Aerospace Mechanical Test Engineer - Qualification & Testing

Amca; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel to vendors

Flexible hours

Weekend support

Job summary

Amca in Los Angeles is seeking a Mechanical Test Engineer to own qualification testing for new designs, from prototype through to high-volume production. You will develop tooling, bring state-of-the-art production assets online, and work with design engineers on root-cause analysis for qualification campaigns.

You will prototype components in our in-house R&D lab, set rigorous testing standards, and help define company testing policies as part of an early-stage startup.

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 engineering first principles, specifically with regards to 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

Thermodynamics

Fluid dynamics

Solid mechanics

GD&T concepts

Python

MATLAB

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or advanced degree in aerospace engineering or related field

Tools

Siemens NX

Pressure transducers

Thermocouples

RTDs

Relays

Solenoid valves

Lab instrumentation

Job description

Amca in Los Angeles is seeking a Mechanical Test Engineer to own qualification testing for new designs, from prototype through to high-volume production. You will develop tooling, bring state-of-the-art production assets online, and work with design engineers on root-cause analysis for qualification campaigns.

You will prototype components in our in-house R&D lab, set rigorous testing standards, and help define company testing policies as part of an early-stage startup.