Packaging Engineer II, Project Kuiper

Packaging Engineer

Project Kuiper is Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world, and we've designed the system with the capacity, flexibility, and performance to serve a wide range of customers, from individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

The Kuiper team is looking for an exceptional Packaging Engineer to join our team and drive standardization and efficiency for product packaging in our supply chain. The Packaging Engineer will work closely with Engineering, Global Commodity Management, Supplier Quality Management, and Operations teams in the US and abroad to define efficient, robust, and standardized packaging for our products. You will be a critical escalation path for packaging issues and work closely with partner teams to ensure cross-functional collaboration is effective.

The team is looking for knowledge in the following fields of focus:

• Clean room compliant packaging
• Manufacturing kit packaging
• Manufacturing shadow foam solutions
• Transportation solutions
• Labeling and barcoding (including developing supplier standards for labeling/barcoding)
• Proven strong organizational and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated critical thinking capability
• Enthusiasm for getting "hands on" with your team in collaborative environments
• Ability to identify risks, develop clear mitigation plans, and communicate effectively to executive stakeholders while handling multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced rapidly evolving environment

Key job responsibilities:

• Partner with operations to identify packaging/labeling defects impacting operations, including safety hazards created by packaging.
• Manage the development of Packaging concepts with Packaging Vendors and Component part Suppliers, ensuring material conformity and personnel safety.
• Plan and direct activities concerned with design and development of packaging. Analyze engineering drawings and specifications of product to determine physical characteristics of component, special handling and safety requirements.
• Create detailed packaging specifications for both components and manufacturing kits, including clean room compliance.
• Define standard labeling and barcoding specifications and partner with supply chain to drive adoption by suppliers. Monitor adherence to standards and drive corrective actions as appropriate.
• Scope new technology and/or opportunities in the packaging space.