Packaging Engineer, Leo Customer Terminals

Amazon Leo is Amazons low Earth orbit satellite network. Our mission is to deliver fast reliable internet connectivity to customers beyond the reach of existing networks. From individual households to schools hospitals businesses and government agencies Amazon Leo will serve people and organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

As a Packaging Engineer you will be responsible for working with US and regional teams closely monitoring and driving packaging engineering initiatives and processes from concept through mass production. You will be an integral part of executing packaging build strategies including DFM innovation new product development execution efficiency and best practice. You will be a critical escalation path for packaging process issues and work closely with China and US leadership teams to ensure cross-functional collaboration is effective.

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.

Key job responsibilities
- Design analyze and document consumer-facing packaging components and assemblies that delight consumers at the lowest cost of ownership. Redefine what sustainable packaging can be.
- Conduct tests and engineering studies to validate the robustness and proper performance of new packaging. Identify and reduce packaging risks.
- Review and develop process automation opportunities and fixtures with contract manufacturers and packaging suppliers.
- Bring clarity and simplicity to complexity probe assumptions illuminate pitfalls and foster shared understanding of packages and their related processes.
- Travel domestically and internationally to supplier sites to collaborate with staff and keep teams moving.

A day in the life
In a given day you will:

- Design analyze and document consumer-facing packaging components and assemblies that delight consumers at the lowest cost of ownership. Redefine what sustainable packaging can be.
- Conduct tests and engineering studies to validate the robustness and proper performance of new packaging. Identify and reduce packaging risks.
- Review and develop process automation opportunities and fixtures with contract manufacturers and packaging suppliers.
- Bring clarity and simplicity to complexity probe assumptions illuminate pitfalls and foster shared understanding of packages and their related processes balancing tradeoffs such as cost size and schedule.
- Travel domestically and internationally to supplier sites to collaborate with staff and keep teams moving.

About the team
Amazon Leo is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Amazon Leo 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.

- Bachelors degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent
- Experience with prototyping and implementation
- 4 years of working in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience
- Experience in written and verbal communication with the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to executives and non-technical leaders
- Deep understanding and experience with material selection material customization optimization and qualification for high end consumer electronics paper-based retail and commercial packaging

- Masters degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent
- Experience engaging verbally and in writing with internal and external stakeholders to convey complex ideas in a clear concise manner
- Demonstrated ability shipping Consumer Electronics packaging in mass production globally

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at WA Redmond - 117300.00 - 160000.00 USD annually

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