Propulsion Functional Technician, Amazon Leo

About the role

The Propulsion team is seeking a Manufacturing Functional Technician to support production manufacturing of future flight hardware. The ideal candidate brings hands-on manufacturing experience with flight hardware and thrives in a fast-paced production environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform manufacturing, assembly, and integration tasks across propulsion subsystems per engineering documentation and SOPs
• Troubleshoot manufacturing issues — observing, receiving, and obtaining information from all relevant sources to assist in debug and root cause analysis
• Provide mechanical, electrical, and manufacturing engineers with feedback including tooling, consumables, debug, and process observations
• May own or maintain internal team SOPs, documenting improvements and process changes
• Identify training needs for the team and support training programs within the department
• Assist in the development of new hires and peers across the department
• Support process improvement initiatives applicable to your project scope
• Demonstrate and may create best practices for manufacturing processes
• Attend all relevant technical trainings offered by the organization

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 2+ years relevant aerospace/automotive manufacturing experience or equivalent industry experience
• 2+ years of hands-on work experience with electro-mechanical assemblies, final integration and/or harness integration experience
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with precision torque, measurement and inspection devices (i.e., automated and manual torque wrenches, calipers, micrometers, profilometers, optical inspection devices, multi-meters, etc.)
• Proficiency in reading, interpreting, and working from engineering documentation and/or drawings
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Aircraft & Powerplant certification/license, automotive certifications, or other technical certifications/Associate's degree
• Experience working with FOD, ESD sensitive hardware and clean room requirements
• Experience working with MES software packages (SAP, SFC transactions, traceability)
• Experience with root cause analysis (RCA) and corrective action processes
• Experience contributing to or owning SOP development and process documentation
• Experience with 6S, Kaizen, or continuous improvement methodologies
• Experience with PCBA inspection/rework and troubleshooting