Project Kuiper is seeking several experienced Value Stream Leaders to lead high-volume production operations at Kuiper’s satellite production facility in Kirkland, WA. Kuiper’s constellation will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.

The Value Stream Leader will be the single-threaded owner responsible for one of 3 organizations that manufacture the top level assemblies of the Kuiper Satellite. The Manager’s responsibilities will include defining and implementing the strategic vision for each value stream, and will be responsible for the daily operations of the value stream. Safety and product quality are paramount. The Manager and his/her team will work tightly with development engineering for manufacturing process definitions, and will leverage our teams in procurement, manufacturing, supply chain, and to enable high volume production throughput. The role is based in Kirkland, WA.

Reporting to the Production Plant Manager, the Value Stream Leader will be a key participant on the production leadership team, will own their respective production lines and manufacturing assets, and will have significant visibility at the senior leadership level. This role will focus on plans to implement and scale production processes to meet the demands of the Kuiper constellation.

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.


Key job responsibilities
- Champion Amazon’s Leadership Principles to drive a culture of ownership, accountability, teamwork, and working hard while having fun.
- Create a culture of safety and quality through active engagement and leadership of the technician workforce.
- Establish great working relationships with design engineering, quality, EH&S, and supply chain teams.
- Work closely with key stakeholders to develop a long-term strategy for production rate increases over time.
- Drive operational excellence with a combination of data analytics and Lean operations.

A day in the life
The Value Stream Leader will lead a specific manufacturing organization at Kuiper’s new full rate production facility. They will own the layout and execution of the production lines, line balancing, staffing, and operational decision making for their production lines, and work closely with engineering teams to ensure processes are capable of meeting design intent. The successful candidate has extensive operations experience, preferably in manufacturing of space hardware, and a thorough understanding of aerospace/space standards and quality systems. The Value Stream Leader will be a visible leader with strong communication skills. The role is highly impactful, and will drive our success as the premier satellite broadband constellation.

About the team
Project Kuiper's mission is to provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Production of Kuiper's develpoment satellites takes place in Redmond, WA, and we have announced a new full-rate production facility in Kirkland, WA that will meet the demands of the full constellation.