Amazon Engineering & Operations Manager Kuiper 

United States, Washington, Kirkland 

574640198

As an Engineering & Operations Manager within Project Kuiper, you will assist with assembly and testing of integrated PCBA-based satellite sub-system hardware. You will report directly to the Value Stream Leader and will own the Value Streams KPI performance. Your team consists of manufacturing engineers, technicians and production coordinators who are directly responsible for production output.To be successful in this role you will create the foundational production system standards and processes needed to achieve rate production. Safety and product quality are paramount. As Kuiper's production system scales, your responsibilities will include stabilizing the work content while aggressively leading process improvement efforts to increase production output.Key job responsibilities- Create a culture of safety and quality through active engagement and leadership of the technician workforce.- Drive operational excellence with a combination of data analytics and Lean operations.
Export Control Requirement:A day in the life
This is a fast-paced, intellectually challenging position working with leaders in multiple technology areas. You’ll have relentlessly high standards for yourself and everyone you work with, and you’ll be constantly looking for ways to improve your product’s performance, quality and cost. This is a leadership role for a highly collaborative individual that combines superb technical and analytical capabilities to optimize precision manufacturing procedures.

- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline, or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of technical leadership in operations with direct people management responsibilities
- 5+ years of experience leading cross-functional teams to increase throughput and/or drive operational excellence
- 3+ years of direct engineering management

- Experienced with various automated manufacturing processes, including assembly and test methods at component level, subsystem, and system level
- Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition
- Experienced with material handling and tracking systems for continuous flow to manufacturing lines
- Formal training/certification in Operational Excellence Systems (Lean, Six Sigma, etc.)
- Strong organizational, analytical, root cause analysis and problem solving skills
- Excellent communication and leadership skills
- Ability to regularly engage with senior stakeholders and influence across the organization
- High sense of ownership, urgency, and drive
- Ability to negotiate and resolve conflict smoothly and without use of formal authority