Amazon
Principal Manufacturing Engineer, Machining
$163K–$221K
Austin, TX · Principal · Full-time · Posted Jun 8, 2026
- Experience
- 12+ years of progressive experience in production-scale machining environments.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field.
About the job
Leads the design, deployment, commissioning, and production launch of scalable machining operations and production systems.
What you'll do
- Own machining line design and execution from concept through installation, commissioning, rate demonstration, and handover.
- Develop machining processes, equipment specifications, inspection strategies, and operational controls to meet production targets.
- Lead launch performance and continuous improvement, collaborating across teams and with suppliers.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 12+ years of progressive experience in production-scale machining environments.
- Expertise in machining process development, CNC programming (G-code/CAM), tooling selection, and fixturing design.
- Experience leading machining facility startups, capital equipment deployment, and production launches from concept through rate demonstration.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field.
- Experience with high-precision machining of aerospace-grade materials.
Pay
163,400.00 - 221,000.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
CNC milling, turning, grinding, G-code/CAM, GD&T, CMM, SPC, Mastercam
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