Sr. Manager, Hardware Development, AME Manufacturing Design Technology

Amazon Lab126 is an inventive research and development company that designs and engineers high-profile consumer electronics. Lab126 began in 2004 as a subsidiary of Inc. originally creating the best-selling Kindle family of products. Since then we have produced devices like Fire tablets Fire TV Fire phone and Amazon Echo. What will you help us create

We are currently seeking a a Senior Manager over Hardware Development who will be responsible for defining and implementing manufacturing and test processes for sub-assemblies and consumer devices.

You will be a key member of the development team and will be the main interface among the internal engineering and operations teams as well as our OEM partners.

Key job responsibilities
In this role you will:

- Work with the OEMs New Product Operations teams to identify and solve manufacturing challenges by enforcing DFM and DFT principles.
- Investigate and introduce new manufacturing assembly technology and methodology to enhance production efficiency.
- Develop assembly strategy implement and optimize assembly setup/processes at the ODM including identification specification design and qualification of fixtures equipment and control software.
- Evaluate assembly system performance at development stage and drive requirements specs and limits with Engineering Development Team.
- Develop review and execute equipment requirement plans to support new product manufacturing.
- Work within Operations PD HW and SW engineering departments to implement and optimize efficiency.
- Bridge the gap with OEM partners by supporting development builds and production.
- Support cost reduction and sustaining activities.
- This position requires travel internationally.

About the team
Manufacturing Design Engineers (MDE) are part of the Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (AME) organization. MDEs are broadly responsible for defining designing and delivering the fixtures equipment and processes necessary to assemble Amazon devices at the Contract Manufacturers (CM).

They collaborate with Product Design (PD) teams to optimize designs for both product requirements and assembly cost efficiency. MDEs are active participants at product builds and are expected to qualify debug and deliver the overall assembly processes per schedule.

- 10 years of manufacturing process industrial engineering experience
- 10 years of engineering team management experience
- Bachelors degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or a related field
- Experience in engineering team management
- Experience in manufacturing process or industrial engineering
- Experience developing and testing mechanical robotics equipment
- Experience in system-level integration
- Experience with DFx (cost test manufacturing)

- Masters degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or a related field
- Knowledge of MS Excel AutoCAD MS Project and software for technical document writing such as Visio Word or PowerPoint
- Experience in technical leadership of development testing and implementation of large-scale complex technology projects
- Experience working as a technical lead
- Experience working with Data & AI related technologies including but not limited to AI/ML GenAI Analytics Database and/or Storage

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability 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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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at CA Sunnyvale - 206600.00 - 279600.00 USD annually