Sr. Manufacturing Quality Engineer, Leo Quality

Sr. Manufacturing Quality Engineer, Amazon Leo Quality

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

Export Control Requirement:
Candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

The Amazon Leo Payload Processing Quality team is driven to develop a Amazon Leo Quality System that is capable of scaling aerospace quality to volume and cost levels to meet end customer needs. This position will join the team at an exciting moment, with an opportunity to own quality system development and contribute to the design of requirements, processes, and systems used across the business.

• Develop and lead Amazon Leo Quality management activities, including process definition and validation for assembly and test methods, part and process qualification, receiving inspection plans, in‑process inspection capabilities, and process monitoring capabilities.
• Lead Material Review Board discussions in Amazon's Finished Satellite Payload Processing facility, determining product dispositions for nonconforming material.
• Lead the development and launch of multiple aspects of the Quality Management System across Amazon Leo.
• Dive deep into root cause corrective action activities for the production processes immediately before Amazon Leo satellites are loaded in the launch vehicle.
• Work directly with Receiving Inspection, Supplier Quality, and Engineering teams to develop and qualify inspection, monitoring, and verification methods for the Amazon Leo Production System.
• Be a subject matter expert in launch vehicle payload processing quality assurance for the Amazon Leo Production System.

• Perform daily defect resolution as the Quality member.
• Investigate Production System issues to reduce defect rates and drive root cause corrective actions.
• Implement the Amazon Leo Quality System through process development and launch mechanisms.
• Partner with cross‑functional groups to develop and qualify internal production processes, including Quality Assurance processes.
• Conduct rigorous Continuous Improvement activities to prevent recurrence of non‑conformances during assembly.
• Perform audit activities to ensure compliance with QMS requirements.
• Develop and modify process flow diagrams, PFMEAs, control plans, MSAs, and other APQP artifacts to support continued high quality production.
• Work within an AS9100 (or similar) certified quality system.

• Must obtain and maintain a U.S. passport and meet customs entry requirements, including but not limited to:
  Yellow Fever vaccine and other immunization requirements as recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
• Must pass Kennedy Space Center background checks.
• Willing to travel to French Guiana for 45 calendar days per year.

At Amazon, we embrace our differences and are committed to fostering a culture of inclusion. Our team values diverse perspectives, continuous learning, and mutual trust, aligning with Amazon’s 16 Leadership Principles. We support new team members through mentorship and a collaborative environment that encourages knowledge sharing.

• Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans, and functional test procedures.
• 5+ years of experience in large product assembly quality engineering, manufacturing, or operations throughout a production lifecycle development.

• Master’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent.
• Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production.
• Experience managing technical projects.

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