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Electronics Manufacturing Manager, Amazon Center for Quantum Computing

Amazon.com Inc
  • Pasadena, CA
    2 days ago

    Job Description

    The Amazon Center for Quantum Computing is seeking a Production Manager to lead the medium-volume production of control electronics systems for our experimental quantum computing platforms. Operating at a scale of hundreds of units per year, you will own the end-to-end production process for chassis-level and board-level electronics assemblies - from intake of engineering designs through assembly, test, and delivery to internal customers. You will manage and develop a small team of assembly and test technicians, setting the quality standards, work instructions, and processes that ensure consistent, reliable output. Beyond production execution, you will own the production laboratory space itself, including inventory management and the physical organization and standards of the facility. You will also co-manage the product lifecycle management (PLM) system alongside adjacent hardware engineering and business teams, ensuring alignment across design, production, and program management. The ideal candidate brings a proven track record in electronics production at similar volumes, a hands-on understanding of what it takes to build and test complex electronic assemblies repeatably, and the leadership skills to build a high-performing production team from the ground up.

    Key job responsibilities

    • Own end-to-end production of control electronics assemblies (chassis builds, board-level assemblies, cable harnesses) at medium volume, managing the full lifecycle from procurement through assembly, test, and delivery.
    • Lead production scheduling and capacity planning, managing trade-offs between product mix, technician utilization, and delivery commitments.
    • Manage and develop a team of assembly and test technicians, setting standards, building a culture of quality and accountability, and serving as a technical escalation resource.
    • Own the production laboratory space, including equipment, tooling, inventory, and environmental controls; co-manage the PLM system with adjacent hardware engineering and business teams.
    • Partner with hardware engineering to provide DFM and DFT feedback on new designs, and lead root cause analysis and corrective action for production defects and quality escapes.
    • Manage supply chain relationships, proactively identifying and mitigating component availability risks and lead-time issues.
    • Drive continuous improvement through lean principles and process optimization; work with engineering and senior management to develop and execute production roadmaps aligned with the team"s scaling plans.

    A day in the life

    Your morning starts with a technician standup, then a supply chain issue - a connector slipped its delivery date - that you work through with procurement. Mid-morning you walk the floor, inspecting work in progress. After lunch you flag a component placement problem in a new board design before it reaches production. Later you draft a work instruction update for a chassis assembly that keeps generating rework. You close the day in a roadmap review with senior management, presenting capacity forecasts and the infrastructure investments needed to hit next quarter"s scaling targets.

    About the team

    You will join SIGNALS, a multidisciplinary team responsible for all electronics and signal delivery solutions in Amazon"s quantum computing systems - spanning from the programmable logic software layer down to microwave signal delivery at the quantum processor package. The team brings together software, electrical, RF, and mechanical engineers solving tightly coupled problems across the full signal chain. As Production Manager, you will be the critical link between engineering design and production reality, ensuring the team"s innovations are built reliably and delivered on schedule.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationPasadena, CA
    IndustryRetail
    Company Size10,000 employees or more
    Year Founded1994
    Websitehttp://Amazon.com/militaryroles

    About Company

    At Amazon, we don’t wait for the next big idea to present itself. We envision the shape of impossible things and then we boldly make them reality. So far, this mindset has helped us achieve some incredible things. Let’s build new systems, challenge the status quo, and design the world we want to live in. We believe the work you do here will be the best work of your life.

    Wherever you are in your career exploration, Amazon likely has an opportunity for you. Our research scientists and engineers shape the future of natural language understanding with Alexa. Fulfillment center associates around the globe send customer orders from our warehouses to doorsteps. Product managers set feature requirements, strategy, and marketing messages for brand new customer experiences. And as we grow, we’ll add jobs that haven’t been invented yet.

    It’s Always Day 1
    At Amazon, it’s always “Day 1.” Now, what does this mean and why does it matter? It means that our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon’s very first day – to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and stay focused on delighting our customers. In our 2016 shareholder letter, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shared his thoughts on how to keep up a Day 1 company mindset. “Staying in Day 1 requires you to experiment patiently, accept failures, plant seeds, protect saplings, and double down when you see customer delight,” he wrote. “A customer-obsessed culture best creates the conditions where all of that can happen.” You can read the full letter here

    Our Leadership Principles
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    Skills

    • Capacity Managementunmatched
    • Computer Engineeringunmatched
    • Computer Systemsunmatched
    • Continuous Improvementunmatched
    • Corrective Actionunmatched
    • Cross-Functionalunmatched
    • DFT (Design for Test)unmatched
    • Electricityunmatched
    • Electronicsunmatched
    • Electronics Assemblyunmatched
    • Electronics Manufacturingunmatched
    • Forecastingunmatched
    • Inventory Managementunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Lean Manufacturingunmatched
    • Machine Toolunmatched
    • Manufacturing Managementunmatched
    • Mechanical Engineeringunmatched
    • Microwavesunmatched
    • Printed Circuit Board Designunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Process Improvementunmatched
    • Product Lifecycle Managementunmatched
    • Production Controlunmatched
    • Production Managementunmatched
    • Production Scheduleunmatched
    • Production Volumeunmatched
    • Project/Program Managementunmatched
    • Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
    • Quality Metricsunmatched
    • Quantum Computingunmatched
    • Radio Frequencyunmatched
    • Risk Managementunmatched
    • Root Cause Analysisunmatched
    • Supply Chainunmatched
    • Supply Chain Managementunmatched
    • Systems Administration/Managementunmatched
    • Technical/Engineering Designunmatched
    • Testingunmatched
    • Time Managementunmatched
    • Wire Harnessunmatched

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