Job Description
DESCRIPTION
Project Kuiper is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world, and we’ve designed the system with the capacity, flexibility, and performance to serve a wide range of customers, from individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.
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.
The Kuiper Electronic Supply Chain team is seeking a Principal OPM to drive technical manufacturing and supply chain operations for Printed Circuit Board Assemblies (PCBA) destined for our satellites. The successful candidate will manage contract manufacturers' end-to-end production processes while maintaining an uncompromising focus on quality and delivery requirements.
Basic Qualifications:
• 7+ years of technical product or program management experience
• 10+ years of experience working directly with engineering teams
• Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
• Deep technical understanding of PCB manufacturing processes, materials, and quality requirements for space-grade electronics
• Experience driving continuous improvement activities, and performing Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Correction of Errors (COE).
• Demonstrated ability to use data and metrics to drive decisions, evaluate trade-offs and provide path-to-green options.
• Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Experience driving supplier development programs and manufacturing technology transfers
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 50% as required
Preferred Qualifications:
• Master's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management or related field
• Direct experience managing high-complexity electronics contract manufacturers, preferably in aerospace or defense industries
• Demonstrated success in implementing advanced manufacturing processes and quality systems in regulated industries
• Deep expertise in space-grade electronics manufacturing, including familiarity with J-STD-001 Space Addendum, IPC-A-610 Space Addendum, and AS9100 requirements
• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification with demonstrated application in electronics manufacturing optimization
• Proficiency in statistical process control (SPC) and design of experiments (DOE)
• Demonstrated experience in lean manufacturing principles and kaizen events
Key job responsibilities
• Manage contract manufacturers' end-to-end production process for assigned PCBAs
• Ensure on-time delivery to meet Kuiper production rate requirements
• Drive production planning and execution aligned with cross-functional priorities
• Measure, Control and Improve capacity, quality, manufacturing rate/processes, and delivery KPIs at contract manufacturers
• Lead technical deep dives to resolve manufacturing blockers and constraints
• Balance development and engineering needs to minimize production impacts
• Implement continuous improvement initiatives to optimize production efficiency
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and mitigate supply chain risks
• Develop and maintain supplier performance metrics and reporting systems
• Report status to senior leadership in a clear and succinct manner
• Develop and implement best practices within the team while ingesting and replicating best practices from other teams
• Guide, coach, and develop other Operations Program Managers
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 7+ years of technical product or program management experience
- 10+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience
- Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
- Deep technical understanding of PCBA manufacturing processes, materials, and quality requirements for space-grade electronics
Job Tags
Full time, Permanent employment, Contract work,