Identyfikator pracy: 2758667 | Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC
Project Kuiper is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Project Kuiper will help close the digital divide by delivering fast, affordable broadband to a wide range of customers, including consumers, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity.
This key role will be focused on increasing Kuiper Satellite production rate through continuous improvement strategies. In this role, you will be a senior member of the team that will drive improvements in a variety of areas such as manufacturing, testing and/or fulfillment processes. To deliver these complex solutions, you will partner with peers across all Kuiper teams, including hardware, software, manufacturing, quality, launch, test etc. Candidate superpowers should include earn trust, ownership, insist on high standards, continuous improvement, stakeholder management, innovation and simplification. The role is based in Redmond, WA.
Key job responsibilities:
The Sr Process Engineer for ProdOps Continuous Improvement role is key to Kuiper's ability to increase satellite production rate. This role requires a strategic thinker with excellent leadership skills to enhance operational efficiency and foster a culture of continuous improvement. Their responsibility includes:
- Driving a large continuous improvement portfolio of impactful projects.
- Autonomously own deep dives to root cause a specific process or area (product engineering).
- Assess the effectiveness of all operational activities on site using specific analytical tools (eg. Kaizen, Six Sigma, DMAIC, VSM etc.) to generate proposals for waste-reduction and corrective actions.
- Enhance operational efficiency and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
- Embody Amazon's Leadership Principles to achieve operational excellence and drive transformative change.
- Identify and own improvements through process recommendations, equipment requests, manufacturing executions system (MES) improvement, design for manufacturing, etc.
- Mentor and develop junior engineers.
Export Control Requirement: 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.
A day in the life:This role will be highly collaborative, requiring partnerships with cross-functional leaders to drive positive results. This role requires ability to advocate on behalf of our customers (internal and external) and an ability to push back without being adversarial.
You will tackle challenging, novel situations every day and have the opportunity to work with multiple technical teams at Amazon in different locations. You should be comfortable with a high degree of ambiguity and relish the idea of solving problems that haven't been solved at scale before. Along the way, we guarantee that you will learn a lot, have fun and make a positive impact on millions of people.
About the team:The Operations Command Center (OCC) team is the Kuiper Production Operations Integrated program management function that enables successful production scaling. The vision of OCC team is to enable success of end-to-end Kuiper operations team by proactively developing systems, processes, mechanisms, and tools that are required to detect issues, expose root cause, validate improvements, maintain controls, and drive operational rhythms.
PODSTAWOWE KWALIFIKACJE
- Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production.
- Bachelors (BS) in Mechatronics Engineering, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, other STEM discipline, or equivalent experience.
- 6+ years experience in Mechanical Design, Manufacturing or Tooling Engineering.
- 3+ years leading continuous improvement initiatives, managing operations, or a related role within the manufacturing, fulfillment or testing organization driving automation, LEAN/Six Sigma, 5S initiatives.
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills including working knowledge of data analysis and statistics.
PREFEROWANE KWALIFIKACJE
- Master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent.
- Experience with the project management of technical projects.
- Experience working in the aerospace or aviation industry.
- Experience in setting up or launching new industrial processes (start-up).
- Knowledge of enterprise resource planning (ERP) and manufacturing execution system (MES) software.
- Certified Six Sigma Green Belt or higher.
- Experience in High Volume Production.
- High sense of ownership, urgency, and drive.
- Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical individuals.
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $128,600/year in our lowest geographic market up to $213,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
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