Principal Tech Ops Engineer, AWS Rack Manufacturing

Principal Tech Ops Engineer, AWS Rack Manufacturing

Job :  | Amazon Data Services, Inc.

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on.

• Define and own the 3 to 5 year manufacturing operations strategy, anticipating future capacity needs, identifying critical capability gaps, and prioritizing technology investments that position the region for sustained growth.
• Lead transformational programs that fundamentally reshape manufacturing capability, including advanced automation deployment, robotics integration, and lights‑out manufacturing initiatives.
• Drive manufacturing agility through flexible line configurations, rapid changeover capabilities, and multi‑product qualification strategies that enable the network to respond to evolving customer demand and technology transitions.
• Own capital expenditure planning for manufacturing operations, developing rigorous business cases that quantify returns on equipment investments, facility expansions, and technology upgrades.
• Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate operational risks across the manufacturing network, including single points of failure, capacity constraints, systemic quality issues, and workforce availability challenges before they impact delivery.
• Develop high quality strategic documents and investment proposals that influence manufacturing priorities at the executive level, articulating trade‑offs, quantifying risks, and presenting clear recommendations that drive action.

• Architect and continuously evolve production line design, material flow strategies, and workstation configurations across the manufacturing network to deliver step‑function improvements in throughput, cycle time, and ergonomic safety.
• Define the manufacturing execution system strategy for the region, establishing real‑time visibility into work in progress, station‑level yields, and production constraints that enable data‑driven decision making at every level.
• Lead a culture of relentless continuous improvement through lean manufacturing principles, kaizen programs, and value‑stream mapping, systematically eliminating waste and unlocking operational efficiency gains that set the benchmark for global operations.

• Architect and own the manufacturing operations performance framework, defining the metrics that matter (overall equipment effectiveness, throughput, cycle time, first pass yield, on‑time delivery, cost per unit) and holding the organization accountable to world‑class targets.
• Build executive‑grade dashboards and reporting systems that provide real‑time visibility into production health, quality trends, and delivery performance, enabling leaders to make informed decisions at speed across all sites.
• Champion Industry 4.0 adoption, including IoT‑enabled production monitoring, predictive maintenance, and AI‑driven quality inspection, positioning the manufacturing network at the forefront of smart factory innovation.
• Design scalable mechanisms and intelligent automation that eliminate manual effort in production reporting, defect tracking, and capacity planning, creating operational leverage as the network grows.
• Translate complex operational data into compelling strategic narratives for executive leadership, shaping investment priorities and manufacturing direction through clear, insight‑driven recommendations.
• Lead digital transformation across manufacturing operations, driving manufacturing execution system modernization, automated test equipment upgrades, and smart factory capabilities that deliver measurable competitive advantage.

A day in the life As the Principal Tech Ops Engineer, no two days look the same but the mission is constant: scale enterprise hardware manufacturing globally. You spend your time defining multi‑year capacity strategies, onboarding new manufacturing…