Amazon Leo 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.
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.
Candidates must be 18 years or older with the ability to understand and adhere to all job requirements and safety guidelines.
The starting pay for this role in Washington State is up to $42/hour and employees are eligible for incremental raises based on tenure. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits are provided. This information is provided per the Washington State Pay Transparency Act. Base pay information is based on market location. Applicants should apply via Amazon's internal or external careers site.
Estimated shift times are:
Monday - Friday, 3:00pm - 11:30pm
Key job responsibilities
The Quality Inspector of PCBA will operate advanced equipment to ensure product conformance for highly-complex aerospace grade hardware.
- Perform Receiving Inspection activity inspecting PCB, PCBA hardware to IPC 610 and J-Std / Space addendum
- Report nonconformances when defective material is found.
- Develop and lead 5S activities around the Quality area(s) to ensure efficient working areas.
- Read Inspection Plans and Work Instructions to perform quality inspections
- Read engineering blueprints and drawings to the ASME Y14.5 standard to GD&T
- Perform Critical in-process and final inspections assembled product.
- Complete First Article Inspection Reports (FAIRs) to the requirements of AS9102
A day in the life
This role will work daily to:
- Execute inspection plans for a wide variety of received hardware, utilizing a wide range of equipment.
- Perform and complete FAIs to AS9102 and present package to engineering for sign off.
- Inspect and buy off rework/repair activities
- Investigate hardware for defects, and create nonconformance reports for discrepant hardware
This individual will consistently coordinate with quality, manufacturing, and engineering to understand and inspect part requirements, and report defects.
This position will work a 5x8 schedule, Monday through Friday, 3:00 PM to 11:30 PM on 2st Shift
About the team
The Amazon Leo Manufacturing Quality team is driven to develop an Amazon Leo Quality System that is capable of scaling aerospace quality to volume and cost levels to meet end customer needs. This position will join the team at an exciting moment, with an opportunity to own quality system development and contribute to the design of requirements, processes, and systems used across the business. We value data driven decision making, a comfort with dealing in ambiguous situations across multiple projects, and an ability to earn trust of various stakeholders to deliver high quality results.- 2+ years experience as a Quality Inspector in a Receiving Inspection Role
- 2+ years experience reading/ interpreting Engineering Drawings or schematics
- 2+ years experience in using hand measuring tools. i.e Height gauge, Calipers, Micrometers- Familiar with FAI forms to AS9102
- Certified inspector to IPC-610
- Certified inspector to IPC-620
- Familiar with Metrologic and/or PCDMIS inspection software
- Familiar with automated inspection equipment, including Romer arms, comparators, CMMs, and other metrology software based inspection methods
- Comfortable reading sampling tables to ANSI/ASQ ZI.4 for established AQL levels
- Has led inspection teams before, and can run daily 5S activities in quality areas
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.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $82,160/year in our lowest geographic market up to $90,480/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit
https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
