Quality Inspector Lead Project Kuiper jobs at Amazon in United States, Everett

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.As the Senior Industrial Engineer for the fulfillment team at Project Kuiper, you will be directly responsible for the analysis, solution definition, and continuous improvement, of operational and industrial mechanisms/workflows at the site. You’ll be the leading technical voice defining the layout of warehousing facilities, ensuring layouts are fit for future scaling as well as optimized around minimum material movement. You will serve as a key orchestrator connecting operations, engineering, and logistical functions to ensure solutions reduce waste, improve yield, and have the practical result of more reliable, cost effective, operational processes.You will leverage your expertise in industrial engineering and operational research to lead data collection, analysis, and modeling activities for key site level requirements like material flow optimization, labor sizing, capacity planning, end-to-end cycle time assessments, etc. You will leverage a deep understanding of fulfillment/warehousing processes, material flow, and automation technologies to drive efficiencies at scale. You’ll be a champion for lean principles and continuous improvement projects, raising the bar on the quality of solutions presented to the operations group.Key job responsibilities
- Conceptualize and develop facility layout and work cell designs to optimize material flow through inbound, receiving, storage, picking, kitting, and outbound transfers between facilities, supporting end-to-end fulfillment operations.
- Evaluate and implement material handling and storage solutions using technology, robotics, automation, and data analytics to meet the product flow requirements.
- Specify, lead, and develop analysis, and produce modeling, associated with labor, capacity, cycle time, headcount, and capex requirements for operational processes and planning.- Identify and analyze key operational and financial metrics (KPIs) as part of program and feature selection in order to drive smart decisions.
- Coordinate with operations and technology teams to understand voice of the customer, develop business requirements, and develop product features that optimize the performance of the warehouse.
- Be the subject matter expert in SAP EWM.- Contribute to development of standard ways of working across Kuiper for industrial engineering activities.
A day in the life

- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Industrial or Mechanical Engineering preferred)
- 5+ years of progressive experience in warehouse/manufacturing operations, process improvements, industrial design, robotics/automation, or related fields
- 3+ years’ experience with SAP EWM or similar warehouse management systems
- Experience performing Capacity and Headcount analysis at organizational level
- Experience with developing, planning, and deploying work cells in warehousing/manufacturing environments
- Experience with process mapping, value stream mapping, leading Kaizens.
- Familiarity with warehouse operations
- Experience with Statistical Process Control

- Master’s degree in Engineering (Industrial or Mechanical Engineering preferred), Business Administration, or 7+ years of progressive experience in related fields.
- Lean Six Sigma Green/Blackbelt
- Experience with complex automated material handling equipment, packaging technologies, and systems including robotics for parts fulfillment/manufacturing operations.
- Experience with operations research concepts like queuing theory, transportation theory, etc.
- Experience with process design and improvements based on Lean Principles
- Experience in new product introduction (NPI) environments or site launches.
- Experience using business/technical software like AutoCAD, BIM360, warehouse simulation software like FlexSim, and commercial off the shelf technologies such as Tableau, SQL, etc.

Key job responsibilities
As an experienced technology professional, you will be expected to:2. Lead internal initiatives to deliver quantifiable impact
3. Develop strategic relationships with internal and external leaders
4. Design and implement complex, scalable, and secure AWS solutions tailored to customer needs
5. Enable and engage delivery partners in project delivery
6. Provide mentorship and coaching to develop othersDiverse Experiences
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.Why AWS
Work/Life BalanceMentorship and Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.AWS Global Services

- 5+ years of cloud based solution (AWS or equivalent), system, network and operating system experience
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, finance, economics, computer science, data science, engineering, or other related field
- 5+ years of architecting/operating solutions built on any cloud service provider like Azure, AWS, GCP, OCI, etc. experience
- 3+ year(s) of experience in IT security, compliance, or risk management
- 5+ years experience in technology automation, implementation, integration, and/or deployment

- Experience with compliance & security standards including PCI DSS, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and NIST
- Experience in communicating technical concepts to a non-technical audience
- AWS experience preferred, with proficiency in a wide range of AWS services (e.g. EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, IAM, VPC, CloudFormation)
- AWS Professional level certifications (e.g. Solutions Architect Professional, DevOps Engineer Professional) preferred
- Experience with automation and scripting (e.g. Terraform, Python)
- Work experience in any of the following industries: financial services (banking, capital markets, payments, insurance, or other segments), automotive, telecommunications, healthcare, life sciences, energy, media & entertainment, or manufacturing.
- Hands-on technical expertise in building security capabilities in code, deploying infrastructure as code, and implementing enterprise security solutions (e.g. WAF, IPS, Anti-DDOS, SIEM)Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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.The Kuiper Quality team is seeking an experienced Quality Operations Manager to lead and develop our quality inspection team. In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing quality inspection personnel, managing inspection operations, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. This position follows a Thursday through Sunday schedule (4x10 hour shifts).Key job responsibilities
- Develop, implement, and iterate a robust onboarding and training plan for incoming quality inspectors
- Lead Lean and 5S activities among the inspection processes to drive efficiency within the Quality Inspection Center and reduce non-value-added time.
- Lead effective and efficient Root Cause Corrective Action investigations, partnering directly with assembly technicians, engineering, and other stakeholders to quickly identify and implement necessary improvements
- Participate in any required Material Review Board (MRB) activities to ensure defective parts are contained, identified, dispositioned and that corrective actions are executed to prevent reoccurrence.
- Responsible for quality records and departmental procedures to ensure compliance to regulatory and business requirements, and aid in the development and maintenance of the Kuiper QMS.
- Direct report to the Sr. Quality Ops Manager, providing guidance and counsel for QMS enhancements, development improvements and initiatives to reduce cycle time, cost, quality metrics, reduce defects, and improve product quality.- Lead strategic efforts for the setup and/or transfer of inspection capabilities and work cells within new manufacturing centers, or new work cells within the assembly areas of Kuiper.A day in the life
- Determine the priority inspection activities to perform each day based on incoming, hot, or high-effort parts expected to arrive.
- Answer and solve tactical problems that arise as part of the daily inspection operation activities, determining a path forward in ambiguous situations.
- Report out and/or monitor daily operational metrics to determine the health of the operation, and where problems are arising.- Serves as an expert to promote quality control for received parts.
- Takes ownership to develop and introduce Lean principles and solutions to the Quality Inspection Center.
- Coordinate and communicate effectively with multiple stakeholders on status of inspection activities, blockers, trends, and action plans.

- 2+ years Direct Management of Quality Inspection and/or Manufacturing personnel, while working in an Aerospace or Automotive manufacturing environment producing multi-disciplinary hardware products.
- 4+ years’ experience with inspection/assembly processes within aviation, aerospace electronics, wiring harnesses, machined parts, coatings, and other common product types.
- 2+ years’ Quality experience in an R&D environment
- Experience with ISO 9001 / AS9100 requirements
- 2+ years managing inspection teams within an R&D manufacturing and design environment.

- Experience in program or project management
- Experience in problem solving and data analytics
- ASQ -Certified Quality Engineer, or Manager
- 5+ years’ experience using data to find root cause, develop solutions and implement corrective action plans
- Lean/Six Sigma (Green Belt or Black Belt) skills to drive efficiency within manufacturing and/or inspection cells

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.Key job responsibilities
- Manage improvement initiatives for receiving quality inspection for PCBAs
- Lead technical deep dives to resolve receiving blockers and constraints due to documentation, test and process
- Implement continuous improvement initiatives to optimize efficiency- Develop and maintain receiving quality performance metrics and reporting systems
- Ensure receipt of PCBAs to meet Kuiper production rate requirements
- Drive receiving execution to align with cross-functional priorities
- Measure, Control and Improve capacity, quality, and receipts of PCBAsA day in the life
As a Technical Program Manager at Kuiper focusing on Incoming Quality Control, you'll be responsible for ensuring efficient and high-quality receiving operations. Your day begins with reviewing incoming inspection blockers, quality holds, and supplier quality metrics across received components and PCBAs. You'll lead daily quality control meetings to address immediate inspection issues, update stakeholders on critical holds, and coordinate with cross-functional teams to resolve quality escapes and supplier non-conformances.Throughout the day, you'll:
- Analyze receiving inspection data and supplier quality metrics to identify trends and bottlenecks
- Manage the implementation and execution of incoming quality control processes
- Coordinate with Supplier Quality Engineering to drive corrective actions with vendors
- Optimize inspection workflows and sampling procedures to balance quality and throughput
- Lead deep-dive investigations into systematic quality issues and develop mitigation strategies
You'll participate in technical reviews with engineering teams to evaluate incoming failures, conduct risk assessments, and plan inspection capacity needs. Regular responsibilities include presenting quality metrics to leadership, supporting Monthly Business Reviews with supplier quality data for receiving, and collaborating across teams to optimize inspection resources and processes.
This role requires strong technical program management skills to balance daily quality control execution with strategic improvements to the incoming inspection program. The ideal candidate will have experience in quality systems, supplier management, and cross-functional program leadership.
About the team

- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations or related technical field
- 2+ years of experience in technical program management, operations, or supply chain roles
- 2+ years of experience collaborating with engineering teams
- Experience with quality management systems and continuous improvement methodologies

- Experience with electronics manufacturing and PCBA inspection
- Familiarity with aerospace quality standards
- Experience with receiving inspection management
- Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities in fast-paced environment

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.As Quality Manager, you will lead a team of talented quality professionals responsible for incoming, in process and final quality inspections. You will manage a site responsible for inspecting hardware covering a large supply chain of electronics, mechanical parts and semiconductors. You will be responsible for hiring, developing and coaching quality personnel, building a well-organized work area and delivering inspection processes to Takt time.Key job responsibilities
- Lead Lean and 5S activities among the inspection processes to drive efficiency within the Quality Inspection Center and reduce non-value-added time.
- Own Material Review Board (MRB) mechanisms to ensure defective parts are contained, identified, dispositioned and that corrective actions are executed to prevent reoccurrence.
- Initiate and oversee kaizen projects to reduce cycle time, cost, defects and improve product quality.
- Lead strategic efforts for the setup and/or transfer of inspection capabilities and work cells within new manufacturing centers, or new work cells within the assembly areas of Kuiper.
- Serve as the Face of Quality for the Project Kuiper's Everett siteA day in the life
You will be challenged with solving problems that have never been tackled before at scale. We guarantee that you will get to work some of the smartest people in the industry, learn a lot, have fun and have the chance to positively impact the life of millions of people.

- 5+ years direct management of Quality Inspection and/or Manufacturing personnel, while working in an Aerospace or Automotive manufacturing environment producing multi-disciplinary hardware products.
- 7+ years’ experience with inspection/assembly processes within aviation, aerospace electronics, wiring harnesses, machined parts, coatings, and other common product types.
- Experience with ISO 9001 / AS9100 requirements
- Hands on experience using Lean Six Sigma tools to drive quantified process improvement

- ASQ -Certified Quality Engineer, or Manager
- Program Management Experience
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- 7+ years’ experience using data to find root cause, develop solutions and implement corrective action plans

This position will be required to sit in Manassas, VA as the primary location for approximately 2-4 months until the building in Fredericksburg, VA is open and operational.
You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.To be successful in this role you should possess technical aptitude, written and oral communications skills and the ability to deal effectively with people in a wide variety of situations. In addition, you must possess strong analytical skills with demonstrated problem solving ability. You will be able to leverage your experience exercising high levels of initiative, judgment, and diplomacy.
Physical Requirements:
All physical requirements are expected with reasonable accommodations:
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 40 pounds; and participate in group lifts for 41+ pounds
• Ability to work in an environment that operates 24/7 with an ability to participate in primary responder rotation and provide after-hours support as needed
• Working in cramped and/or elevated and/or noisy environments
• Bending, lifting, stretching, reaching, standing and walking for up to 8+ hours a day
• Ascending and descending ladders, stairs, and gangways safely and without limitationKey job responsibilities
• Moving and implementing large enterprise equipment
• Installing Fiber and Copper cabling and patching cabling between equipment
• Ensuring proper safety and security standards are maintained during cabling and rack installation,
• Following well established hardware installation procedures and break-fix activities
• Safely using material handling tools and equipment
Traveling within and outside of regional work area is required. You will be responsible for having a reliable personal vehicle and valid driver's license to travel within the regional work area, as company transportation will not be provided.Diverse Experiences
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.Work/Life BalanceMentorship and Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

- High school or equivalent diploma
- 1+ year or experience in any of the following or similar technical or vocational roles: Computer Hardware Repair, Infrastructure Cabling, Network Deployment, Data Center Operations, Technical Project Management

- Industry standard certifications (CompTIA, CCENT, Network+)
- Knowledge of network cabling, optic types, and test equipment
- Experience with cabling infrastructure best practices and methodologies
- Experience with medium to large, complex project scopes and ambiguous details within work environment
- Knowledge of major Command Line Protocols (Cisco IOS, JunOS, GNU/Linux) and common Networking Protocols (BGP, OSPF)

As a Sr. SDE, Chip Validation Ops, you will design and implement software systems to monitor, test, and improve silicon quality across our fleet. Build scalable solutions for tracking component performance and automating quality inspection processes.Key job responsibilities
-Develop and maintain systems to track silicon part quality metrics
-Create and scale functional, performance, logic and electrical tests
-Design and scale automated inspection mechanisms for quality control
-Collaborate with hardware teams to define test requirements and specificationsWork/Life Balance
Mentorship and Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.Diverse Experiences
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

-Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field
-8+ years of chip design and/or embedded development experience
-Experience with test automation and continuous integration
-Knowledge of semiconductor testing methodologies
-Proficiency in one or more programming languages (C++, Python, Java)
-Experience with large-scale distributed systems

-Knowledge of hardware description languages (Verilog, VHDL)
-Background in test development for semiconductor devices
-Experience with statistical analysis and data visualization
-Familiarity with hardware debugging tools