Amazon Sr Ops Engineer Automation - AWS ISCAP Var 

United States, Washington, Bellevue 

957735474

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.We are seeking a New Product Introduction (NPI) and Ops Readiness Program Manager to help us fuel AWS’ explosive growth. You will be responsible for successful enablement of new products into the channel of rack manufacturers. The PM will be the one driving reviews and defining the criteria working with various stakeholders for arriving at agreed set of NPI metrics ranging from design for manufacturing, assembly, test and supply chain. You will ensure the right materials, test scripts, material availability and overall program success to accelerate new product deployment. The right individual will partner cross functionally with hardware engineering, suppliers, design, quality, contract manufacturers, and volume production teams during solution development lifecycle into full production. Possessing strong leadership, influencing skills, and technical depth are critical elements of success for this role. This leader will establish manufacturing standards and publish process control guidelines to assure flawless ramp into volume manufacturing.Key job responsibilities
· Apply technical knowledge and hand on creation in AWS's Manufacturing sites to develop world class robotic solutions for maximum impact to our customers.
· In depth understanding of relevant safety regulations for use of robotic equipment in close proximity to workers.
· Design or provide input to part design to create the fixtures and equipment for robotic and semi-automated systems to aid in manufacturing at lowest cost and shortest cycle time
· Develop systems and metrics to monitor progress and highlight opportunities of improvement in cost, cycle time, OEE
· Train engineering and operations teams on new processes and techniques
· Conducts Kaizen activities for continuous improvement of cost and cycle time
· Collaborates with cross functional team members to gain knowledge and improve product design, processes, and quality.
· Work with upstream vendors and downstream customers to optimize the entire value stream and put together joint processes that will lead better cost and cycle time.
· Excellent communicator with an ability to concisely and precisely convey information to executives and cross functional teams
· Needs to be an evangelist for teaching Automation to the organization.
· Ability to multitask on several concurrent projects of med to high complexityDiverse Experiences
AWS 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.
Mentorship & Career Growth
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- 5+ years of directly managing and responsible for multiple large projects experience
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience and strong technical background in relevant fields of automated or non-automated material handling equipment