Senior Build Engineer

About the role

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

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.

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 factory diligence and company development
• Evaluate product catalogs to help determine where the largest opportunities lie for catalog expansion
• Assist in the evaluation of factory designs and manufacturing engineering
• Work with cross functional engineering teams to expand manufacturing capabilities

Qualifications

• 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).

Annual Salary Range $140,000—$180,000 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).