Sr. Manufacturing Quality Engineer, AMZ Leo Quality Assurance
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This posting states $137k–$186k a year. Open quality engineer jobs in Washington post a median of $155k a year, the middle half $139k–$162k, across 33 jobs that state their pay, so this one is within the middle half of what they post.
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About the job
Amazon Leo is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world.
Leo will help close the digital divide by delivering fast, affordable broadband to a wide range of customers, including consumers, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity. The Leo Manufacturing Quality Engineering team is driven to deliver high-quality product lines while maintaining a fast production rate.
This position will join the team at an exciting moment, with an opportunity to directly own the quality outputs of some of our critical sub-systems As a Sr.
Mfg Quality Engineer, you will have the opportunity to own product performance for some of the most critical sub-assemblies of the satellite, delivering creative solutions to reduce defects, and planning to prevent defects using your technical quality competencies.
Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
Key job responsibilities As a Manufacturing Quality Engineer (MQE), you will: - Be accountable for the overall Quality of a critical satellite manufacturing value stream. - Dive deep into problem solving activities and drive innovative solutions to prevent recurrence of defects. - Work closely with Manufacturing, Production, Incoming Quality, Supplier Quality, and Engineering teams to evaluate existing processes, products, and systems, then drive solutions that perpetuate Amazon’s culture of Invent and Simplify. - Be responsible for communicating, creating, and executing on cross-functional projects aimed to meet and exceed Leo’s Quality Key Process Indicator (KPI) targets. - Collaborate with fellow MQEs and PSQEs to influence and improve mechanisms that affect the entire LEO business as a whole. - Lead MRB, containment, and other quality discussions to determine product dispositions for nonconforming material. - Harness Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to further streamline existing processes. - Mentor developing talent and champion the creation of a collaborative culture in the overall Manufacturing Quality organization.
A day in the life - Monitor KPIs on a regular and identify immediate and systemic process improvements to drive down overall quality defects - Work closely with cross functional teams, develop and modify process flow diagrams, PFMEAs, control plans, MSAs, etc to support continued high quality production. - Provide weekly and monthly updates to leadership on KPI progress and “path to green” - Become an SME around LEO’s evolving products and processes. - Drive continuous improvements across LEO - Scale your learnings by creating processes and lasting mechanisms - Drive business critical quality investigations with the assistance of Production Support Quality Engineers (PSQEs) and other LEO business partners ## About the team We are a tight knit group of Quality professionals with backgrounds from a diverse range of industries.
We use our collective breadth of knowledge to uphold the Quality organization's dedication to continuous improvement and Delighting our Customers. ## Basic qualifications - Experience using data analysis to drive business decisions - 5+ years of experience with process flow diagrams, PFMEAs, control plans, MSAs, or other APQP artifacts - Experience utilizing quality engineering problem solving methodologies like DMAIC, 8D, 5WHYs and fish-bone diagrams to support high volume manufacturing lines ## Preferred qualifications - Master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent - Experience with the project management of technical projects - 5+ years of quality assurance engineering experience Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information.
If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner. The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location.
Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .
USA, WA, REDMOND - 137,300.00 - 185,700.00 USD annually
From Amazon Leo's job posting, checked 7 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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About Amazon Leo
Amazon's satellite internet constellation, formerly Project Kuiper: satellites, launches, ground stations and the terminals customers use.
Pay on its listings: 93.1% of its open jobs state an hourly rate
How it pays: Paid as an employee on Amazon's own payroll (salaried or hourly, as each posting states).
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