Automation Process Engineer, Manufacturing Automation Design & Engineering

Automation Process Engineer For Graviton PlatformAmazon Web Services' Hardware Engineering team is looking for experienced professionals to help build the world's premier cloud computing platform. The Manufacturing Automation Design & Engineering team designs, validates, and deploys automation solutions, including robotics, cobots, vision inspection, AI-powered quality systems, and automated assembly workflows, across contract manufacturer sites worldwide.About the Role: You will own end-to-end automation process engineering for the Graviton platform family. This includes defining automated assembly sequences, specifying robotic cell requirements, developing process validation protocols, and driving automation deployment at contract manufacturer sites for this platform. You serve as the single-threaded owner for all automation decisions affecting Graviton production, working with central engineering specialists (robotics, vision, controls, mechanical) to apply their capabilities to your platform's unique requirements. You translate platform-specific product design characteristics into automation process specifications. You work closely with the Product Design vertical (Hardware Engineering) to manage automation requirements, participate in design reviews, and provide feedback on assembly compatibility for the Graviton platform. You serve as the point of contact for automation during New Product Introduction (NPI), supporting the product design team in transitioning new Graviton designs from prototype to production-ready automated assembly, ensuring automation readiness is built into the NPI process from the earliest stages. You also partner with the Manufacturing Process Quality vertical to define quality verification requirements, validate process capability, and ensure automation solutions meet quality targets before production sign-off.The scope covers all server and rack assembly across all architectures and platforms, including compute, AI/ML accelerators, storage, and networking. The team designs intelligent, predictive-analytics-driven production systems where every station is sensor-driven, AI-optimized, and self-correcting, turning assembly lines into programmable, data-generating platforms that scale capacity without scaling headcount. This role requires the engineer to operate in a fast-paced, multi-platform international manufacturing environment with travel to contract manufacturer sites (up to 25-30% travel anticipated).Key job responsibilities:Own automation process specifications for Graviton platform assembly operationsDefine automated assembly sequences and station allocations for platform-specific operationsDevelop and execute process validation protocols for automated stations on Graviton linesDrive automation deployment and ramp at contract manufacturer sites for the Graviton platformIdentify automation opportunities specific to Graviton architecture and drive business case developmentCoordinate with central engineering specialists to apply robotic, vision, and controls solutions to platform needsOwn platform-specific automation KPIs: throughput, quality yield, automation rate, and cycle time targetsPartner with Hardware Engineering to influence product design for automated assembly compatibilityCollaborate with Manufacturing Process Quality to define quality verification requirements and validate process capability for automated stationsServe as the automation point of contact during NPI, supporting product design teams in transitioning new Graviton designs to production-ready automated assemblyPartner with Hardware Engineering (Product Design vertical) to manage automation requirements and participate in design reviews for new Graviton configurationsAbout the team: The Manufacturing Automation Design & Engineering team is building a centralized automation Center of Excellence that owns the process specification and IP for how AWS hardware gets assembled. The team is responsible for engineering, defining automated process requirements, designing and proving solutions at proof-of-concept, and maintaining AWS-owned intellectual property that scales globally. The team works within a collaborative framework across Hardware Engineering (product design for automation), Manufacturing Automation Design & Engineering (process specification and validation), and Manufacturing Operations (deployment and scaling), ensuring automation is engineered once, proven once, and deployed everywhere.Basic Qualifications- BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent- 7+ years in manufacturing process engineering with experience in automated assembly environments- Experience developing process specifications for electronic or precision hardware assembly- Experience with process validation methodologies (e.g., PFMEA, capability studies, DOE)- Track record of deploying automation solutions in production environments- Experience with multi-site manufacturing (deploying standard processes across geographies)- Experience driving automation readiness during NPI from concept through production ramp- Experience leading design reviews and providing DFM/DFA feedback to product engineering teamsPreferred Qualifications- Experience with custom silicon, ARM-based, or server processor hardware assembly- Knowledge of robotic assembly systems and collaborative robots- Experience with design-for-automated-assembly (DFAA) principles- Electronics, server, or data center hardware manufacturing environment- Process optimization and cycle time reduction experience- Lean Six Sigma certification (Green Belt or higher)- Cross-functional leadership with product design, quality, and operations teams- Experience serving as automation or manufacturing engineering lead during new product introduction cycles