Job summary
Amazon China is an inventive research and development company that designs and engineers high-profile, portable, hand-held consumer electronics products, like the Kindle. The products we design and engineer are easy-to-use and offer users benefits that are only made possible through tightly integrated digital technologies and wireless connectivity.

The Senior Automation Mechanical Process Engineer (MPE) works closely with teams located in both the US and China throughout the design cycle. As a member of the MPE team, you will be responsible for developing mechanical part automation process, providing design recommendations to the design team (ID & PD), driving engineering studies, and improving part yield rate, UPH, ROI, etc. You be responsible for closely monitoring and driving the above activities at suppliers.

In addition, you will work closely with the Mechanical Process Program Management (MPPM) team on giving timely feedback of technical risk, and continuous communication of the status of engineering issues throughout the product development cycle to a cross functional audience. You will be the primary contact window for technical issue resolution across the supply base.

Key job responsibilities
· Identify and develop mechanical part manufacturing process and automation.
· Lead automation development across projects and suppliers
· Analyze and drive automation improvement: ROI, UPH, etc.
· Develop automation: design, integration (Flexibility, Modularization, AI, etc.), assembly, calibration, qualification, standardization
· Review and develop part/sub-assembly process flow, including process fixture concept and DFM
· Develop supplier process capability through continuous engagement and engineering studies
· Provide design feedback and recommendations including features and tolerances
· Drive and approve technical data documentation throughout the development cycle including FAI, CMK, SPVR, GR&R, and DFM
· Drive technical issue resolution at suppliers throughout the development cycle
· May be required to mentor and develop junior engineers
· Identify technical risks and define mitigation plan
· Travel domestically and internationally to supplier sites as projects require