Principal Tech Ops Engineer, AWS Rack Manufacturing

Strategic Planning and Transformation 1. Define and own the 3 to 5 year manufacturing operations strategy, anticipating future capacity needs, identifying critical capability gaps, and prioritizing technology investments that position the region for sustained growth 2. Lead transformational programs that fundamentally reshape manufacturing capability, including advanced automation deployment, robotics integration, and lights out manufacturing initiatives 3. Drive manufacturing agility through flexible line configurations, rapid changeover capabilities, and multi product qualification strategies that enable the network to respond to evolving customer demand and technology transitions 4. Own capital expenditure planning for manufacturing o BASIC QUALIFICATIONS - Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or manufacturing engineering, industrial engineering, project engineering in a manufacturing environment experience - 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 Sci PREFERRED 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 - Travel up to 5-20% of the time regularly throughout the assigned region and internationally

Amazon is a global technology company operating in e-commerce, cloud computing (AWS), digital streaming, advertising and artificial intelligence. Its India operations span development centres in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune, Gurugram and Mumbai, covering retail technology, AWS infrastructure, Alexa, advertising, payments and supply-chain systems.