Amca
Senior Mechanical Engineer
El Segundo, CA · Senior
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 21 days ago
Project ManagementSiemens NXFEAGD&TAvionicsMechanical DesignCommunicationProblem SolvingPublic SpeakingThermodynamicsActuators
About the role
- You will serve as the extreme owner of the product from concept through qualification, and eventually production handoff.
Responsibilities
- Lead design and prototyping of new mechanical hardware across a component family or subsystem
- Develop state-of-the-art, manufacturable flow control devices (valves, regulators, solenoids) and mechanisms (actuators, switches, pistons). Question requirements, simplify, and accelerate aerospace component deliveries
- Generate and maintain detailed drawings, component specifications, analysis, and risk assessments.
- We believe design engineers should perform their own concept design, technical analysis, and first unit builds, so we minimize compartmentalized duties wherever possible
- Drive trade studies and architecture decisions that cross team boundaries
- Lead PDR and CDR as the responsible engineer
- own the technical narrative end-to-end
- Spearhead root cause investigations in development, production, and test. Implement corrective actions to prevent repeat failures
- Set the standard for rigorous component design and qualification testing. As a senior member of an early-stage startup, you'll define company design and testing policies, internal standards, and best practices
- Mentor junior design engineers. Review their drawings, analysis, and design choices, and unblock them when they're stuck
Requirements
- Bachelor's or advanced degree in aerospace, mechanical, manufacturing, or materials engineering, or engineering physics
- Track record of shipping hardware, not just designing it
- Strong understanding of engineering first principles, specifically thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and solid mechanics
Nice to have
- Preferred Skills and Experience:
Skills
- 7+ years of professional aerospace or mechanical engineering experience, ideally with flight hardware
- Experience taking components through formal qualification (vibration, shock, thermal, burst, cycle, leak, etc.)
- Experience with pressurized components (valves, regulators, tubes, pipes) and propulsion fluid systems
- Hands-on experience with cryogenic and/or high-pressure systems
- Strong GD&T fluency (5+ years applying it to flight hardware)
- Experience writing or owning ICDs, component specifications, and qualification plans
- Failure investigation experience using structured methods (8D, fishbone, fault tree)
- Experience with FEA packages
- Experience with Siemens NX or similar CAD
- Experience with test instrumentation and control components (pressure transducers, thermocouples, RTDs, relays, solenoid valves)
- Familiarity with AS9100 or equivalent aerospace quality systems
- Strong project management skills and effective communication of technical concepts across multi-disciplinary teams
Company info
- any individual who is granted U.S. citizenship; or. any individual who is granted U.S. permanent residence ("Green Card" holder); or. any individual who is granted status as a "protected person" under 8 U.S.C 1324b(a)(3).
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- Act as the ultimate technical authority for the components you own. Work directly with customers, manufacturers, and external review boards as problems arise
Visa & Work Authorization
- citizenship; or
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