Sr. Supplier Quality Engineer (Electrical), Project Kuiper

Project Kuiper is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Project Kuiper will help close the digital divide by delivering fast, affordable broadband to a wide range of customers, including consumers, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity.

Key job responsibilities
The ideal candidate is a systems thinker with excellent analytical abilities, strong technical skills, effective written and verbal communication, and most importantly, a passion for developing suppliers to produce high-quality, mission-critical hardware in volume production.

We are looking for a Sr. Supplier Quality Engineer (Electrical) who will define data collections and requirements in order to monitor the performance of our PCBA and PCBA supplier base.

- Own the development and implementation of data collection methodologies and requirements to monitor and optimize the performance of our PCBA (Printed Circuit Board Assembly) and PCBA supplier base.
- Utilize data collection and analytics to inform strategic supplier quality management decisions.
- Utilize statistical methods and data analysis techniques to identify trends, patterns, and root causes of quality issues, driving proactive quality improvements and risk mitigation strategies.
- Own and lead Kuiper 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 & IS09001
- Scale supplier processes and quality systems to reduce defect parts-per-million (DPPM) with increasing volumes
- Lead external audit teams
- Influence supplier investments to reduce risk and improve delivered quality of components
- Establish and monitor supplier mechanisms for verifying production processes remain in control
- Work with Kuiper Engineering and Receiving Inspection teams to manage QC inspection & test frameworks between supplier and in-house facilities
- Interface and define data formatting between suppliers and internal Business Intelligence (BI) team.
- Analyze and improve supplier quality metrics
- Represent Kuiper Supplier Quality in cross-functional initiatives
- Travel as needed to accomplish program objectives

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.

A day in the life
The Kuiper 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.

We value data driven decision making, a comfort with ambiguity across multiple simultaneous projects, an ability to earn the trust of our key stakeholders, and delivering results without sacrificing integrity.


- Participates in product development teams as owner of supplier quality system requirements
- Acts with internal customer obsession on behalf of Kuiper production by reducing defect rates and driving root cause analysis
- Builds and enforces implementation of the Kuiper Quality System
- Serves as the face of Quality for PCBA Electronic Manufacturing Service (EMS) suppliers communicating expectations and resolving issues
- Facilitates PCBA quality control as subject matter expert in partnership with receiving and inspection teams
- Owns development and automation of business processes impacting quality
- Splits time between Amazon facilities and visiting PCBA EMS supplier operations

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.

At Amazon, our mission is to be the most customer-centric company on Earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright and driven people. We're dedicated to supporting new team members. Our team has a broad mix of experience levels and Amazon tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship.