Industrial Engineer-Automation, Manufacturing Automation Design & Engineering

Amazon Web Services Hardware Engineering team is looking for experienced professionals to help build the worlds premier cloud computing platform. Our Manufacturing Automation Design & Engineering team designs validates and deploys automation solutions robotics cobots vision inspection AI-powered quality systems and automated assembly workflows across contract manufacturer sites worldwide.

About the Role: You will execute production line layout optimization and capacity modeling within the automation architecture defined by the L6 engineering team. This means integrating robotic cells sub-assembly stations manual workstations and material flow paths into production systems that achieve target throughput across multiple product families. You conduct time/motion studies line balancing simulations and floor layout iterations that help transform manual factories into automated facilities while maintaining production continuity. You partner with contract manufacturer site teams to implement layouts and validate throughput targets during ramp.

The scope covers all server and rack assembly across all architectures and platforms compute AI/ML accelerators storage and networking. The team designs intelligent predictive-analytics-driven production systems where every station is sensor-driven AI-optimized and self-correcting turning assembly lines into programmable data-generating platforms that scale capacity without scaling headcount. This role requires the engineer to operate in a fast-paced multi-platform international manufacturing environment with travel to contract manufacturer sites (up to 2530% travel anticipated).


Key job responsibilities
Design automated line layouts with robotic cell positioning workstation placement and material flow paths at contract manufacturer sites
Conduct time/motion studies and line balancing to achieve target cycle times and UPH across platforms
Develop capacity models with bottleneck identification supporting production planning decisions
Create standard work documentation and throughput models by product mix applicable across contract manufacturers
Perform site-to-site benchmarking on throughput per square foot and labor productivity
Own value stream maps identifying non-value-added steps and automation opportunities
Design floor layouts for automation POC labs at contract manufacturer sites
Partner with contract manufacturer site teams on layout implementation and validate throughput targets during ramp
Design flexible line architectures supporting platform transition across product generations


About the team
We are building a centralized automation Center of Excellence that owns the process specification and IP for how AWS hardware gets assembled. The Manufacturing Automation Design & Engineering team is responsible for engineering defining automated process requirements designing and proving solutions at proof-of-concept and maintaining AWS-owned intellectual property that scales globally. We work within a collaborative framework across Hardware Engineering (product design for automation) Manufacturing Automation Design & Engineering (process specification and validation) and Manufacturing Operations (deployment and scaling) ensuring automation is engineered once proven once and deployed everywhere.

- BS/MS Industrial Engineering Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent
- 5 years designing production line layouts and capacity models in high-volume manufacturing
- Experience with time/motion studies line balancing takt time analysis and value stream mapping
- Proficiency in layout design tools (AutoCAD factory simulation software)
- Experience optimizing multi-product production systems on shared lines
- Track record of implementing layout changes that improved throughput or reduced cycle time

- Simulation tools (FlexSim Arena Plant Simulation or equivalent)
- Experience with automated line design (robotic cells integrated with manual stations)
- Lean Six Sigma certification (Green Belt or higher)
- Multi-site manufacturing optimization (deploying standard layouts across geographies)
- Electronics PCB assembly or server hardware manufacturing environment
- Experience with material flow analysis and automated conveyance systems

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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 KY Cincinnati - 136000.00 - 184000.00 USD annually
USA TX Austin - 136000.00 - 184000.00 USD annually
USA TX Houston - 136000.00 - 184000.00 USD annually
USA UT Salt Lake City - 136000.00 - 184000.00 USD annually
USA WA Seattle - 136000.00 - 184000.00 USD annually