Amazon
Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Dexterous Manipulation Systems
$137K–$186K
Austin, TX · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in automated production environments.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or a related field.
About the job
Own end-to-end manufacturing for dexterous manipulation systems, from early product design through development and deployment of high-volume automated assembly lines.
What you'll do
- Lead DFM, DFA, and design-for-test reviews; define assembly processes, line design, equipment, and quality controls.
- Develop and deploy precision automated manufacturing systems, partnering with equipment suppliers and engineering teams.
- Own production handoff and line performance, including yield, rate, and cost; mentor engineers and establish team standards.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- 6+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in automated production environments.
- Experience developing assembly processes for small, precision electromechanical assemblies or relevant technologies, and leading DFM/DFA work that changes product design.
- Experience designing automated assembly lines, working with equipment suppliers through buy-off and start of production, using 2D and 3D CAD, and working with automation equipment.
Nice to have
- Experience scaling automated assembly from proof of concept or pilot to high-volume production.
- Experience with precision or micro-assembly, miniature mechanisms, vision-guided robotics, end-of-line testing, ESD or contamination controls, GD&T, DOE, PFMEA, or process capability studies.
Pay
137,300.00 - 185,700.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
2D and 3D CAD, robots, PLC-controlled stations, automated screwdriving, presses, dispensing systems, vision systems, Design of Experiments (DOE)
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