Processing Lead - 2nd Shift, Leo

Position: Processing Lead - 2nd Shift, Amazon Leo
This job is with Amazon, an inclusive employer and a member of my Gwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly.

DESCRIPTION:

Project Kuiper 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:
Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

The success of Leo depends on the quality, reliability, cost, integration, throughput, and security of the products that you deliver. If you seek a fast-paced, dynamic environment; if you thrive on solving difficult problems where resolutions have high impact; and if you love the challenge of building something from scratch, then this role will be an ideal next career step. To be successful you need to be highly motivated and detail oriented while showing the highest standards of execution.

Key job responsibilities

• Lead a team of technicians as the subject matter expert on all processes within your area of responsibility

• Champion safety requirements in all designated zones and work locations

• Successfully lead process work and review for quality and adherence to standards and procedures.

• Independently execute and prioritize work to meet production schedules

• Integration and test of the Kuiper satellite and various complex subassemblies in a cleanroom and Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) controlled environment

• Rigging and critical lifts of bulky, sensitive flight hardware

• Able to obtain and maintain licenses, operator permits, and/or certifications as required.

• Use precision calibrated tools - torque wrenches, multimeters, optical inspection devices, micrometers, and dial calipers

• Read and interpret engineering drawings and technical documentation

• Perform work according to procedures, specifications, and test instructions

• Run functional and environmental testing on units, including some basic troubleshooting operations

• Use computer software programs for controlling tests

• Check and inspect your work after completion to ensure engineering and quality standards are met per the drawing and work instruction requirements

• Collaborate with manufacturing engineers to develop and document activities, including continuous improvement opportunities

• Perform other related duties, as assigned, for the purpose of ensuring an efficient, safe and effective work environment

• Shift schedule will vary, depending on production/launch schedules.

• Must be willing and able to perform extended travel up to 25% annually, either domestically or internationally as business needs demand.

A day in the life
The Process Lead will work closely with cross-functional engineering, test, quality and operations teams on flight hardware integration processes. This position requires skill and experience in a variety of areas, including mechanical assembly, propel lent loading, rigging, electrical checkouts and satellite troubleshooting. In short, you will be responsible for a majority of the most critical tasks to process and integrate the Kuiper satellite for launch, ensuring high quality, workmanship and safety standards are adhered to on a daily basis.

About the team
Here at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. Amazon has ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences. Amazon's culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.

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