Manufacturing Engineer Manager – Space Hardware, Project Kuiper

Amazon • Merritt Island, FL

59d • Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• 5+ years of Space Vehicle/Satellite Operations, Space Communications or related industry experience
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field
• 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
• sign-on payments
• restricted stock units (RSUs)

What This Job Offers

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