Amazon Leo is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Amazon Leo will help close the digital divide by delivering fast, affordable broadband to a wide range of customers, including consumers, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity.

The Quality Team at Amazon Leo is looking for a Quality Inspector to join our team and help perform critical inspection duties within our Manufacturing Quality organization.

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.

Candidates must be 18 years or older with the ability to understand and adhere to all job requirements and safety guidelines.

The starting pay for this role in Washington State is up to $38.50/hour and employees are eligible for incremental raises based on tenure. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits are provided. This information is provided per the Washington State Pay Transparency Act. Base pay information is based on market location. Applicants should apply via Amazon's internal or external careers site.

This shift will be working (but not limited to):
Wed-Sat 6am-4:30pm

Key job responsibilities
The Quality Inspector will operate advanced metrology equipment to ensure product conformance for highly-complex aerospace grade hardware.

Perform Receiving Inspection activity using sampling plans and metrology equipment, such as CMMs, Romer Arms, micrometers, calipers, height gages, calipers, micrometers, gages, etc..
Report nonconformances when defective material is found.
Develop and lead 5S activities around the Quality area(s) to ensure efficient working areas.
Read Inspection Plans and Work Instructions to perform quality inspections
Interpret engineering blueprints and drawings to the ASME Y14.5 standard to GD&T
Perform Critical in-process and final inspections for assembled product.
Complete First Article Inspection Reports (FAIRs) to the requirements of AS9102
Develop Standard Operator Procedures (SOPs) for other inspectors to follow for day-to-day tasks.
Train new inspectors on the correct usage of equipment and day to day responsibilities.

A day in the life
This role will work daily to:

Execute inspection plans for a wide variety of received hardware, utilizing a wide range of equipment.
Perform and complete FAIs to AS9102 and present package to engineering for sign off.
Inspect and buy off rework/repair activities
Investigate hardware for defects, and create nonconformance reports for discrepant hardware
Perform In-Process and Final inspections for assembly processes
Develop Standard Operator Procedures (SOPs) for other inspectors to follow for day-to-day tasks.
Train new inspectors on the correct usage of equipment and day to day responsibilities.

About the team
Amazon Leo's Manufacturing Quality team is driven to develop an Amazon Leo Quality System that is capable of scaling aerospace quality to volume and cost levels to meet end customer needs. This position will join the team at an exciting moment, with an opportunity to own quality system development and contribute to the design of requirements, processes, and systems used across the business. We value data driven decision making, a comfort with dealing in ambiguous situations across multiple projects, and an ability to earn trust of various stakeholders to deliver high quality results.

Quality Inspector 2nd Shift (Back Half Night(WED-SAT)), Amazon Leo