Amca

Lead Mechanical Engineer

El Segundo, CA · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$150k-$200kDetected 20 days ago

Siemens NXFEAGD&TAvionicsMIL-STDDO-160Mechanical DesignPower ElectronicsLeadershipMentoringThermodynamics

About the role

You will work closely with the Mechanical Engineering Manager and cross-functional teams to take hardware from concept through qualification and into production.
This is a deeply hands-on role for an engineer who thrives on hard technical problems, takes full ownership of their work, and is ready to grow into broader leadership over time.

Serve as the technical lead for a defined mechanical discipline, owning design decisions and outcomes end-to-end
Building out your own team of mechanical engineers, having extreme ownership over team progression
Execute and oversee detailed design work including drawings, GD&T, FEA, component specifications, and risk assessments
Drive hardware from bench prototype through qualification and production handoff, leveraging Amca's in-house R&D lab and protoshop
Lead or support qualification campaigns including functional, environmental, pneumatic, hydraulic, and structural testing per MIL-STD and applicable aerospace standards
own corrective actions through resolution
Ensure designs are optimized from day one for reliability, manufacturability, and cost
Collaborate closely with mechanical, electrical, software, and build engineering to deliver integrated hardware systems
Participate in design reviews and contribute to raising the technical bar across the mechanical engineering function
Support customer-facing engagements and program reviews as a subject matter expert in your discipline

Substantial experience in mechanical engineering for aerospace or defense hardware, with a strong track record taking products from concept through flight qualification and into production
proven ability to simplify requirements and cut complexity
Experience with Siemens NX or equivalent CAD package
familiarity with FEA tools and test instrumentation
Familiarity with MIL-STD-810, DO-160, and other aerospace qualification frameworks
All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR.
Deep technical expertise in at least one mechanical discipline - such as fluid systems (pneumatic or hydraulic), mechanisms, structural design, cockpit avionics packaging, or power electronics enclosures - with working fluency across adjacent areas
Hands-on and lab-comfortable; expected to be in the protoshop and on the bench, not just at a CAD station
Strong command of engineering first principles across thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and solid mechanics; proven ability to simplify requirements and cut complexity
Experience with Siemens NX or equivalent CAD package; familiarity with FEA tools and test instrumentation
Independent, direct, and action-oriented; takes full ownership and thrives with minimal oversight
Nascent leadership instincts - comfortable informally guiding peers and ready to grow into broader responsibility over time

$150,000 - $200,000 USD
This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).
All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR.
ITAR defines a US person as: 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).

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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