# Senior Mechanical Engineer 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: 2026-05-20
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/amca/jobs/4253452009
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/amca-senior-mechanical-engineer-2/

## About the role

You will be a senior technical contributor on Amca's mechanical engineering team, owning the design, build, or test of flight hardware within a defined mechanical discipline — such as fluid systems, mechanisms, structural assemblies, cockpit avionics hardware, or power electronics packaging. You will work closely with the Mechanical Engineering Manager and cross-functional teams to take hardware from concept through qualification and into production.

## 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
- Hands-on and lab-comfortable, expected to be in the protoshop and on the bench, not just at a CAD station
- Strong command of engineering first principles across thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and solid mechanics, proven ability to simplify requirements and cut complexity
- Experience with Siemens NX or equivalent CAD package, familiarity with FEA tools and test instrumentation
- Familiarity with MIL-STD-810, DO-160, and other aerospace qualification frameworks
- Independent, direct, and action-oriented, takes full ownership and thrives with minimal oversight

Tags: Engineering