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# Senior Mechanical Engineer at Amca

- **Company:** Amca
- **Location:** El Segundo, CA
- **Compensation:** $150k–$220k
- **Posted:** 2026-07-01
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-02
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/amca/jobs/4238979009

## Job description

There was a time when all of America believed that the future of the physical world could be radically different. The engineers of the mid-1900s put a man on the moon in eight years, designed and built planes and submarines from scratch in under three, and conceived of building things we wouldn’t even be able to dream up today.

Today, the last of the engineers who imagined and built these systems are retiring. As they go, we lose not only the engineering knowledge gained from their decades of imagination and trial-and-error, but also the spirit that made that imagination possible.

Amca is working day-in and day-out to restore America’s ability to engineer anything that our critical systems depend on, and reinvigorate the cycle of creation that allows imagination to shape physical reality. We rapidly develop and manufacture new critical components and subsystems required to build and sustain the planes, military vehicles, and core infrastructure America needs. By restoring the capability of our antiquated supply chains, we increase the country’s capacity to imagine and realize new systems, and make a physical world that looks very different from today.

Overview:

The Mechanical Design Engineering role is responsible for developing flight hardware for new and existing airframes. You will serve as the extreme owner of the product from concept through qualification, and eventually production handoff. Your day will consist of designing, analyzing, and building a wide range of fluid and structural systems. Most importantly you will own the relationship between customer level requirements and the build/test engineering teams.

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
- Set technical direction for qualification campaigns. Define qual strategy, not just execute it
- 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
- Act as the ultimate technical authority for the components you own. Work directly with customers, manufacturers, and external review boards as problems arise
- Prototype new components at our in-house R&D lab. You'll stay hands-on through prototype development
- Own vendor relationships through NPI, including audits, source inspections, and supplier qualification
- Work with test engineering to define and execute qualification plans
- Work closely with build engineers to ensure new designs are manufacturable at production facilities and DFM feedback is incorporated
- Represent Amca to customers in technical reviews, audits, and anomaly response

Basic Qualifications:

- Bachelor's or advanced degree in aerospace, mechanical, manufacturing, or materials engineering, or engineering physics
- 5+ years of mechanical or fluids design, analysis, and build experience
- Demonstrated ownership of at least one component or subsystem from concept through qualification or flight
- Track record of shipping hardware, not just designing it
- Strong understanding of engineering first principles, specifically thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and solid mechanics

Preferred Skills and Experience:

- 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
- Comfortable presenting to customers and external review boards
- Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills, enthusiasm for problem solving, and desire to optimize modern aerospace production and design processes

Additional Requirements:

- Travel to vendors and other Amca sites as needed
- Able to work flexible hours and occasional weekend support as needed

Annual Salary Range $150,000—$220,000 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).

The Advanced Manufacturing Company of America prohibits discrimination or harassment based on the following categories: race, color, religion, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, age (40 years and over), sexual orientation, veteran and/or military status, protected medical leaves (requesting or approved for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act or the California Family Rights Act), domestic violence victim status, political affiliation, and any other status protected by state or federal law.

## About Amca

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Amca (Advanced Manufacturing Company of America) integrates design, rapid prototyping, qualification, and AS9100D-certified production to deliver critical aerospace and defense components in weeks instead of years.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Seed stage; $76.5M total funding)
- **Headquarters**: El Segundo, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2024
- **Founders**: Jai Malik (CEO & Co-Founder), Eli Giovanetti (COO & Co-Founder); Varun Gupta serves as Chairman

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Aerospace and defense component manufacturing; avionics, hydraulics, electrical systems.
- **Target customers**: B2B / Enterprise – primes such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Airbus, and U.S. military sustainment programs. Platforms include F-35, F-16, F/A-18, 737MAX, 787, A320, M1 Abrams, and more.
- **Mission / purpose**: Build America’s new industrial base – faster, distributed, and multi-sourced – to increase competition and capacity for every class of critical component.

## Products & Services
- **Integrated Manufacturing System**: A unified workflow that combines rapid prototyping, software-enabled testing, qualification, and certified production across a network of AS9100D-certified factories.  
  *Type: Service / Manufacturing-as-a-Service*
- **Component Lines**: A growing portfolio of parts and subsystems across avionics, hydraulics, and electrical systems. Products are flying on platforms such as the F-35, 737, A320, and Patriot Missile.  
  *Type: Hardware (Manufactured components)*
- **Acquired Legacy Factories**: Amca has acquired several established manufacturers (e.g., Payne Magnetics, Electrocube, Cal-Draulics, Aerospace Control Products, Electro-Mech Components) to fold their capabilities into its integrated system.  
  *Type: Acquisition-led capacity expansion*

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding – $76.5M (Seed round, May 2025, led by Caffeinated Capital)
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: Caffeinated Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Lux Capital, Founders Fund
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount: 32 employees ( +309.1% YoY, +7.1% monthly growth)
  - Active job postings: 24 ( +71.4% monthly, +500% quarterly)
  - Acquired six legacy manufacturing companies since inception (2024–2025)
  - Supplies components for major defense platforms (F-35, F-16, F/A-18, M1 Abrams) and commercial aircraft (737, 787, A320)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Integrated single system** – Combines design, prototyping, qualification, and production under one roof, eliminating the years-long silos of traditional suppliers.
- **Speed to production** – Can move from requirement to manufactured components within weeks, compared to typical multi-year timelines.
- **AS9100D-certified factory network** – Provides certified production capacity that is flexible and scalable, with dedicated lines for specific components.
- **Multi-sourcing & domestic resilience** – Reduces single-source dependence and builds a distributed U.S. industrial base.

## Strategic Focus
- Continue acquiring and integrating legacy aerospace/defense suppliers to broaden component classes and production capacity.
- Expand engineering and manufacturing talent to support new platform wins and sustainment programs.
- Scale the “integrated manufacturing system” model to become the default partner for critical component production in the U.S. defense and commercial aerospace sectors.

## Why Work Here
- **High ownership & rapid promotion** – The company emphasizes “unreasonably high degree of ownership” and fast career advancement for top performers.
- **Small, mission-driven team** – Currently 32 employees, with a culture of honest communication and full ownership of domains.
- **Office environment** – Described as “one of the most beautiful offices anywhere in the country” (El Segundo, CA). Hybrid/remote policy not explicitly stated; headquarters are in El Segundo with additional offices in Dallas, TX.
- **Engineering culture** – Staff come from SpaceX, Anduril, Saronic, and other top aerospace/defense companies; 36% of employees in technical roles.
- **Impact** – Everything built goes on planes that millions of people fly on, and on military platforms that protect national security.

## Sources
1. [amca.com – Who We Are](https://www.amca.com/who-we-are)
2. [amca.com – Our Products](https://www.amca.com/our-products)
3. [amca.com – Careers](https://www.amca.com/careers)
4. [careers.amca.com – Amca Careers](https://careers.amca.com/)
5. [LinkedIn – Amca Company Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/company/amcainc)

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