Amazon Manufacturing Engineer - Environmental Test Project Kuiper 

United States, Washington, Redmond 

388850021

As the Manufacturing Test Engineer at Project Kuiper, you will serve as primary owner for environmental test equipment (Thermal, TVAC, Vibe, Shock, or HASS), managing configurations, maintenance, and improvement projects. Additionally, you will work on rate enablement initiatives, continuous improvement activities as well as direct floor support to ensure production is operating smoothly.You’ll be the technical voice for a team of lab engineers, test technicians working on the product, solving challenging technical problems associated with environmental test and test equipment.You’ll solve complex industrial challenges associated with balancing production velocity, exceptional quality, and cost competitive production concepts while ensuring smooth technical execution of current production operations. You’ll be a key animating force in the increase in production capacity through vision & execution of capital investment for production scaling & automation.Key job responsibilities
- Equipment Ownership: Serve as primary owner for environmental test equipment (Thermal, TVAC, Vibe, Shock, or HASS), managing configurations, maintenance, and improvement projects. Provide technical leadership during troubleshooting events. Manage relationships with 3rd party equipment vendors
- Process Development: Establish standardized test processes and work instructions that enable technicians to operate with minimal engineer supervision.
- Floor Support: Provide direct technical support to technicians during test execution, helping resolve issues in real-time. (non-conformances, troubleshooting, process improvement activities, and training)
- Rate Improvement: Analyze data to validate the ability of test procedures to meet requirements. Identify and lead projects that increase throughput, reduce cycle time, and improve first-pass yield- Manufacturing Execution System Management: Define data artifacts in MES/ERP systems. Develop and manage system standards for handling test execution and non-conformances.
- Training: Develop and deliver training for technicians on equipment operation and test proceduresExport Control Requirement:
A day in the life

- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Manufacturing/Mechanical/Aerospace/Industrial/Electrical) or related discipline, or equivalent experience
- Experience with environmental testing equipment (vibration, thermal, vacuum)
- 3+ year experience with integrating, testing and troubleshooting mechanical and electronic systems
- 3+ year experience with Computer Aided Design tools such as Solidworks or NX/Unigraphics
- Familiarity with Low-Rate Manufacturing Environments & New Product Introduction
- Knowledge of Lean manufacturing practices & principles
- Experience with Root Cause Analysis Techniques such as Fishbone, Fault Tree, DMAIC, or related technologies/processes
- Technical writing experience, including work instructions, standard operating procedures and/or test plans
- Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production
- Experience with the project management of technical projects

- Proficiency in test automation tools (LabView, Python)
- Technical writing experience, including work instructions, standard operating procedures and/or test plans.