Sr Manufacturing Engineer, Amazon Leo for Government (ALG), SEIT | MFG

Amazon • Los Angeles, CA

5d • $137,300 - $185,700 • Onsite

About The Position

Amazon Leo is an initiative within Amazon that aims to revolutionize global connectivity through the development of a state-of-the-art Low Earth Orbit (LEO) interconnected satellite communication constellation. Our mission is to bridge the digital divide by delivering high-speed, low latency, internet services to underserved and unserved communities and remote communities around the world. By leveraging satellite technology, we are working towards a future where everyone has access to reliable and high-quality internet connectivity regardless of their location. The Amazon Leo for Government (ALG) Engineering organization is a multi-disciplinary technology team established to rapidly address the needs of targeted government and international customers with specific solutions that have the potential to scale. ALG Engineering leads the development and delivery of targeted and scalable solutions for custom space and terrestrial applications. ALG collaborates closely with Amazon Leo to leverage the constellation of advanced satellites to provide seamless and efficient communication capabilities to meet the needs of our customers. The ALG Engineering team is seeking highly technical and talented individuals who are passionate about creating unique solutions that result in a positive impact on a global scale. The Senior Manufacturing Engineer will engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary team to architect, design, and implement processes and tools to manufacture at scale space-based and terrestrial product solutions. The Senior Manufacturing Engineer will work closely with colleagues throughout ALG inter-disciplinary teams and collaborate with key partners and suppliers to ensure ALG products are manufactured efficiently with the utmost quality to ensure our products exceed customer expectations. The Senior Manufacturing Engineer must be responsive, flexible, innovative, and able to succeed within a collaborative, fast-paced, dynamic environment. As a member of the ALG Engineering Systems Engineering, Integration, Test, and Manufacturing organization, you will be responsible for architecting, implementing, and maintaining the digital infrastructure that connects our enterprise systems and enables efficient, compliant manufacturing execution on the development operations shop floor. The Senior Manufacturing Engineer will work closely with cross-functional teams including Systems Engineering, Integration & Test Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Quality Engineering, Enterprise Technology, and Environmental, Health, and Safety (EH&S) to ensure seamless integration between our MES platform, ERP/MRP system, and PLM system. This role is critical to support our High-Mix/Low-Volume (HM/LV) manufacturing environment for space-based and terrestrial products, including satellite bus components, payloads components, and custom terminals. The ideal candidate has a strong technical background in space systems build, integration, and test of complex electronics, electro-mechanical, electro-optical, and opto-mechanical subsystems. This candidate should enjoy taking ownership over complex problems and delivering well-executed results of high-quality and can work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment that provides significant autonomy to be creative in devising and verifying various engineering approaches to meet technical and programmatic requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or an equivalent engineering science
• 4+ years of hardware development, test lab, space/aerospace maintenance or hands-on engineering environment experience
• Experience leading teams across multiple locations in complex manufacturing/production environments
• 8+ years of operations management experience
• Experience prioritizing and handling multiple assignments at any given time while maintaining commitment to deadlines, or experience completing complex tasks quickly with little to no guidance and react with appropriate urgency to situations that require a quick turnaround
• 4+ years of experience in development and implementation of operations control process and tools documentation
• Experience with manufacturing and testing satellite communications payloads, optical communications payload, spacecraft bus and constituent subsystems, or space vehicle level.
• Excellent oral and written communication and leadership skills with strong sense of ownership and drive
• Experience with aerospace or defense manufacturing operations and quality requirements
• Experience in High-Mix Low-Volume (HMLV) production environments
• US Citizen and candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a US Government security clearance of TS/SCI

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in engineering or equivalent
• Experience in technical leadership for industrial engineering projects or programs
• Experience with programming languages like Python, JavaScript, Go, .Net, Java or equivalent
• Experience with Six Sigma, lean manufacturing
• ERP certification or deep ERP integration experience
• Experience with IoT device integration and shop floor data collection

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain MES applications and workflows for assembly, integration, and test operations
• Create and optimize digital work instructions, operator interfaces, and data collection forms
• Develop master routers/plans in MES that align with production requirements and quality standards
• Configure user roles and permissions for QE, ME, Engineering, and Safety personnel
• Implement version control and change management processes for MES applications
• Support development and recurring floor operations with real-time system monitoring and troubleshooting
• Architect and maintain integrations between MES, ERP/MRP, and PLM systems
• Develop and support work order synchronization from ERP to MES, including automatic creation, modification, and deletion
• Implement bi-directional data flows for work order operations, including work centers, standard times, and operation descriptions
• Configure labor hours tracking (both standard and rework) with real-time synchronization to ERP
• Support partial and 100% operation completion workflows with ERP integration
• Ensure material consumption, inventory transactions, and production confirmations sync accurately across systems
• Design and implement approval workflows for ME-only and ME/QE combined approvals
• Develop redline/alteration workflows for work order changes with proper authorization controls
• Create automated quality control checkpoints and statistical process control (SPC) monitoring
• Implement non-conformance tracking and corrective action workflows
• Build traceability systems for serialized components and assemblies
• Develop automated reporting and KPI dashboards (OEE, throughput, FPY, cycle times)
• Support manufacturing execution including material staging, work order release, and production confirmation
• Design database schemas and data models to support manufacturing operations
• Implement data validation rules and error handling mechanisms
• Develop real-time production monitoring dashboards and analytics
• Create automated reports for production metrics, quality trends, and labor utilization
• Ensure data integrity and compliance with aerospace quality standards (AS9100)
• Support root cause analysis with comprehensive data traceability
• Analyze manufacturing performance data to identify bottlenecks and improvement opportunities
• Architect, design, and validate a holistic manufacturing operations management system down to the shopfloor workflows to enable both efficient and effective manufacturing execution and quality standard compliance
• Prepare reports and data analysis documenting key performance indicators such as OEE, capacity planning/utilization, throughput, OTD, and FPY and communicate issues effectively with builders, technicians, and managers.
• Effectively manage and track to closure non-conformances, test anomalies, defects, and bugs; Debug, root-cause, and make continuous improvements of control systems in a high-rate production environment

Benefits

• sign-on payments
• restricted stock units (RSUs)
• 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: Senior