# 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: 2026-07-01
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/amca/jobs/4238979009
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/amca-senior-mechanical-engineer/

## About the role

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.

## What they're looking for

- 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
- Travel to vendors and other Amca sites as needed

Tags: Engineering