Amazon
Principal Manufacturing Engineer, Assembly
$163K–$221K
N.Reading, MA +1 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Sep 2, 2026
- Location
- N.Reading, MA
N.reading, MA - Experience
- 10+ years.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline.
About the job
Defines manufacturing strategy and assembly systems for new product introductions, guiding product design from prototype builds through volume production.
What you'll do
- Influence product architecture and design trades, and define manufacturing strategy and readiness across build stages.
- Develop, prove out, and standardize assembly processes; design manufacturing lines, tooling, and supporting systems.
- Capture build data and lessons learned, improve successive build iterations, and mentor engineers.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline.
- 10+ years of direct manufacturing engineering experience spanning high-volume assembly and prototyping/NPI/low-rate initial production for complex electromechanical products.
- Experience owning NPI manufacturing strategy from concept through volume production and supporting commissioning, startup, and ramp-up of integrated assembly operations.
- Strong knowledge of assembly methods and ability to define strategy and influence senior cross-functional stakeholders.
Nice to have
- Experience with build instrumentation, data capture, and structured lessons-learned processes.
- Experience with rapid prototyping for process tooling, R&D or advanced development environments, or portfolio-level technical program management; Master’s degree in a listed engineering field or equivalent.
Pay
163,400.00 - 221,000.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
3D printing, laser cutting, modular framing
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