Production Supervisor, 2nd Shift BH, Leo

Production Supervisor, 2nd Shift BH, Amazon Leo

Job  | Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC

Leo is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers around the world. We’ve designed the system with capacity, flexibility, and performance to serve a wide range of customers, from households to schools, hospitals, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity.

• Hire, develop, and supervise leads and a large group of highly skilled technicians focused on Leo satellite production, including annual reviews, career development, and managing corrective and disciplinary actions.
• Coordinate with other Leo leaders and manufacturing engineers to plan and schedule daily tasks for technicians and align all operations with changing priorities.
• Establish on-job training programs and standardized opportunities for team members to learn new skills and advance their career.
• Independently perform integration and testing of the Leo satellite and complex subassemblies in a cleanroom and ESD-controlled environment.
• Inspect and verify the team’s work after completion to ensure engineering and quality standards are met.
• Author, maintain, and train others on all relevant process documentation, including Assembly, Inspection, Testing/In-Process Characterization, and Packaging Procedures.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, design, operations and test engineers to develop, document and complete activities, including continuous improvement opportunities.
• Provide frequent feedback and technical reviews on designs, processes, tools and custom equipment used in production environments.
• Improve and enforce area safety and reporting mechanisms through regular auditing and safety-related projects.

Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current green card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

The Production Supervisor will work closely with cross-functional engineering, test, enterprise, quality and operations teams on production hardware integration processes and systems. This role leads the technician team on the production floor and requires high skill in technical leadership, technician development, mechanical assembly, avionics integration, troubleshooting, electrical checkouts and environmental testing.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• 2+ years of professional experience leading a team.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in mechanical or electrical hardware assembly, test, and/or installation.
• Must be able to work 2nd shift hours (5 pm to 3:30 am, Sun-Wed or Wed-Sat).

• Experience hiring, training and leading production teams.
• Experience implementing Lean/ Six Sigma principles in a production environment.
• Experience helping develop enterprise manufacturing systems and assembly lines.
• Experience in aerospace, automotive, medical device, aviation, military, or other high-reliability environments.
• Experience in an ambiguous, fast-paced production environment.
• Experience working with FOD, ESD-sensitive hardware and clean-room requirements.
• Skill in operating and manipulating machinery and hand/power tools requiring manual dexterity.
• Ability to read, write, create, and understand technical drawings, work instructions, test plans and SOPs.
• Detailed knowledge of electrical, optical, mechanical systems, antennas, functional testing and satellite components.
• Ability to adapt while working in a high-paced, challenging work environment.

Base salary range: $100,000 – $150,000 USD annually. Amazon package includes sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation is based on experience, qualifications, and location. Benefits include health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, basic life & AD&D insurance, optional supplemental life plans), EAP, mental health support, medical advice line, flexible spending accounts, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.

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Location:

USA, Washington, Kirkland.

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