Industrial Engineer - Automation, AWS Manufacturing Automation Design & Engineering
Job Description
Summary
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is building automation solutions for manufacturing its hardware products across contract manufacturer sites worldwide. The Industrial Engineer will optimize automated production line layouts, conduct time and motion studies, develop capacity and throughput models, and partner with manufacturing sites to implement and validate production systems.
Responsibilities
- Design automated line layouts with robotic cell positioning, workstation placement, and material flow paths at contract manufacturer sites
- Conduct time/motion studies and line balancing to achieve target cycle times and UPH across platforms
- Develop capacity models with bottleneck identification supporting production planning decisions
- Create standard work documentation and throughput models by product mix applicable across contract manufacturers
- Perform site-to-site benchmarking on throughput per square foot and labor productivity
- Own value stream maps identifying non-value-added steps and automation opportunities
- Design floor layouts for automation POC labs at contract manufacturer sites
- Partner with contract manufacturer site teams on layout implementation and validate throughput targets during ramp
- Design flexible line architectures supporting platform transition across product generations
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in industrial or manufacturing engineering, or 1+ years of industrial engineer, operations engineer, manufacturing engineer, or project engineer in a manufacturing environment experience
- Experience developing products for large volume production
- Experience working with time-tracking/resource management tools
- Experience developing products for volume production
- Experience implementing process improvements
- Proficiency in layout design tools (AutoCAD, factory simulation software)
Preferred Qualifications
- Simulation tools (FlexSim, Arena, Plant Simulation, or equivalent)
- Experience with automated line design (robotic cells integrated with manual stations)
- Lean Six Sigma certification (Green Belt or higher)
- Multi-site manufacturing optimization (deploying standard layouts across geographies)
- Electronics, PCB assembly, or server hardware manufacturing environment
- Experience with material flow analysis and automated conveyance systems
Required Skills
AutoCAD, Factory Simulation, FlexSim, Plant Simulation, Automated Line Design, Lean Six Sigma, Material Flow Analysis, Automated Conveyance Systems, Time and Motion Studies, Line Balancing, Capacity Modeling
Benefits
Sign-on payments, Restricted stock units (RSUs), Health insurance, including medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage, Basic Life & AD&D insurance, Option for Supplemental life plans, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage, 401(k) matching, Paid time off, Parental leave