Strong problem-solver analytical thinker and effective communicator across both shop-floor presence and executive leadership. Able to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.

- Masters degree in electrical engineering computer engineering or equivalent
- Experience with the project management of technical projects
- Experience with one or more analytics visualization tools (e.g. Excel Tableau QuickSight MicroStrategy PowerBI)
- Experience in a fast-paced high-tech company or experience completing complex tasks quickly with little to no guidance and react with appropriate urgency to situations that require a quick turnaround
- Skilled in Python SQL and Power BI/Tableau for data extraction and visualization. Familiar with Minitab JMP or equivalent for statistical analysis. Experience pulling data from MES/ERP/test systems.
- Familiarity with AI/ML techniques applied to manufacturing (predictive maintenance anomaly detection process mining).
- Knowledge of enterprise resource planning (ERP) and manufacturing execution system (MES) software.

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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 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.