Aerospace Manufacturing Engineer - Front Line Support

2w2 weeks ago

Amazon.com

Kirkland, US · Full-time · $117,300 – $160,000

About this role

This role serves as the first line of engineering defense on the production floor, providing real-time technical judgment that keeps hardware moving through assembly with quality and confidence. The Front Line Support Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for dispositioning non-conformances, performing ME inspections and buyoffs, and coaching technicians through complex assembly challenges.

Working at full-shift floor presence—100% embedded in the production environment—the FLS ME bridges the gap between engineering intent and manufacturing execution in real time. This engineer independently dispositions difficult and novel non-conformances, collaborates with Responsible Engineers and Quality to develop appropriate dispositions, and contributes new entries to the FLS disposition guide that elevate the entire team's capability.

Quality ownership is a critical dimension of this role, as the FLS ME owns NC disposition quality for their assigned area and identifies systemic defect patterns that feed upstream into root cause investigations. They also drive operational excellence through inspection cadence optimization, NC workflow streamlining, and WOT approval rigor while mentoring newer FLS MEs.

This engineer serves as the primary technical liaison between production technicians and the broader engineering organization, putting the right people in the room for NC discussions and communicating priorities with Production Shift Leadership. The role offers direct influence on build processes and the opportunity to propose design change requests that improve manufacturability and reduce cost.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or an equivalent field
2+ years of experience in a manufacturing engineering, production support, or quality engineering role
Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, GD&T, and work instructions
Demonstrated experience dispositioning non-conformances or quality discrepancies in a production environment
Strong written and verbal communication skills for cross-functional collaboration with technicians, engineers, and leadership
Experience with root cause investigation and systemic defect pattern identification from production data

Responsibilities

Provide full-shift floor presence as the first engineering resource for build technicians, independently clarifying processes and dispositioning potential non-conformances in real time
Disposition difficult and novel non-conformances with limited guidance, collaborating with Responsible Engineers and Quality to develop appropriate technical dispositions
Contribute new entries to the FLS disposition guide and coach others on proper NC writing techniques to elevate team-wide disposition quality
Complete ME inspections and buyoffs in a timely manner while maintaining quality gate integrity across assigned production lines
Participate in the official WOT approval rotation, providing feedback on WOT updates to ensure documentation accuracy before floor implementation
Identify and optimize operational excellence procedures driven by floor walks, feedback mechanisms, and NC data analysis
Propose design change requests to improve manufacturability or reduce cost, identifying opportunities from direct build observation
Mentor newer FLS MEs on NC disposition and inspection techniques, and collaborate across shifts to ensure consistent engineering support coverage

Benefits

Opportunity to work on cutting-edge aerospace hardware assembly at a leading technology company
Direct influence on manufacturing quality and process improvement in a high-stakes production environment
Mentorship and leadership development through coaching newer engineers and owning WOT approval rotation
Full-shift floor presence role with real-time technical decision-making authority