Finance Manager - Kflex, Device Global Logistics Finance

Amazon Lab126 is an inventive research and development company that designs and engineer’s high-profile consumer electronics. Lab126 began in 2004 as a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc., originally creating the best-selling Kindle family of products. Since then, we have produced groundbreaking devices like Fire tablets, Fire TV and Amazon Echo. What will you help us create? Amazon seeks an experienced Finance Manager to play a role on our Device Global Logistics Finance Team supporting the DGL organization and Device Finance team, specifically supporting the Kflex organization.Key job responsibilities- Partner directly with our Device Finance team and Kflex organization to drive visibility and sound decision making in the areas of device logistic planning and forecasting. - Partner with Kflex's organization and Device Finance team to ensure Business Strategy is translated and reflected in Operational and Financial results- Maintain and develop financial models for the Kflex and FC cost estimates to support product launch decisions, scenario analysis, and other ad hoc requests- Attend core team meetings and serve as primary Finance point of contact for all Kflex and FC costs forecasts- Explore opportunities to automate existing and developed toolsA day in the lifeThis role requires an intellectually curious individual who can frame situations through multiple lenses. They are a self-starter with a keen attention to detail and an ability to set clear priorities in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate will have shown success in influencing business owners and supporting decision making in rapidly evolving environments. This role also has regular interaction with executives and various business units across Amazon including international entities and therefore requires strong interpersonal and communication skills. About the teamWe are the Devices Global Logistics Finance Team. Historically, our P&L responsibility have been the horizontal support of Logistics costs for all of Devices. As the business team, Devices Global Logistics (DGL), grew and expanded their business function to a broader scope, our finance support role grew as well. We are fully involved in Inbound Freight planning, and work with our Network Finance counterparts to better understand forecast assumptions and variance drivers around FC Variable, FC Fixed, and Outbound Shipping Costs. Our team has spent this past year scrubbing our data and we are focused on sourcing it from data sources rather than exporting and manipulating in Excel. Our goal is to automate our systems and processes so that we can be better business partners and support the growth of Devices.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field ...

Finance Manager, Alexa Enterprise and BD Finance

Amazon seeks a Finance Manager to be a key member of our Alexa Enterprise and Business Development (BD) team. This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the most innovative and creative businesses at Amazon.The successful candidate will have shown experience in past roles influencing business owners and supporting decision making in rapidly evolving environments. This Business Partner role requires a self-starter with solid business modeling skills and a good track record of being an adviser to the business. This job has regular interaction with business leaders across Amazon and requires strong interpersonal and communication skills. This role also involves partnering with the business to develop financial models for advertising and enterprise partnerships that will drive key strategic decisions for the business.Key job responsibilities1) Deliver key business insights and opportunities with financial ROI, and work with stakeholders to prioritize and optimize based on cost/benefit. 2) Serve as a key finance partner supporting the Alexa Enterprise and BD Business. 3) Lead the development of financial models and advanced analytical tools that aid in key decision making. 4) Drive creation, implementation and reporting of financial and engagement performance metrics. 5) Build out business processes that help business leaders understand progress to goals as well as strategic insights to guide overall direction. 6) Perform ad-hoc analysis as needed and present findings to senior management.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience- 5+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience- Bachelor's degree in BI, finance, engineering, statistics, computer science, mathematics, finance or equivalent quantitative field ...

Finance Manager, Alexa Finance

We are seeking a highly talented, big thinker to play a key role on our Alexa Finance team, supporting a new monetization initiative. Over the past decade Amazon has developed a number of market-leading, innovative, and fast-growing digital businesses including Kindle, Kindle Fire Tablets, Fire TV and Echo. This is an exciting opportunity for an entrepreneurial minded candidate who wants to join one of the most innovative businesses at Amazon and one of the fastest growing segments within Alexa. This is an exciting opportunity for an entrepreneurial minded candidate who wants to join one of the most innovative and evolving businesses at Amazon and in Alexa.A successful candidate will be a strategic thinker, highly analytical, creative, demonstrates an ability to influence business owners, and supports decision making in rapidly evolving environments. The role requires a self-starter with the ability to be strategic, analytical, and have a demonstrated ability to effectively manage the financial responsibilities of a complex business. It requires strong business modeling skills, a keen attention to detail, and ability to work in a fast-paced environment. The candidate must have the aptitude to incorporate new approaches and methodologies (including statistical concepts) while dealing with big data. This role also has regular interaction with executives and various business units across Amazon and therefore requires strong interpersonal and communication skills. Key job responsibilitiesKey job responsibilities•Leading the financial planning and forecasting process for a new Alexa product worldwide•Building and presenting KPI dashboards with financial and business insights each month and quarter•Owning finance communication with the business teams on product performance, long term planning, risks, and opportunities.•Driving automation and scale of financial reporting in order to simplify process for internal stakeholders (e.g., finance peers and monetization partners)•Lead deep dives into key cost drivers for month end reviews, forecasts, and annual operating plans•Building financial models for new business conceptsBASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience- Bachelor's degree in BI, finance, engineering, statistics, computer science, mathematics, finance or equivalent quantitative field, or Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience ...

Finance Manager, DaS Logistics

Device Global Logistics Finance is looking for a talented Finance Manager to join our team and help support Devices Global Logistics for Amazon Devices. This role will partner closely with our Devices global logistics leaders to optimize logistics planning decisions that result in multi-billion dollar material commits across the supply chain. As a Finance Manager for DaS Logistics, you will be the finance leader for disruptive new transportation initiatives with a focus on business partnering, strategic decision support, financial controllership and cost reduction. This person will partner with multiple stakeholders to provide timely analysis, insightful guidance, and financial leadership to this high-growth organization. This role requires extensive cross-functional partnership with various DaS product line finance teams to identify best practices across the network and lead cost improvement efforts.This role can be located in Amazon offices in Sunnyvale, CA or Seattle, WA.Key job responsibilities - Partner with your team and develop all weekly and monthly financial close activities, all planning, forecasting, and reporting models while overseeing their continuous innovation and communication to both your operations & other business partners - Root cause issues quickly and uncover core issues using data, then assist, consult with, and teach the business how decisions affect costs in their sites and create new mechanisms as they are needed - Identify and develop key business opportunities and drive efficiency while balancing customer promise - Manage others, develop exceptional talent, and encourage your team to challenge assumptions - Expertise in collecting, analyzing and managing quantitative data and creating meaningful analyses to lead business improvement and cost reductions - Partner with Devices product line finance teams, Consumer Transportation Finance teams and Consumer FC Finance to drive cost out and optimal cross functional decisions that maximize Amazon's long term free cash flow.About the teamWe are the Devices Global Logistics Finance Team. We are fully involved in Inbound Freight planning and work with our Network Finance counterparts to better understand forecast assumptions and variance drivers around FC Variable, FC Fixed, and Outbound Shipping Costs. Our team has spent this past year scrubbing our data and we are focused on sourcing it from data sources rather than exporting and manipulating in Excel. Our goal is to automate our systems and processes so that we can be better business partners and support the growth of Devices.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience- Bachelor's degree ...

Finance Manager, Fire TV

Amazon seeks a Finance Manager to be a key member in our Fire TV Finance team. Over the past decade Amazon has developed a number of market-leading, innovative, and fast-growing digital and mobile businesses including Kindle, Kindle Fire Tablets, Fire TV, and Echo. This is an exciting opportunity to support the Amazon Fire TV team featuring the 2K, 4K and Omni smart TVs portfolio. We are looking for an entrepreneurial minded candidate who wants to join one of the most innovative businesses at Amazon. As a Finance Manager, you will work directly with business leaders to identify opportunities and develop business cases for Fire TV. The successful candidate will have shown experience in past roles influencing business owners and supporting decision making in rapidly evolving environments. This role requires a self starter with strong business partnership, a keen attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple projects effectively. This role also has regular interaction with executives and various business units across Amazon.Key job responsibilities- Develop the business case and the financial models for new devices.- Partner with Product Management and Sales/Marketing teams to understand and influence the financials of all new and existing devices within the portfolio- Partner with horizontal Finance teams to drive free cash flow initiatives and forecasts- Drive finance communication with the business teams on product performance, financial impact, and risks & opportunities.- Generate and own lifetime value financials for all Fire TV products.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field- 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience- 5+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience ...

Front End Engineer, API Gateway DX

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world leader in providing a highly reliable, scalable, low-cost infrastructure platform in the cloud that powers tens of thousands of businesses around the world! Amazon API Gateway, an AWS service, is rapidly changing how every company, from 2-person startups to the largest of the Fortune 100, think about building and delivering serverless and traditional applications in the cloud. API Gateway is the front-door of the Serverless revolution, an approach that lets customers turn business logic and application code into scalable, fault-tolerant production without requiring every developer to become an expert in deployment technologies, and infrastructure management. API Gateway turns daunting tasks such as traffic management, authentication, and authorization, monitoring and API versioning into easily configurable steps. It then helps companies to build their developer eco- and turns their sets and business logic into new revenue streams. We are looking to grow our API Gateway console development team to help design and deliver new customer facing features for our HTTP APIs product and migrate our REST APIs product to the HTTP APIs platform. We acknowledge that there's room for improvement in our customer experience so we're looking for engineers who are customer obsessed. Being customer obsessed will ensure we're delivering a user interface that exceed our customers expectations. We have a modern React JS based code base that leverages AWS component based design system. For this role in specific, our ideal candidate has a deep understanding of browser technology along with ReactJS, Redux, CSS and HTML. Which will enable them to help set the technical direction for our front end solutions. About Us Inclusive Team Culture Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee- led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 14 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust. Work/Life Balance Our team puts a high value on work-live balance. It isn’t about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it’s about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives. This position involves on-call responsibilities, typically for one week every two months. We don’t like getting paged in the middle of the night or on the weekend, so we work to ensure that our systems are fault tolerant. When we do get paged, we work together to resolve the root cause so that we don’t get paged for the same issue twice. We have a on boarding process to ensure a gradual and supportive transition into going on call. Mentorship & Career Growth Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. Our senior members enjoy one-on-one mentoring and thorough, but kind, code reviews. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded engineer and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future. Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/internal/disability/ontario BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 2+ years of non-internship professional front end, web or mobile software development using JavaScript, HTML and CSS experience- 1+ years of computer science fundamentals (object-oriented design, data structures, algorithm design, problem solving and complexity analysis) experience- Experience using JavaScript frameworks such as angular and react ...

Hardware design Engineer, FireTV

We are seeking an experienced Hardware Design Engineer to join our team. The Hardware Design Engineer will be responsible for the design, development, and testing of hardware components and systems. This includes schematic capture, PCB layout, simulation, prototyping, and validation of new hardware products. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in analog and digital circuit design, as well as experience with embedded systems and microcontrollers. Key job responsibilitiesYou will be responsible for the schematic and PCB design based on the reference platform. In addition, you will also act as system integrator, leading the cross-functional engineering team through the development process. You will be responsible for the overall hardware including audio, RF, power, display, etc; as well as leading the team through all the usual integration challenges – ESD, EMC, antenna performance, etc.1. Engage with OEM/ODM partners, vendors and cross functional teams to design, develop and test HW applicable to program objectives.2. Perform review on schematic, layout, and validation results.Be hands-on for issue debug and root cause analysis.3. Collaborating with software teams to understand and resolve design tradeoffs across hardware/ software for seamless integration.4. Work with the operations team on manufacturing test development and contract manufacturing.5. Maintain strong communications among cross functional teams.6. Mentor junior engineers in engineering best practices, and participate in hiring of new team members About the teamThe FTV Hardware team is a dynamic and collaborative group focused on driving innovation in the TV space. As part of this team, you'll have the opportunity to work closely with a variety of partners and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) on cutting-edge programs. It's a fast-paced, exciting environment where teamwork and a shared sense of purpose are paramount. Beyond your day-to-day program work, the team also maintains an "Ideas Initiative" that encourages everyone to explore forward-looking product concepts. This allows the team to prototype ideas that could potentially lead to future product requests for proposals (PRFAQs). If you thrive in a fast-moving, team-oriented culture and are passionate about driving the next generation of TV technology, the FTV Hardware team could be the perfect fit for you.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent- Experience with prototyping and implementation ...

Machine Learning Engineer, AGI - Web & Knowledge Services

Amazon's AGI Information team is seeking a passionate, talented, and inventive MLE to lead the development of industry-leading systems. As part of our cutting-edge team, you will play a pivotal role in reinventing efficient AI solutions at scale.In this role, you will work alongside renowned researchers and engineers to enable our customers to seamlessly interact with content. You will design, develop, and deploy scalable and efficient machine learning models and systems to power these transformative applications. The scope of these efforts includes defining public APIs, performance tuning and analysis, crafting and implementing compiler and optimization techniques for neural networks, and other general software engineering work.Key job responsibilities* Design and build scalable infrastructure that enables training, evaluating and deploying machine learning models* Design and develop tools for monitoring the performance of machine learning models at scale* Design and develop lineage and artifact tracking infrastructure* Design and develop reproducible ML Pipelines orchestrating various components for ML models.* Optimize model performance, robustness, and efficiency through techniques like model compression, knowledge distillation, and hardware acceleration* Embrace and champion engineering best practices within your group and beyond* Produce clean, high-quality code, tests, and written documentation* Mentor and guide junior engineers, share knowledge, and contribute to an innovative, collaborative cultureBASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience- Experience programming with at least one software programming language ...

Machine Learning Engineer, Amazon General Intelligence (AGI)

The Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) team is looking for a passionate, talented, and inventive Software Development Engineer(SDE)/Machine Learning Engineer(MLE) to play pivotal role in the development of industry-leading multi-modal and multi-lingual Large Language Models (LLM). As our SDE/MLE superstar, you'll have the power to lead the charge in developing mind-blowing algorithms and modeling techniques that will push the boundaries of large model training using cutting-edge hardware like GPUs and AWS Trainium. Your groundbreaking work will directly impact our customers' lives through game-changing products and services powered by your Generative AI breakthroughs!Get ready to dive into Amazon's vast and diverse data sources and harness the immense power of our large-scale computing resources to turbocharge the development of multi-modal Large Language Models (LLMs) and other awe-inspiring Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) applications. Your expertise and insights will be invaluable in defining data strategies, enrichment processes, model optimizations, and evaluation methods that will set new standards in the industry!So, if you're passionate about pushing the limits of AI, thrive in a fast-paced and innovative environment, and are ready to make a lasting impact on the world, this is your chance! Join us on this exhilarating adventure and let's revolutionize AGI together! #MLEKey job responsibilities* Ability to quickly learn cutting-edge technologies and algorithms in the field of Generative AI to participate in our journey to build the best LLMs.* Responsible for the development and maintenance of key platforms needed for developing, evaluating and deploying LLM for real-world applications.* Work with other team members to investigate design approaches, prototype new technology and evaluate technical feasibility.* Work closely with Applied scientists to process massive data, scale machine learning models while optimizing.A day in the lifeAs a SDE/MLE with the AGI team, you will be responsible for leading the development of novel algorithms and modeling techniques to advance the state of the art of large model training using hardware like NVDIA GPUs. Your work will directly impact our customers in the form of products and services that make use of Generative AI innovations. You will leverage Amazon’s heterogeneous data sources and large-scale computing resources to accelerate development with multi-modal Large Language Models (LLMs) and other Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) applications. As a key player in our team, you'll have a significant influence on our overall strategy, shaping the future direction of AGI at Amazon. You'll be the driving force behind our system architecture and the champion of best practices that will ensure an unparalleled infrastructure of the highest quality. Work in an Agile/Scrum environment to move fast and deliver high quality software.About the teamJoin our AGI team and work at the forefront of AI. Collaborate with top minds pushing boundaries in deep learning, reinforcement learning, and more. Gain valuable experience and accelerate your career growth. This is a unique opportunity to create history and shape the future of artificial intelligence.Mission of the team: We leverage our hyper-scalable, general-purpose large model training and inference systems to develop and deploy cutting-edge sensory AI foundational models that revolutionize machine perception, interpretation and interaction, with humans and with the physical world.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience- Experience programming with at least one software programming language ...

Manager, Applied Science, GenAI, Amazon Advertising

Amazon Advertising is one of Amazon's fastest growing and most profitable businesses. Amazon's advertising portfolio helps merchants, retail vendors, and brand owners succeed via native advertising, which grows incremental sales of their products sold through Amazon. The primary goals are to help shoppers discover new products they love, be the most efficient way for advertisers to meet their business objectives, and build a sustainable business that continuously innovates on behalf of customers. Our products and solutions are strategically important to enable our Retail and Marketplace businesses to drive long-term growth. We deliver billions of ad impressions and millions of clicks and break fresh ground in product and technical innovations every day!The Creative X org within the Amazon Advertising team and aims to democratize access to high-quality creative assets, including copy, images and video, by building and productizing generative AI-driven tools for advertisers. We are investing in latent-diffusion and DiT models, LLMs, computer vision, reinforcement learning, and image + video synthesis. The solutions we develop will be deployed for use by self-service advertisers and agencies, as well as available to premium brands that advertise on Amazon.We are seeking an experienced science leader who is adept at a variety of skills; especially in generative AI, computer vision, and large language models that will accelerate our plans to generate high-quality creatives on behalf of advertisers. The right candidate will be an inventor at heart, provide science leadership, establish the right direction and vision, build team mechanisms, foster the spirit of collaboration and innovation within the org, and execute against a roadmap. The leader will provide both technical direction as well as manage a sizable team of scientists. They will need to be adept at recruiting, launching AI models into production, writing vision/direction documents, and building team mechanisms that will foster innovation and execution.Key job responsibilitiesThis role is focused on leading a science team focused on computer vision, latent diffusion models, and the related foundational models to product generative imagery and videos.Responsibilities include:* Drive end-to-end applied science projects that have a high degree of ambiguity, scale, complexity* Provide technical / science leadership related to computer vision, large language models, and generative image + video.* Research new and innovative machine learning approaches.* Recruit high performing Applied Scientists to the team and provide mentorship.* Establish team mechanisms, including team building, planning, and document reviews.Basic qualifications* 10+ years of building AI models for business application. * 4+ years of experience as a science leader or staff/principle level scientist. * PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience.Preferred qualifications* Advanced degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or related quantitative field. * Published research work in academic conferences or industry circles. * Experience in building large-scale machine-learning models and infra for online recommendation, ads ranking, personalization, or search, etc. * Effective verbal and written communication skills with non-technical and technical audiences.* Experience working with large real-world data sets and building scalable models from big data. * Thinks strategically, but stays on top of tactical execution. * Exhibits excellent business judgment; balances business, product, and technology very well. * Experience in computational advertising. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 4+ years of scientists or machine learning engineers management experience- Knowledge of ML, NLP, Information Retrieval and Analytics- 10+ years of building AI models for business application ...

Manager, GREF Global Business Partnering – Devices and Services, GREF Global Business Partnering

The Global Real Estate and Facilities (GREF) team provides real estate transaction expertise, business partnering, occupancy planning, design and construction, workplace strategy and facility operations for Amazon’s corporate office portfolio globally. This role is on the Global Business Partnering (GBP) team who’s overarching purpose is to create a bridge between each business unit and GREF to align real estate strategies in support of business objectives. As a Manager on GREF’s Business Partnering team, you will serve as a business partner (BP) for the Devices and Services (D&S) business unit, working with the org's and GREF’s senior leaders. This role connects Amazon’s D&S business globally to all of GREF’s services and programs, requiring a high-degree of cross-functional collaboration, stakeholder management, and initiative. The role serves two primary functions: 1/ identify and reduce defects pertaining to D&S corporate real estate so that we may improve both D&S and GREF’s ability to scale; and 2/ elevate the influence of GREF’s suite of products and programs within D&S to provide greater customer experience and efficiencies.The optimal candidate is an experienced business partner who excels in an entrepreneurial culture, building trust quickly. They have a strong mastery of the range of challenges and scope within corporate real estate and workplace experience. They have vision, strong leadership and communication skills, and are comfortable with C-Suite executives. This person must be able to dive deep and deliver on behalf of the customer while dealing with ambiguity.The role will implement real estate and workplace reporting mechanisms to support Amazon leaders with the data, analytics, and insights necessary to inform their business goals and spend approvals. Key job responsibilities• Partner across enterprise partners (e.g., Finance, PXT, Public Relations, Legal, Security, etc.), all cross-functional GREF real estate teams, Corporate FP&A, and Public Policy to support executive leaders in managing through ambiguity while inspecting and understanding the consequences of choices and trade-offs.• Build systems and tracking mechanisms to deliver agreed upon SLAs.• Establish rhythm of business for each org, integrating GREF into business-level OP1/OP2 planning process and WBR/MBR/QBR cadence.• Implement reporting mechanisms to support D&S leaders with data, analytics, metrics and research to make the best decisions.• Balance D&S expectations and needs with Amazon fiduciary stewardship, as well as cost savings mandates and GREF standards/protocols.• Lead and support the development and delivery of executive-level real estate presentations, recommendations, and business cases; incorporate input from GREF teams to secure decisions and alignment for those presentations.• Oversee issue escalation processes.• Partner with GREF teams and external stakeholders to drive the successful development, implementation, and execution of GREF strategies across organizations and regions Provide thought leadership, industry best practices and market insights to D&S leadership to inform recommendations and decisions.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements- Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership- 7+ years of program or project management experience- 7+ years of working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams experience- 7+ years of cross functional project delivery experience- 7+ years of managing, analyzing and communicating results to senior leadership experience- 7+ years of working in corporate real estate in a cross-functional environment ...

Materials Program Manager, Echo NPI Product Operations

Amazon Lab126 is an inventive research and development company that designs and engineers high-profile consumer electronics. Lab126 began in 2004 as a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc., originally creating the best-selling Kindle family of products. Since then, we have produced groundbreaking devices like Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo and Amazon Show. The Amazon Devices group delivers delightfully unique Amazon experiences, giving customers instant access to everything, digital or physical. The Role:The Materials Program Manager (MPM) is responsible for the management and delivery of the product financial health and supply chain for groundbreaking, highly integrated consumer products. This person has a business orientation and is responsible for working within the local and remote operations, engineering and software teams driving development, implementation and management of the product budget. This person is the business voice responsible for capturing, documenting and communicating financial exposures and outlay as it relates to their product. This person is also responsible for ensuring a healthy supply chain for the product. They are involved throughout all stages of the product family's lifecycle to ensure Lab126 achieve all financial targets through end-of-life. They will support weekly executive product line reviews outlining performance against budget, target and actual cost. Key job responsibilitiesAs a Materials Program Manager, you will:- Work with engineering and the supply chain team to set program cost targets for your project- Track the program actual costs versus target to identify program deltas and corrective actions to bring back on track- Attend program new product introduction meetings to understand the cost implication of engineering and/or process changes as related to you product fully loaded cost targets- Work with the OEM to set your product purchase order cost for the upcoming period- Manage purchase price variance claims resulting from engineering changes, component obsolescence or forecast variance- Drive the supply chain and operations team to provide detailed cost reduction forecast that enable you to meet and exceed your product goals- Work with the Lab126 Management team to ensure predictable, accurate forecasts for your products- Host weekly executive management cost reviews that deep dive through every aspect of your product cost- Own the Supplier Plan of Record (SPOR) and ensure that all program suppliers are competitive on cost, quality and delivery- Provide oversight of C-suppliers on the CM AVLAbout the teamThe Product Operations team provide a central point of contact into the broader Devices and Services (D&S) organization. Serving as the single threaded leader (STL), we align strategy, planning, and execution to bring the Amazon Devices innovative product vision to life.The MPM is specifically the STL for product cost and program SPOR (Supplier Plan of Record). There are two other functions within Product Operations. OPM (Operations Program Manager) who coordinates within all of Operations to deliver the committed quantity of launch units. And MM (Materials Manager) who is responsible for CTB (Clear to Build) during NPI builds.As a program manager within Amazon, the MPM engages with and drives cross-functionally across Amazon's complex device ecosystem. The MPM's closest cross-functional partners are Hardware Engineering, Product Management (PM), Finance, GCM (Global Commodities Management), SQM (Supplier Quality Management), and MPE (Manufacturing Product Engineering).BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline- 4+ years experience in the business procurement organization of a consumer market segment company- Experience in procurement practices working with engineering, supply chain and Tier 1 OEM partners ...

ML Architect, SSG Science

Amazon Devices is an inventive research and development company that designs and engineer high-profile devices like the Kindle family of products, Fire Tablets, Fire TV, Health Wellness, Amazon Echo & Astro products. This is an exciting opportunity to join Amazon in developing its next generation SOC’s for the machine learning enabled consumer products. We are looking for exceptional engineers to join the SOC development team and help develop the next generation of chips based on a revolutionary architecture. Work hard. Have Fun. Make History. Key job responsibilitiesWhat will you do?- Analyze deep learning workloads and map them to Amazon’s Neural Edge Engine- Propose and implement new hardware architectures or improvements to our existing ones, that enable future ML workloads to run efficiently on our accelerator- Collaborate closely with compiler engineers, model developers, hardware architects and product teams to build the best ML centric hardware and software solutions for our devices- Deliver hardware architecture, microarchitecture and other design collateral for our next generation ML accelerators- Build tools for modeling and performance evaluation to enable power, performance, cost options and trade-offs- Work with full stack silicon designers to realize the architecture on siliconBASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ years of building models for business application experience- PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience- Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language- Experience in any of the following areas: algorithms and data structures, parsing, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, high-performance computing ...

NPI Engineering Program Manager, Amazon Devices Reverse Logistics (RL)

Amazon Lab126 is an inventive research and development company that designs and engineers high-profile consumer electronics. Lab126 began in 2004 as a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc., originally creating the best-selling Kindle family of products. Since then, we have produced groundbreaking devices like Fire tablets, Fire TV and Amazon Echo. What will you help us create?The Role:As a Engineering Prog Mgr within the Hardware Service Engineering team you are responsible for defining the customer facing and internal strategy for the warranty and returns services of a new complex product. In addition to creating the overall returns service strategy, the role owns development of technical processes for dis-assembly, assembly, spare parts reclamation, and development of tooling solutions to facilitate service operations. This includes defining, developing, deploying and sustaining hardware screening operations and repair/refurbishment processes globally to support Amazon Digital Device products. The role will be expected to use program management experience to share the overall strategy, gain cross-functional support, and hold stakeholders accountable to the overall Reverse Logistics NPI strategy. In this role, you will: • Own the overall repair service cost-model and changes to the cost-model due to risk and plan of record changes. • Define customer return screening and repair strategy for warranty and remorse returns • Develop repair processes and tooling (as needed) to support repair activities for a variety of products • Assure successful implementation into global and regional support strategies • Review and evaluate product designs for compliance with Design for Serviceability guidelines and Design for Repair standards • Provide tangible feedback based on results to improve product design features • Enhance field support productivity and effectiveness through improved hardware serviceability, driving opportunities into product design • Review HW designs during key build phases and ensure tooling and service solutions will meet requirements for product support, warranty costs and product launch schedule • Define spare part requirements and expected usage • Develop programs to reduce the need for new spare parts through refurbishment of previous used parts and for improvements on warranty costs • Develop repair processes for continued improvements on efficiency and reduced complexity in the operationsTravel Required up to 20% (Domestic and International)Key job responsibilities• Assess risk to service and repair customer offerings for new products beginning at concept.• Enable closed loop feedback to product design and product management.• Identify opportunities to improve the design for serviceability, design for repairability and go to market (GTM) strategy for aftermarket support and pre-owned sales of Amazon Devices.• Measure cost of service and repair against financial targets.A day in the lifeAs the overall owner of the NPI process within Reverse Logistics, on a daily basis, you will work with a broad cross-functional team responsible for launching some of our most complex products. Your day will likely begin with updates from the European and Asian stakeholders for product launch. Then you will focus on documenting the plan of record for service and repair, with special focus on identifying serviceability and repairability improvement opportunities to reduce overall service and repair costs. Using your knowledge of repair processes you will submit requests for design changes to product design. To end your day you will work with product management, customer service, and SW tech teams to scope new customer facing service offerings required for the new Amazon product.About the teamAmazon Devices Reverse Logistics owns global warranty and services for all Amazon Device products. The team's vision is to power the circular economy by giving consumer electronic products another chance to be loved.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 5+ years of product or program management, product marketing, business development or technology experience- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent or related ...

Optical Metrology Engineer, Optical Metrology

Join Amazon Lab126, a dynamic research and development company known for designing cutting-edge consumer electronics such as Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, and Amazon Echo. We're seeking a skilled Display Optical Metrology Engineer to leads measurement, test, and evaluation of optical components, systems, and algorithms throughout Amazon's product development process. In this role, you'll collaborate with a diverse team to drive the conception, design, and optimization of display components, quantifying and validating high quality end user experiences. You must be responsive, flexible, and able to succeed within an open collaborative peer environment. Key job responsibilities* You will guide the architecture, design, development, qualification, and implementation of optical measurement solutions for product components and devices, such as displays, light sources, LEDs, and diffusers. * Able to carry out fundamental technology investigations of complex optical modules to define internal and external customer specifications for mass production. * Design and develop optical metrology systems for characterizing display technologies, defining lab and in-line workflows and standard operating procedures. * Deploy data mining and analysis tools to correlate performance metrics with end user experience, providing insights to guide the engineering team’s development and product quality control. * Utilize expertise in algorithm design, advanced machine learning, and programming of electro-optical hardware to drive innovation in display technology.* Use a deep understanding of Customer Experience (CX) and User Experience (UX) principles to design experiments and conduct user studies for component and design qualification. * Apply advanced color science principles to simulate and model optical performance, demonstrating accurate representations through simulation by by empirical validation.About the teamOur team is dedicated to designing and integrating display modules for Kindle and Echo devices. We work collaboratively to meet end product requirements, investigating various display modules, integrating sub-components from vendors, and testing performance across optical, electrical, mechanical, and process capabilities. With a startup mentality, we explore new technologies to enhance our products, building demos and architecture documents for Proof-Of-Concept evaluations. If you're excited about hardware product development, new technology investigation, and sustaining shipping devices, come join us in shaping the future of consumer electronics.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Experience with prototyping and implementation- 4+ years of working in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience- Advanced Degree (MS, PhD) in in Optical Engineering, Optical Sciences, Physics, Electrical Engineering or related field- Skilled background in color science and photometry, including hands on experience with development, calibration, and test of optical metrology instrumentation.- Able to conduct gauge repeatability and reproducibility (GR&R) studies to ensure the accuracy and precision of advanced measurement systems.- 3+ years of experience in the display industry of delivering products with expertise in display characterization.- Proficiency in programming for test automation and data analysis using languages such as LabVIEW, MATLAB, Python, C#, C++, etc.- Excellent analytical skills, hands-on problem-solving abilities, and proficiency in hardware testing and troubleshooting. ...

Planning Manager, Planning

Amazon Lab126 is an inventive research and development company that designs and engineers high-profile consumer electronics. Lab126 began in 2004 as a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc., originally creating the best-selling Kindle family of products. Since then, we have produced groundbreaking devices like Fire tablets, Fire TV, and Amazon Echo. What will you help us create?Key job responsibilitiesThe Supply Planning Manager is responsible for all internal and external activities related to supply planning from production forecasts to finished good delivery. To succeed in this role, you need to be data driven, business oriented, cost conscious, and customer-centric. In this role, you will:- Create and maintain a production schedule using the capacity plan, material constraints, and demand as inputs.- Analyze demand changes to ensure supply aligns with demand requirements.- Drive solutions to reduce and eliminate any short or long term gaps in supply plans.- Lead and facilitate meetings with global manufacturing partners, as required, to reduce and eliminate shortages.- Clearly communicate our manufacturing partner's current production status to senior/executive stakeholders.- Develop production strategies for new production introductions (NPI) through end of life (EOL) that balances supply and demand.- Responsible for short/long-term planning to drive manufacturing investment decisions.- Clearly communicate supply and demand strategies to senior/executive stakeholders.- Monitor and report supply chain costs.- Be responsible for supply planning reporting generation and distribution.- Identify opportunities to improve the planning process and drive projects to completion.- This role may require some travel.A day in the lifeSupply Planning Managers are responsible for production planning and order fulfillment for Amazon Devices. They are connected in the planning process throughout a product’s entire lifecycle, from New Product Introduction (NPI) to End of Manufacturing (EOM).A typical week starts by understanding week-over- week demand changes and how that impacts the business’s ability to balance supply to demand. You will analyze planned versus actual production as inputs change and will communicate supply and operations constraints to cross-functional stakeholders and executives. You will anticipate stocking levels based on demand strategies, create and implement risk mitigation strategies to eliminate supply chain disruptions and drive decisions based on costs using data and inputs from cross-functional teams.Your weekly planning deliverables will drive capacity decisions and component purchases upstream to suppliers and set the production strategy with Amazon’s electronic manufacturing suppliers.About the teamAmazon Devices Global Supply Planning (GSP) team’s mission is to deliver excellent service to our customers, inspire change through flawless execution, value trust, equity, and recognition of our colleagues, and focus on delivering high impact improvements to processes, capabilities, and efficiency to fuel the Amazon Flywheel.If you are interested in supply chain planning and execution, you may be a fit for the Supply Planning Manager role. You will be a central part of the Supply Planning team that plans how Amazon Devices are made and delivered to customer hands.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ years Supply Chain management, Production Planning, Capacity Planning or Manufacturing Operations experience in consumer electronics- Experience in OEM business, CE industry; Financial or business analysis experience preferred- Experience with MS Office, specifically Excel- Understanding (and practical application) of lean manufacturing ...

Principal Applied Scientist , AGI Foundations

The AGI team has a mission to push the envelope with multimodal LLMs and Gen AI in Computer Vision, in order to provide the best-possible experience for our customers. This role is part of the foundations modeling team with focus on model pre-training across modalities. Key job responsibilitiesYou will be responsible for defining key research directions, adopting or inventing new machine learning techniques, conducting rigorous experiments, publishing results, and ensuring that research is translated into practice. You will develop long-term strategies, persuade teams to adopt those strategies, propose goals and deliver on them. You will also participate in organizational planning, hiring, mentorship and leadership development. You will be technically fearless and with a passion for building scalable science and engineering solutions. You will serve as a key scientific resource in full-cycle development (conception, design, implementation, testing to documentation, delivery, and maintenance).BASIC QUALIFICATIONSPhD with specialization in artificial intelligence, natural language processing, machine learning, or computational cognitive science 10+ years of combined academic and research experience. Strong publication record in top-tier journals and conferences. Functional thought leader, sought after for key tech decisions. Can successfully sell ideas to an executive level decision maker. Mentors and trains the research scientist community on complex technical issues. Experience developing software in traditional programming languages (C++, Java, etc..). Excellent written and spoken communication skills ...

Principal Applied Scientist, AGI Foundations

As a Principal Scientist within the Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) organization, you are a trusted part of the technical leadership. You bring business and industry context to science and technology decisions. You set the standard for scientific excellence and make decisions that affect the way we build and integrate algorithms. You solicit differing views across the organization and are willing to change your mind as you learn more. Your artifacts are exemplary and often used as reference across organization.You are a hands-on scientific leader. Your solutions are exemplary in terms of algorithm design, clarity, model structure, efficiency, and extensibility. You tackle intrinsically hard problems, acquiring expertise as needed. You decompose complex problems into straightforward solutions.You amplify your impact by leading scientific reviews within your organization or at your location. You scrutinize and review experimental design, modeling, verification and other research procedures. You probe assumptions, illuminate pitfalls, and foster shared understanding. You align teams toward coherent strategies. You educate, keeping the scientific community up to date on advanced techniques, state of the art approaches, the latest technologies, and trends. You help managers guide the career growth of other scientists by mentoring and play a significant role in hiring and developing scientists and leads.You will play a critical role in driving the development of Generative AI (GenAI) technologies that can handle Amazon-scale use cases and have a significant impact on our customers' experiences.Key job responsibilitiesYou will be responsible for defining key research directions, adopting or inventing new machine learning techniques, conducting rigorous experiments, publishing results, and ensuring that research is translated into practice. You will develop long-term strategies, persuade teams to adopt those strategies, propose goals and deliver on them. You will also participate in organizational planning, hiring, mentorship and leadership development. You will be technically fearless and with a passion for building scalable science and engineering solutions. You will serve as a key scientific resource in full-cycle development (conception, design, implementation, testing to documentation, delivery, and maintenance).BASIC QUALIFICATIONSPhD with specialization in artificial intelligence, natural language processing, machine learning, or computational cognitive science 10+ years of combined academic and research experience. Strong publication record in top-tier journals and conferences. Functional thought leader, sought after for key tech decisions. Can successfully sell ideas to an executive level decision maker. Mentors and trains the research scientist community on complex technical issues. Experience developing software in traditional programming languages (C++, Java, etc..). Excellent written and spoken communication skills ...

Principal Applied Scientist, OPD Hardware

Are you passionate about pushing the boundaries of computer vision and machine learning to create innovative consumer products? Join Amazon Lab126's Camera and Sensors Group in shaping the future of wearables, Echo devices, Fire TVs, and consumer robotics.About the Role:As a Principal Applied Scientist, you will lead cutting-edge productization of computer vision and machine learning, directly impacting millions of customers worldwide. You'll work with a diverse team of engineers and scientists to solve complex problems and bring revolutionary products to market.Key job responsibilitiesKey Responsibilities:* Drive strategic vision and long-term roadmap for camera and sensor technologies, influencing product teams and aligning direction across technology, silicon, and devices organizations* Lead groundbreaking ML/CV innovations, focusing on differentiated hardware technologies for advanced camera and sensor capabilities* Architect and implement state-of-the-art ML models for edge computing in consumer products, optimizing for performance and efficiency* Guide the development of next-generation AI-enabled devices, including wearables, Echo devices, Fire TVs, and robotics* Guide the invention and design of next-generation wearables, Echo devices, Fire TVs, and robotics* Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate ML solutions into hardware designs* Mentor and develop team members, fostering innovation and technical excellenceAbout the teamAt Amazon, we're guided by our Leadership Principles, including "Customer Obsession," "Invent and Simplify," and "Learn and Be Curious." We value innovative thinking and diverse perspectives to solve complex challenges. This role offers a unique opportunity to work on ML applications that directly improve people's daily lives. You'll be part of a collaborative team integrating AI into everyday devices, making advanced technology accessible to all. We're committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can do their best work and maintain a healthy work-life balance. BASIC QUALIFICATIONSBasic Qualifications:* PhD, or Master's degree with 10+ years of experience in Computer Science, ML, or related field* 5+ years of experience building and deploying ML models for business applications, including edge AI optimization* Expertise in deep learning algorithms, particularly in computer vision and sensor fusion* In-depth knowledge of ML paradigms including traditional ML, deep learning, LLMs, and vision transformers* Proficiency in Python and C/C++ for ML development and low-level optimization* Experience with ML frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow* Strong understanding of camera and sensor principles and operations ...

Principal Applied Scientist, Ring

As a Principal Scientist in Ring and Blink, you will have deep subject matter expertise in the areas of Artificial Intelligence. You will work with multiple teams of scientists and engineers to translate business and functional requirements into concrete deliverables. More specifically, you will provide thought leadership on and lead strategic efforts in Computer Vision (CV) and Machine Learning (ML) areas for Ring and Blink, covering themes including but not limited to 3D vision, SLAM, Classic Deep Learning, and Generative AI, and work with Product, Science, and Engineering teams to deliver short- and long-term CV/ML solutions in production for optimized edge-based solutions to large-scale models. Finally, you will work with academic partners to support our in-house talent with direct access to cutting edge research and mentoring.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- PhD, or Master's degree and 10+ years of Computer Vision and Machine Learning or related field experience- Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language- Conduct independent research and development work on advanced computer vision and robotics components covering key product critical perception features such as visual-inertial odometry, SLAM, bundle adjustment, loop closure, sparse and dense environment mapping, and 3D reconstruction. ...