Manufacturing Layout & Automation Program Manager

DescriptionAWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we're the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we're looking for talented people who want to help.We are seeking a Manufacturing Operations and Industrial Engineering Program Manager to help us fuel AWS' explosive growth. This role is the single‑threaded owner of factory layout and material flow design across AWS rack fulfillment manufacturing sites. You will work at the intersection of capacity planning, automation engineering, construction, and operations — spanning EC2, Machine Learning, and Storage hardware platforms in AWS manufacturing. Your work directly enables AWS to meet datacenter capacity commitments by ensuring manufacturing infrastructure scales efficiently, reliably, and repeatably across a global site network. Possessing strong leadership, influencing skills, and technical depth are critical elements of success for this role. This leader will establish manufacturing standards and publish process control guidelines to assure flawless ramp into volume manufacturing.Key job responsibilitiesTranslate rack fulfillment capacity plans into data‑driven facility layouts for AWS manufacturing operations, designing end‑to‑end material flow from dock receipt through assembly, integration, test, and dispatch across EC2, Machine Learning, and Storage product platformsDesign factory floor layouts including automation line stations, manual assembly zones, test positions, sub‑assembly areas, burn‑in, and repair workflows — determining optimal buffer sizing, automation vs. manual line trade‑offs, and material handling system specifications (AMR/AGV routes, conveyors, ASRS) based on cycle time analysis, volume ramp curves, and product mix complexityDevelop and maintain industrial simulation models (FlexSim, Plant Simulation, or equivalent) to identify bottlenecks, validate throughput assumptions, optimize material flow paths, and establish performance metrics including takt time adherence, buffer occupancy, and transport cycle timesCoordinate utility and infrastructure requirements (power, cooling, network, compressed air) for each production zone with facilities and construction teams, ensuring infrastructure readiness aligns with layout phasing — particularly for high‑density ML accelerator and Storage rack configurations requiring liquid cooling and high‑power distributionManage phased layout plans aligned with construction milestones, enabling production in early zones while build‑out continues in adjacent areas; own layout change control, produce clear visual documentation (2D/3D layouts, material flow diagrams, phasing overlays), and develop replicable standards across the global manufacturing site networkDrive continuous improvement and operations sustaining by owning the factory layout as a living document, partnering with Operations, Test, Process, and Automation Engineering teams to implement optimizations that reduce cycle time, improve throughput toward manufacturing‑to‑ship SLA targets, and enable rapid capacity deployment for new product platform introductionsExcellent communicator with an ability to concisely and precisely convey information to executives and cross functional teamsNeeds to be an evangelist for teaching Automation to the organizationAbility to multitask on several concurrent projects of medium to high complexityBasic Qualifications5+ years of technical product or program management experience7+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience5+ years of technical program management working directly with software engineering teams experienceExperience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedulesBachelor's degree in engineering, computer science or equivalentPreferred Qualifications5+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experienceExperience managing projects across cross functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedulesExperience defining KPI's/SLA's used to drive multi‑million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadershipAmazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. 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