We disrupt manufacturing with latest technological solutions while digitizing assembly and now we are taking it to the next level.

Key job responsibilities
Amazon Lab126 is an inventive research and development company that designs and engineers high-profile consumer electronics. Lab126 began in 2004 as a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc., originally creating the best-selling Kindle family of products. Since then, we have produced devices like Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo and Amazon Show. The Amazon Devices group delivers delightfully unique Amazon experiences, giving customers instant access to everything, digital or physical.

As a Senior MDE Engineer, you will be responsible for defining and implementing DFMA good practices to the design of our product. You will be a key member of the development team and will be the main interface between the Hardware and Product Design Engineering teams with local and Offshore Operations teams within Lab126 and our OEM partners. In this role, you will:

Work with design engineering to identify and escalate manufacturing challenges by enforcing DFM, DFA and DFS principles
Investigate and introduce new manufacturing technology and methodology to enhance product quality and production efficiency
Develop manufacturing process at the ODM, including defining fixture requirements, critical dimensions on parts and critical requirements in assembly
Drive all factory-related operational issues related to final assembly processes during pre-production builds; ensure effective closure to enable operational success of the new product introduction cycle, and put products into mass production
Identify and develop assembly jig and fixture for new products
Work within Operations, Hardware, and Product Design engineering departments to implement and optimize manufacturing 1st pass yields and efficiency from prototype through product ramp
Bridge the gap from OEM to Lab126 by supporting development builds and production
Support cost reduction and sustaining activities

A day in the life
In a dynamic environment collaboratively executing design reviews, making plans with instructions on how the assembly will be achieved in a well architected manufacturing environment.

About the team
Highly skilled individuals working collaboratively to solve complex issues and coming up with new ways to improve the overall product design and manufacturing process to delight our customers.