Manufacturing Quality Engineer, Project Kuiper

• 3+ years of experience working on AEC-Q100 product qualifications
• 3+ years of experience managing quality of OSAT / foundry supplier partners
• 3+ years of OSAT quality, manufacturing or design engineering experience

Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. The Quality Team at Project Kuiper is looking for an innovative Quality Engineer to join our team and deliver quality assurance objectives within our Vehicle Assembly & Test team.
Key job responsibilities
The Manufacturing Quality Engineer will serve to define quality requirements, develop and deploy quality plans, and verify production methods in order to deliver aerospace grade quality at unprecedented scale to support Project Kuiper's mission.
The Quality Engineer will be a subject matter expert in assembly and test methods for the integration of large electromechanical assemblies, and should have a background in aerospace hardware requirements for satellites.

• Be a subject matter expert in Assembly & Test quality assurance for the Kuiper Production System.
• Perform audit activities to ensure compliance to QMS requirements.
• Lead the Development and Launch of multiple aspects of the Quality Management System across Project Kuiper.
• Work directly with Receiving Inspection, Supplier Quality, and Engineering teams to Develop and Qualify inspection, monitoring, and verification methods for the Kuiper Production System.
• Develop and lead Kuiper Quality management activities, including process definition and validation for assembly and test methods, part and process qualification, receiving inspection plans, in-process inspection capabilities, and process monitoring capabilities.
• Dive Deep into root cause corrective action activities throughout the Project Kuiper Production System, particularly for assembly and test work cells.
• Lead MRB discussions determine product dispositions for nonconforming material.
• Develop and modify Process Flow Diagrams, PFMEAs, Control Plans, MSAs, and other APQP artifacts to support continued high quality production.
• 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

• Conduct rigorous Continuous Improvement activities to prevent recurrence of nonconformances during assembly.
• Implements the Kuiper Quality System through process development and launch mechanisms.
• Perform daily defect resolution as the Quality member.
• Partners with cross-functional groups to develop and qualify internal production processes, including Quality Assurance processes
• Investigates Production System issues to reduce defect rates and drive root cause corrective actions

About the team
The Kuiper Manufacturing Quality team is driven to develop a Kuiper Quality System that is capable of scaling aerospace quality to volume and cost levels to meet end customer needs. This position will join the team at an exciting moment, with an opportunity to own quality system development and contribute to the design of requirements, processes, and systems used across the business. We value data driven decision making, a comfort with dealing in ambiguous situations across multiple projects, and an ability to earn trust of various stakeholders to deliver high quality results.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Redmond, WA, USA

• Curious to learn in depth about both technology and our customers
• An effective multi-tasker who navigates a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment with grace and efficiency.
• Excellent at creating and maintaining working relationships across all levels and disciplines, receptive to feedback and input from others, and quick to apply changes.
• A curious self-starter with a proven track record of diving into unknown territory, learning new concepts, and pushing your comfort zone.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $93,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $185,000/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. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.