Aerospace Manufacturing Engineer

6w1 month ago

Amazon.com

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

About this role

We are seeking an Aerospace Manufacturing Engineer to join Amazon Leo, where you will be a significant and autonomous contributor responsible for the design, fabrication, and commissioning of manufacturing tools and processes for aerospace flight hardware. You will lead team discussions on product design, schedules, and prioritization while serving as the main point of contact for supplier production teams.

Your day-to-day work involves identifying and resolving assembly issues to keep builds on schedule, as well as driving efficiency improvements through tooling, automation, and design or process changes. You will spend 30% of your time on the shop floor working with production teams, 40% on independent development work analyzing production and test data, and 30% in meeting settings collaborating on new design introductions and production process change management.

We are a fast-paced, data-driven team working 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, motivated by technical challenges and the fast pace of production.

This role offers the opportunity to solve difficult manufacturing engineering problems with limited guidance, applying lean manufacturing principles and root cause analysis methodologies to drive continuous improvement. You will present proposals and data analysis to leadership, demonstrating that requirements will be met, and drive initiatives involving engineering peers and internal partners such as production managers and advanced production coordinators.

Requirements

Experience with test plan development and building the necessary test infrastructure
Proven ability to solve difficult manufacturing engineering problems with limited guidance
Experience applying lean manufacturing principles and root cause analysis methodologies (5 Whys, Fishbone Diagrams, 8D)
Ability to lead team discussions on product design, schedules, and prioritization
Experience serving as a main point of contact for supplier production teams
Proficiency in using Statistical Process Control (SPC) and quality data analysis tools
Experience defining operation steps and sequencing within ERP tools

Responsibilities

Design, fabricate, and commission manufacturing tools and processes for aerospace flight hardware production
Lead structured problem-solving initiatives using root cause analysis methodologies (5 Whys, Fishbone Diagrams, 8D) to identify and resolve manufacturing defects and non-conformances
Implement lean manufacturing tools and techniques including Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen events, 5S, and waste elimination to optimize production processes
Serve as the main point of contact supporting supplier production teams on schedule, design, qualification, and launch activities
Conduct cycle time analysis and implement process improvements to reduce manufacturing cycle time and improve labor efficiency
Use Statistical Process Control (SPC) and quality data analysis tools to detect processes going out of control and implement corrective actions
Define best practices for handling mechanical hardware, sensitive electronics, and electrical components
Create and execute improvement plans to address quality excursions using structured problem-solving methodologies