Senior Manager, Manufacturing Operations, AWS Infrastructure Services Supply Chain

Description

We are seeking a Senior Manager of Manufacturing Operations to lead final assembly and test (FA&T) operations for enterprise-class hardware products-including servers, storage systems, network equipment, and machine learning/AI accelerator platforms. This executive will own the end-to-end manufacturing operations strategy and execution within an assigned regional Manufacturing network of production facilities, driving world-class quality, throughput, cost efficiency, and on-time delivery  this role, you will be the execution leader for Manufacturing Operations within your assigned regional sites accountable for all aspects of final assembly, system integration, functional test, and product shipment across a multi-site manufacturing network.

You will define the multi-year manufacturing operations roadmap, build high-performing teams, and transform complex production environments into lean, scalable operations that deliver enterprise hardware at industry-leading quality and velocity. As the Senior Manager, you will bring deep, tenured experience in high-mix, high-complexity hardware manufacturing-having personally led organizations through product transitions, capacity ramps, yield improvement cycles, and operational transformations. You will navigate highly dynamic environments where product mix, customer demand, and technology transitions require rapid adaptation-making high-judgment decisions that balance quality, cost, throughput, and delivery reliability.

This role requires exceptional operational leadership, deep technical understanding of server/storage/network hardware architectures, and the ability to influence across engineering, supply chain, quality, and executive leadership to deliver customer commitments globally.

Key job responsibilities

Final Assembly & System Integration Operations

1. Own end-to-end final assembly operations for enterprise hardware products (servers, storage arrays, network switches/routers, and ML/AI accelerator systems) across multiple manufacturing sites

2. Drive production readiness for new product introductions (NPI), ensuring manufacturing processes, tooling, fixtures, and work instructions are validated and qualified before volume ramp

3. Establish and optimize production line layouts, material flow, and workstation design to maximize throughput, minimize cycle time, and ensure ergonomic safety standards

4. Lead regional/site level capacity planning and production scheduling to meet customer demand signals, managing complex trade-offs between product mix, line utilization, and delivery commitments

5. Drive the manufacturing execution system (MES) strategy, ensuring real-time visibility into WIP status, station-level yields, and production bottlenecks

6. Drive continuous improvement through lean manufacturing principles, kaizen events, and value stream mapping to eliminate waste and improve operational efficiency

Test Engineering & Quality Operations

1. Manage the functional test, system-level test, and burn-in/stress test operations for all enterprise hardware platforms, ensuring products meet rigorous quality and reliability standards before shipment

2. Support test coverage optimization-balancing fault detection effectiveness against test time and cost to achieve industry-leading defect escape rates

3. Lead root cause analysis and corrective action (RCCA) processes for field returns, test escapes, and production quality issues, driving systemic improvements back into the manufacturing process
4. Establish and maintain statistical process control (SPC) programs, monitoring critical-to-quality (CTQ) parameters across assembly and test operations

5. Partner with hardware engineering and test development teams to define Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Testability (DFT) requirements for next-generation products 6. Own outgoing quality metrics including DPMO, first-pass yield (FPY), and customer-reported defect rates, driving year-over-year improvement targets

Operational Leadership & Team Development

1. Lead and develop a multi-site manufacturing operations organization including production managers, test engineers, process engineers, and…