Highlights
The Configuration Management, Facilities & Infrastructure Tools (CMFIT) team defines, deploys, and refines the process controls and tooling behind Prime Air"s manufacture, qualification, operations, and configuration management. You"ll work alongside engineers and cross-functional teams across Program, Engineering (HW/SW), Manufacturing, Quality, Product Support, and Operations to build robust configuration management across this ecosystem.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Seattle, WA |
| Industry | Retail |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1994 |
| Website | http://Amazon.com/militaryroles |
Description
This role is onsite in Seattle, WA (relocation assistance available).
Prime Air is building an ultra-fast delivery platform targeting 500 million packages per year by end of the decade. We"re looking for a Senior Configuration Control Specialist with strong technical, research, and analytical skills and a track record of driving the right things forward, fast. You"ll work alongside engineers and cross-functional teams across Program, Engineering (HW/SW), Manufacturing, Quality, Product Support, and Operations to build robust configuration management across this ecosystem.
Key job responsibilities
What You"ll Do
- Identify gaps in configuration management and propose solutions quickly
- Interface across a broad range of technical areas to enable consistent CM practices
- Operate with autonomy in an ambiguous, fast-moving environment
What We"re Looking For
- Breadth across engineering disciplines with depth in select areas
- Practical experience managing configuration of complex systems
- Comfort working in cross-functional, highly technical teams
Responsibilities
- Own and execute the change management lifecycle, from intake and impact evaluation through approval (including Change Control Board facilitation) and implementation tracking
- Coordinate change integration activities, tracking design changes from approval through physical implementation into the product
- Manage configuration status accounting, product baselines, and product lifecycle data releases
- Process owner for system configuration (drone, site, and software) across operations
- Support production fleet and next generation product Config transitions
- Drive Configuration & Change Management process improvement (Tier 2 focus area)
About the team
The Configuration Management, Facilities & Infrastructure Tools (CMFIT) team defines, deploys, and refines the process controls and tooling behind Prime Air"s manufacture, qualification, operations, and configuration management. We"re supporting a platform targeting 500 million packages per year by the end of the decade.
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.
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Our Leadership Principles
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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
Our Leadership Principles help us keep a Day 1 mentality. They aren’t just a pretty inspirational wall hanging. Amazonians use them, every day, whether they’re discussing ideas for new projects, deciding on the best solution for a customer’s problem, or interviewing candidates. To read through our Leadership Principles from Customer Obsession to Bias for Action, visit https://www.amazon.jobs/principles