Aerospace Mechanical Test Engineer

Industrious Ventures; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Advanced Manufacturing Company of America is seeking a Mechanical Test Engineer to own qualification testing and the development of test tooling for aerospace components. You will lead in-house R&D testing, prototype verification, and production-readiness activities.

You will design and implement test stands, collaborate with design and production teams, and drive capital equipment upgrades to support next-generation vehicles. ITAR-compliant work requires U.S. person status.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in aerospace engineering, manufacturing engineering, materials engineering, mechanical engineering or engineering physics.
• 1+ years of engineering experience in manufacturing, design, test, or development (internship and project team experience is applicable).
• Strong understanding of thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and solid mechanics.

Responsibilities

• Develop test methodology in accordance with industry standards to ensure all hardware is qualified to fly.
• Develop, qualify, and refine test processes to bring products from prototype to high-volume production.
• Trade purchasing commercial test capabilities off the shelf against designing and developing the capabilities in house.
• Act as the extreme owner of the test stands, whether that is designing new test stands or developing procedures and criteria for existing infrastructure.
• Ideate and implement tooling and custom test solutions, enabling high-quality build of Amca hardware.
• Identify, plan, and execute capital equipment, machine, and layout upgrades to meet changing needs.
• Partner with engineering and production teams to generate ideas, designs, and improvements for current and next-generation vehicles.
• Assist design engineers in guiding new designs from concepts to qualified, production-capable aerospace components.
• Prototype new components at our in-house R&D lab. You will be expected to be intimately involved with any prototype development.
• Set the standard for rigorous component design and qualification testing. As a member of an early-stage startup, you will be integral in defining company design and testing policies.

Skills

Aerospace Eng

Manufacturing Eng

Engineering Physics

Education

Bachelor's or advanced degree in aerospace engineering, manufacturing engineering, materials engineering, mechanical engineering or engineering physics

Tools

Siemens NX

Python

MATLAB

Job description

The Advanced Manufacturing Company of America is seeking a Mechanical Test Engineer to own qualification testing and the development of test tooling for aerospace components. You will lead in-house R&D testing, prototype verification, and production-readiness activities.

You will design and implement test stands, collaborate with design and production teams, and drive capital equipment upgrades to support next-generation vehicles. ITAR-compliant work requires U.S. person status.