Manufacturing Engineer Manager – Space Hardware, Project Kuiper

Amazon • Merritt Island, FL

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About The Position

Leo is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites
that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and
underserved communities around the world.

The Manufacturing Engineer Manager will lead assembly, integration and test
flows for space hardware builds . This individual will work closely with and
manage engineering and manufacturing teams to integrate Kuiper satellites with
dispenser and launch vehicle hardware.

The Manufacturing Engineer Manager is a technical leader of the team, providing
guidance on many aspects including but not limited to testing requirements,
assembly/integration workcell design within the payload processing facilities,
facility and equipment planning, integration and test application implementation
and improvement, process control, design for manufacturability, project
management, and tooling design.

The ideal candidate is comfortable in a highly technical setting and leads
collaboration with other departments to reach the best solution to any problem
and is able to technically challenge assumptions and requirements of these
departments, such as dynamics and thermal analysis, design engineering, and
tooling engineering.

Additionally, a Manufacturing Engineer Manager is expected to set objectives for
the team overall, not only identifying the right long term strategies but
implementing them on their assemblies and responsibilities, leading by example
first and then by instruction. They'll have extensive experience in space
hardware integration and test, with particular focus on satellite to dispenser
and/or launch vehicle integration.

The Manufacturing Engineer Manager will spend significant amounts of time
collaborating with engineering, quality, and manufacturing to test satellites,
dispensers and oversee hardware integration. They will oversee their assembly,
integration and test workstation, address root cause of failures and issues, and
implement production control and optimization strategies. They will be the front
line lead to deliver their space hardware product value stream, implementing
engineering best practices in a safe and repeatable manner, implementing
efficiency improvements and reducing non-conformances.

We are a fast-paced, data-driven team, and work with leaders in multiple
technology areas to deliver the best product for our customers. We hold each
other to relentlessly high standards, and constantly look for ways to improve
the product’s performance, quality and cost. We are excited about the technical
challenges, which motivates us rather than discourages us.
We want individuals who are ready for this challenge and want to reach beyond
what is possible today.

Requirements

• 5+ years of Space Vehicle/Satellite Operations, Space Communications or related industry experience
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in engineering, management, or technology
• Experience carrying design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment or mass production

Responsibilities

• Working with engineering teams – plan and optimize workstation layouts for Assembly, Integration & Test (AIT), to intended throughput capacities.
• Material flow planning and manufacturing process definition – spacecraft and dispenser level, assembly & test.
• Implement and continuously improve assembly, integration and test processes
• Specify and procure various assembly equipment and systems to meet program development requirements
• Interface with facilities personnel in site usage and integration flow.
• AIT takt time & cost optimization planning
• Definition & implementation of Work Order and automated documentation processes.
• Payload compliance certification sign-off
• Anomaly resolution and corrective action implementation

Benefits

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager