Manufacturing Engineer - 2nd shift, Leo

Manufacturing Engineer - 2nd shift, Amazon Leo

Job :  | Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC

Amazon Leo is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite network. Our mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet connectivity to customers beyond the reach of existing networks. From individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, and government agencies, Amazon Leo will serve people and organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

We're looking for a Manufacturing Engineer on 2nd shift to lead production development.

As the Manufacturing Engineer for a Line Replaceable unit at Amazon Leo, you will be directly responsible for the production process development, introduction, improvement, and maintenance of a key module on our next‑generation spacecraft. You’ll be the leading technical voice for a team of manufacturing engineers, solving challenging technical problems associated with delivering an ultra‑high‑performing optical, electrical, and mechatronic module to space.

You will serve as a key lynchpin connecting design/development, factory operations, quality engineering, and program management, driving manufacturing processes from initial production introduction to full‑rate production. You will leverage your expertise in systems design to partner with development on future iterations of the system and sub‑assembly, and our associated production test systems & tooling. You’ll solve complex industrial challenges around balancing production velocity, exceptional quality, and cost‑competitive production concepts while ensuring smooth technical execution of current operations.

You’ll be a key force in increasing production capacity through capital investment for production scaling & automation.

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

• Conceptualize, design, develop, and improve production processes (assembly, integration, test) through collaboration and leadership of a team of manufacturing engineers.
• Serve as primary technical interface to development team, participating as the lead technical voice from the factory in Design Reviews, key technical escalations, and new product development activities.
• Support operations team directly by solving technical challenges, bringing multiple perspectives together in high‑pressure escalation moments such as quality containments.
• Own the capacity‑increase roadmap for production, including defining the required capital equipment and leading design, procurement, installation, and qualification of new rate‑enabling equipment.

• 25% – On the shop floor, working with production teams to implement new processes, review & solve key technical blockers in production, and perform production development testing.
• 25% – Independent development work such as deep‑diving on available data sets to identify and implement key production improvement actions, acting on quality escapes by developing and implementing new quality control measures, and working on existing roadmaps for capacity increase and process simplification.
• 40% – Meeting settings, collaborating with others on topics such as new design introductions, production process change management, and production solution‑finding reviews.
• 10% – Mentorship settings with other engineers on the team, performing collaborative work & coaching to develop the team members’ skillsets while ensuring shared team execution of your technical vision.

The Optical Inter‑Satellite Link Production team is a multi‑disciplinary organization responsible for all aspects of production of the key modules enabling satellite‑to‑satellite communication. The Manufacturing Engineering Team is the technical arm of this organization, with 20+ engineers from all disciplines collaborating on all aspects of technical development & execution in production. As a Lead Manufacturing Engineer, you will lead a team of 4‑6 manufacturing engineers.

• Bachelor’s degree in…