Sr. Supplier Quality Engineer (Electrical), Amazon Leo

About the role

The Sr. Supplier Quality Engineer (Electrical) will define requirements and deploy processes to deliver aerospace PCB and PCBA quality at unprecedented scale. The ideal candidate is a systems thinker with excellent analytical abilities, strong technical skills, effective written and verbal communication, and a passion for developing suppliers to produce high-quality, mission-critical hardware in volume production.

Key job responsibilities

• Own and lead Leo supplier quality management activities including requirements definition, qualification, production process validation, receiving/source inspection, CAPA, metrics reporting, and continuous improvement
• Guide product development teams on supplier selection, assessment, audit and development decisions
• Partner with manufacturing quality team to build a cohesive Quality System in compliance with AS9100 & ISO9001
• Scale supplier processes and quality systems to reduce defect parts-per-million (DPPM) with increasing volumes
• Be a subject matter expert in PCB fabrication, PCBA manufacturing, inspection, and process control methodologies
• Lead external audit teams
• Influence supplier selections and engineering design decisions to factor sustainable quality
• Influence supplier investments to reduce risk and improve delivered quality of components
• Establish and monitor supplier mechanisms for verifying production processes remain in control
• Analyze and improve supplier quality metrics
• Represent Leo Supplier Quality in cross-functional initiatives
• Travel as needed to accomplish program objectives

A day in the life

The Leo Supplier Quality team is driven to develop a vendor base capable of scaling aerospace quality to new volume and cost levels in order to meet end customer needs. This position will join the team at an exciting moment with the opportunity to own quality for key categories and contribute to the design of requirements and systems used across the business.

About the team

Here at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. Amazon has ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences. Amazon's culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in supplier quality, manufacturing quality, or process engineering within PCB fabrication or PCBA manufacturing environments
• Working knowledge of IPC standards: IPC-A-610, IPC-600, IPC J-STD-001, and IPC-6012
• Experience with APQP/PPAP or production part qualification in high-reliability industries (aerospace, satellite, medical device, or automotive)

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong understanding of failure analysis techniques — including cross-sectioning, SEM/EDS, dye-and-pry, red dye testing, X-ray and CT imaging, FTIR for contamination identification, and root cause investigation on solder joint, component-level, or PCB-level failures