Controls Technician Lead, Amazon Leo
Amazon · Kirkland, WA · Operations, IT, & Support Engineering
About this role
Amazon is hiring a senior-level Manufacturing Engineer in the operations function based in Kirkland, WA. The posting calls out experience with Jira, Salesforce, Networking and roughly 5+ years of relevant work. Compensation is listed at $99,400–$160,000 per year.
- Role
- Manufacturing Engineer
- Function
- operations
- Level
- senior
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Kirkland, WA
- Work mode
- On-site
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Department
- Operations, IT, & Support Engineering
- Posted
- Feb 17, 2026
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Job description
from Amazon careersAmazon Leo is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite network. Our mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet connectivity to customers beyond the reach of existing networks. From individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, and government agencies, Amazon Leo will serve people and organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity. The Controls Lead will work closely with mechanical and controls engineering teams to implement industrial automation and control equipment for the success of Amazon Leo. This is a fast-paced, intellectually challenging position, and you’ll work with leaders in multiple technology areas. Ownership and an ability to thrive when faced with ambiguity is essential. You’ll have relentlessly high standards for yourself and everyone you work with, and you’ll be constantly looking for ways to improve your product’s performance, quality and cost. Key job responsibilities Lead and coordinate team of Controls Technicians in daily shop operations Manage work intake through JIRA, reviewing requests for quality, completeness, and documentation adequacy Determine project priorities by assessing complexity and urgency, interfacing with requestors to clarify requirements when needed Allocate resources and assign work to technicians based on skill requirements, project complexity, and learning opportunities for team development Take on simple or complex technical tasks directly when…