Senior Build Engineer

Amca•Los Angeles, CA

About The Position

Amca is building airplanes for the 21st century, starting by designing new hardware that flies on today’s planes. Aviation was once humanity’s boldest ambition, but the industry hasn’t successfully built a new plane in 40 years. We don’t think it has to be this way. Overview: You will take new product designs and bring them to life. You will concurrently design Amca products and manufacturing processes with the Design and Test Engineering teams. You’ll provide engineering knowledge to quickly execute new product designs and manufacture them at our production facilities to expand Amca’s product catalog.

Requirements

Exceptionally curious and fast learner.
Able to contribute across diverse part categories and manufacturing processes.
Demonstrated ability to use engineering first principles to challenge and simplify requirements.
Hands-on and practical - comfortable building, testing, and troubleshooting in real-world environments.
Independent and creative; thrives with ownership and minimal oversight.
Experience with mechanical design as well as manufacturing processes, applying first-principles thinking to structural, thermal, material and production constraints.
Proficient in CAD, PLM/PDM systems, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) and Materials & Processing (M&P).
This position requires the 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).

Responsibilities

Own prototyping and first builds of new hardware designs
Work with Design Engineering teams to understand end-use applications and challenge requirements as needed
Take full ownership of manufacturing and build of new product designs
Prototype new components with manufacturability, integration, and performance as core constraints
Work with Test Engineering teams to assist in creating any test tooling needed
Work closely with Design Engineers to ensure that new designs are manufacturable at production facilities, and that DFM feedback is implemented
Manage tooling configurations (drawing revisions, BOM structure, and part configuration) in accordance with aerospace standards and internal design and documentation controls
Provide continuous feedback to Amca engineering teams to ensure that are products and processes fully optimized for reliability and cost
Support build and manufacturing processes in our internal shops
Assist with equipment selection and equipment onboarding
Own manufacturing processes as the subject matter expert
Support Amca with subsidiary diligence and company development
Evaluate product catalogs to help determine where the largest opportunities lie for catalog expansion
Assist in the evaluation of subsidiary design and manufacturing engineering
Work with cross functional engineering teams to expand manufacturing capabilities