Principal Tech Ops Engineer, AWS Rack Manufacturing

Manufacturing & Production · Production & Assembly · Manufacturing Engineering · Production Management

In short

AWS Infrastructure Services is looking for a Principal Tech Operations Engineer to lead and scale regional manufacturing operations for AWS Rack Manufacturing. This senior role requires 10+ years of technical program management experience in complex hardware manufacturing, with a focus on driving supplier onboarding, technical roadmap development, and performance management. The position involves strategic planning, operational excellence, and leading transformational programs within a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

Define and own the 3 to 5 year manufacturing operations strategy, anticipating future capacity needs and prioritizing technology investments.
Lead transformational programs for manufacturing capability, including advanced automation and robotics integration.
Drive manufacturing agility through flexible line configurations and rapid changeover capabilities.
Own capital expenditure planning for manufacturing operations, developing rigorous business cases for investments.
Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate operational risks across the manufacturing network.
Develop high quality strategic documents and investment proposals to influence manufacturing priorities.
Architect and continuously evolve production line design and material flow strategies.
Define the manufacturing execution system strategy for the region for real-time visibility and data-driven decision making.
Lead continuous improvement through lean manufacturing principles and kaizen programs.
Architect and own the manufacturing operations performance framework, defining key metrics.
Build executive grade dashboards and reporting systems for real-time visibility into production health.
Champion Industry 4.0 adoption, including IoT enabled production monitoring and predictive maintenance.
Design scalable mechanisms and intelligent automation to eliminate manual effort in production reporting.
Translate complex operational data into compelling strategic narratives for executive leadership.
Lead digital transformation across manufacturing operations, driving modernization and smart factory capabilities.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, manufacturing engineering, industrial engineering, or project engineering in a manufacturing environment.
Knowledge of operating systems, hardware, storage, network, security, database administration and cloud infrastructure.
Experience with Six Sigma, lean manufacturing, or experience in material handling equipment (MHE).
Experience leveraging technology and implementing lean principles/ Six Sigma methodologies to drive process improvements.
Communicating results to senior leadership in building financial and operational reports.
Degree or equivalent in Operations Research, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science or related field.
Experience in problem solving and data analytics.
10+ years of technical program management experience.
Deep, tenured expertise in high mix, high complexity hardware manufacturing.
Experience leading organizations through product transitions, capacity ramps, supplier onboarding cycles, and operational transformations.
Ability to thrive in dynamic environments with shifting product mix, evolving customer demand, and technology transitions.
Strong technical depth across server, storage, and network hardware architectures.
Expertise in program management, supply chain operations, capacity modeling, new product introduction, and manufacturing engineering.
Ability to drive systemic root cause resolution using structured methodologies (5 Whys, 8D, Six Sigma).
Accountability for critical financial levers including direct and indirect labor optimization, cost per unit, and overall cost competitiveness.
Ability to communicate with clarity through structured business reviews and establish success metrics.
Influence across engineering, supply chain, quality, and executive leadership.

Desired Qualifications

Master's degree or above in engineering, management, or technology, or Master's degree or above in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, or Business Administration.
Experience coordinating complex products with stringent technical requirements, development cycles and schedules.
Knowledge of Six Sigma tools, Lean techniques, PMP or similar standards preferred.

Benefits

Inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.
Diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles.
Opportunity to work on challenging problems with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain.
Collaborate with people across AWS to deliver the highest standards for safety and security.
Provide seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for customers.
Travel up to 5-20% of the time regularly throughout the assigned region and internationally.

Skills

AWSSix SigmaLean ManufacturingPMPRoboticsIoT

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