Manager, Manufacturing Engineering - PCBA, Amazon Leo
Bellevue, WA$151k - $204.3kFull-timePosted 4mo ago
About the role
Manager of Aerospace Manufacturing Engineering for Printed Circuit Board Assemblies (PCBA) leading a team to bring engineering designs for complex electronic assemblies to manufacturing readiness, optimize for yield, cycle time, and cost, and partner with Design Engineering and cross-functional teams across Electronics Supply Chain to scale satellite hardware for Amazon Leo.
Responsibilities
- Lead your team's engagement with Design Engineering on PCB/PCBA DFM feedback and early escalation of manufacturing challenges.
- Own the PCBA Manufacturing Qualification process at the CM, including readiness requirements, team assignments, and milestone reviews.
- Drive adoption of new manufacturing technology to improve PCBA quality, reliability, throughput, and cost.
- Coordinate cross-functional efforts across Operations, Commercial, Test Engineering, and Reliability Engineering to resolve pre-production issues and improve yields for production ramp.
- Oversee failure and defect investigations, holding the team accountable for root cause identification and corrective action.
- Prioritize opportunities for risk reduction and process simplification across your PCBA portfolio.
- Ensure delivery of manufacturing process capabilities including equipment qualification, quality controls, materials characterization, and standardized rework practices.
- Monitor program health and team performance through production ramp; provide status reporting and escalate risks to leadership.
- Direct deployment and qualification of polymerics (staking, underfill, conformal coat) equipment for high volume production.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience managing engineering teams working across interdisciplinary groups to execute product design from concept to production
- 5+ years of experience in PCBA/PCB production/processes and manufacturing engineering
- Experience driving Design for Excellence (DFM, DFA, DFT) upstream with Design Engineering
- Working knowledge of board assembly processes and equipment: stencil, paste print, SPI, pick & place, SMT reflow, AOI, 5DX, selective solder, flying probe, and wash
- Experience managing relationships with contract manufacturers, suppliers, and 3rd party test and failure analysis partners
- Proven ability to build, develop, and lead engineering teams in root causing technical product manufacturability and process problems
- Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills with a track record of fostering team culture around innovation, manufacturability, quality, and reliability
Skills
Required:Engineering team leadershipPCBA/PCB production and manufacturing engineering
Benefits
- 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
- parantal leave
Last updated Oct 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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