Production Quality Manager, Amazon Leo

Amazon is hiring a Production Quality Manager, Amazon Leo in Kirkland, United States. It pays $151k-$204k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.

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Lead production quality management and manufacturing processes for spacecraft modules at Amazon Leo.

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Amazon Leo 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

As the Manufacturing Quality Manager for a Line Replaceable unit at Amazon Leo, you will be directly responsible for the production process development, introduction, improvement, & maintenance of a key module on our next generation spacecraft. You’ll be the leading technical voice for a team of quality engineers working on the product, solving challenging technical problems associated with delivering an ultra-high-performing optical, electrical, and mechatronic module to space.

Key job responsibilities
Taking ownership of quality management system processes for satellite production
Leading quality engineers, inspectors, and technicians in deployment of proactive QA measures alongside production demands
Reporting metrics, coaching team members, and guiding QMS enhancements and improvements
Coaching on Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and Statistical Process Control (SPC) tools
Drive improvement for yield improvement
Daily leadership call for provide the updates for high severity issue
Manage Production QE, Production QE and Quality Inspector team
Lead the containment activity and root cause investigation for high severity to product and business.
Leading root-cause corrective actions and participating in Material Review Board (MRB) activities.
Manage the block stock inventory and lead the site to disposition the non conformance that found at incoming quality and warehouse block stock inventory.
Provide coaching and lead process flow diagrams, PFMEAs, control plans, MSAs, SPC and other APQP artifacts to support continued high quality production.
Support operations team directly by being a high solving power engineer, capable of bringing multiple diverging technical perspectives together in high pressure escalation moments such as quality containment.
Working within an AS9100 (or similar) certified quality system
Conduct rigorous Continuous Improvement activities to prevent recurrence of non-conformances during assembly.
Implements the Leo's Quality System through process development and launch mechanisms.

A day in the life
You will serve as a key lynchpin connection design/development, factory operations, quality engineering, program management, and more as you drive the manufacturing processes, we use from initial production introduction to full rate production. You will leverage your expertise in Quality System and design to partner with development on the design of future iterations of the system and sub-assembly and our associated production test systems & tooling.

Basic qualifications

- 5+ years' experience in large product assembly quality engineering, manufacturing, or operations throughout a production lifecycle development.
- BS in Mechanical, Electrical or Industrial Engineering or equivalent experien
- 2+ years of senior management and leadership responsibilities experience
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent
- 5+ years experience in large product assembly, quality engineering, manufacturing, or operations through a production lifecycle development
- 5+ years experience leading problem solving

Preferred qualifications

- 5+ years of data analysis using tools such as Excel, Pivot Tables, SQL, Tableau, or equivalent experience
- MS in Mechanical, Electrical
- Experience in leading large team size ~30+

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

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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 https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, WA, Kirkland - 151,000.00 - 204,300.00 USD annually

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Key facts

Production Quality Manager, Amazon Leo is an open job at Amazon.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The listed salary is $151k-$204k a year.
The role is based in US, WA, Kirkland.
The job was posted on September 16, 2026.
Seniority: senior.
Applications are handled by Amazon. Apply on Amazon

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