Amazon
Principal Manufacturing Engineer, — Final Assembly
$163K–$221K
Austin, TX +1 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Jun 5, 2026
- Location
- Austin, TX
N.Reading, MA - Experience
- 12+ years of direct manufacturing engineering experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline.
About the job
Leads the design, commissioning, launch, and continuous improvement of production-scale final assembly operations for complex electromechanical products.
What you'll do
- Own manufacturing line design and delivery from concept through equipment selection, installation, commissioning, rate demonstration, and handover.
- Lead production readiness and ramp-up, improving safety, quality, throughput, OEE, scrap, and cycle time.
- Standardize production systems and drive continuous improvement while coordinating with product teams, suppliers, and cross-functional partners.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline.
- 12+ years of direct manufacturing engineering experience in production-scale final assembly environments for complex electromechanical products.
- Demonstrated success commissioning, starting up, and ramping integrated assembly operations; expertise in automated assembly.
- Strong experience in capital equipment strategy, production system design, vendor management, facility startup, and Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma (Green Belt minimum).
Nice to have
- Master's degree in Engineering or MBA.
- Experience with electromechanical assembly, precision automated processes, multi-site operations, facility launches or expansions, or integrated assembly, test, and packaging at scale.
Pay
163,400.00 - 221,000.00 USD annually (base salary); 163,400.00 - 221,000.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, PFMEA, OEE, RFQ, FAT
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