# Mechanical Engineering Manager at Amca

- Company: Amca
- What the company does: America’s new industrial base. Backed by Lightspeed, a16z and Lux.
- Company website: https://www.amca.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: El Segundo, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-05-19
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/amca/jobs/4250564009
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/amca-mechanical-engineering-manager/

## About the role

You will lead Amca's mechanical engineering function across design, build, and test. Your team takes flight hardware from concept through qualification and into production — spanning flow control devices, mechanisms, pneumatic and hydraulic assemblies, structural systems, cockpit avionics, and power electronics enclosures and mechanical subsystems.

## What they're looking for

- 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
- Demonstrated success leading engineering teams, able to develop and retain strong technical talent
- Deep fluency across fluid systems (pneumatic, hydraulic), structural design, mechanisms, GD&T, and manufacturing processes
- Experience with the mechanical design of avionics or power electronics hardware, including thermal management, EMI/EMC packaging considerations, and ruggedized enclosure design
- Hands-on and lab-comfortable, expected to be in the protoshop and on the bench, not just in design reviews
- Strong command of engineering first principles across thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and solid mechanics, proven ability to simplify requirements and cut complexity

Tags: Engineering