Senior Fluid Test Engineer

Amca • El Segundo, CA

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About The Position

The Senior Fluid Test Engineer owns the verification and qualification testing of Amca's fluid control hardware. You will design test rigs and fixtures, plan and lead flow, pressure, leakage, endurance, and environmental testing, and turn test data into clear engineering conclusions. This role sits at the point where design meets proof, and it demands rigor in both test setup and data analysis.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 5+ years in test engineering for fluid, hydraulic, pneumatic, or mechanical hardware.
• Hands-on experience with test rig design, instrumentation, and data acquisition systems.
• Strong grasp of fluid measurement, uncertainty analysis, and test data reduction.
• Experience planning and executing qualification test campaigns.
• Must be a U.S. person as defined by ITAR.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Experience with LabVIEW or comparable DAQ and test automation tools.
• Familiarity with DO-160 environmental testing and MIL-STD test methods.
• Experience testing servovalves, actuators, or high-pressure fluid systems.
• Experience working across multiple manufacturing sites or factories.

Responsibilities

• Design and build test rigs, fixtures, and fluid loops for hydraulic and pneumatic hardware.
• Specify instrumentation and data acquisition for flow, pressure, temperature, and position measurement.
• Develop test plans and detailed procedures for development, qualification, and acceptance testing.
• Lead flow, pressure, leakage, proof, burst, endurance, and environmental testing.
• Execute qualification campaigns against DO-160 and applicable MIL-STD requirements.
• Ensure test safety practices for high-pressure and hazardous-fluid operations.
• Reduce and analyze test data, quantify uncertainty, and compare results to requirements.
• Author test reports and support root cause analysis on failures and anomalies.
• Feed test findings back to design and mentor junior test engineers.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior