Build Engineering Specialist

amca llc; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Amca is building America’s new industrial base. The Mechanical Build Engineering role owns the build procedures to develop qualification hardware and iterates initial builds for reliable production.

You will be the extreme owner for build process and work with design engineering to ensure manufacturability of new products. Responsibilities include developing new methods, overseeing assembly, driving DFM changes, and prototyping in our in-house R&D lab, with travel to vendors as needed and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or advanced degree in aerospace, mechanical, or related engineering field.
• 1+ years of engineering experience in manufacturing, design, test, or development.
• Strong understanding of thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and solid mechanics.

Responsibilities

• Develop build methodology from industry standards and conduct cutting edge R&D to improve on component manufacturing processes.
• Oversee assembly and manufacturing procedures for new and existing hardware.
• Act as the extreme owner of DFM changes to part drawings and authorize changes to eliminate repeat failures.
• Conduct development campaigns for new manufacturing methods and write specifications on manufacturing best practices.
• Trade purchasing off-the-shelf capabilities against in-house design/development.
• Act as the extreme owner for various manufacturing methods and be the source of information for design engineers on machines.
• Ideate and implement tooling to enable high-quality builds.
• Plan and execute capital equipment, machine, and layout upgrades.
• Collaborate with engineering and production teams to generate ideas and improvements for future vehicles.
• Guide design engineers from concepts to qualified, production-capable aerospace components.
• Prototype new components in in-house R&D lab and be closely involved in prototype development.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Aerospace engineering

GD&T concepts

Project management

Fluid & electrical systems

Pneumatic/Hydraulic assemblies

Python/MATLAB

Siemens NX CAD

DFM improvements

Education

Bachelor's degree in aerospace/mechanical engineering

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Amca is building America’s new industrial base. Since the 1990s, our ability to build new aviation and military systems and maintain the ones we already have has eroded. Today, the gap between what the nation needs to produce and what it is capable of producing is the largest it has been in generations.

To help close that gap, Amca rapidly develops and manufactures new critical components and subsystems required to build and sustain the planes, military vehicles, and core infrastructure America needs. Today, we operate seven factories nationwide, including our advanced prototyping and testing headquarters in El Segundo, and deliver avionics, hydraulic, and electrical components for platforms such as the F-35, F-16, F/A-18, 737MAX, 787, A320neo, A321, Mk-48, and M1 Abrams.

Overview:

The Mechanical Build Engineering role is responsible for owning the build procedures used to develop qualification hardware, and iterate on the initial builds to ensure highly reliable production level builds at our factories once product maturity has been achieved. You will serve as the extreme owner for build process of the parts we design. Your days will consist of hands on R&D for new build methodologies and specifications, while also working closely with the design engineering team to ensure design for manufacturability of our new products.

Responsibilities:

• Develop build methodology from industry standards and conduct cutting edge R&D to improve on our component manufacturing processes and unlock new methods
• Oversee the assembly and manufacturing procedures for both new and existing hardware
• Act as the extreme owner of DFM changes to part drawings. You will be empowered to make changes to the drawings as required to eliminate repeat failures
• Conduct development campaigns for new manufacturing methods and write specifications on manufacturing best practices based on real world data for the design engineers to abide by
• Trade purchasing commercial build/manufacturing capabilities off the shelf against designing and developing the capabilities in house
• Act as the extreme owner for various manufacturing methods, you will be the ultimate source of information for design engineers on how machines work and how to best optimize parts for various methods
• Ideate and implement tooling, 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

Basic 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

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills, enthusiasm for problem solving, and desire to optimize modern aerospace production and design processes
• 2+ years of professional experience in the field of aerospace/mechanical engineering
• 2+ years of experience with GD&T concepts
• Strong project management skills and effective communication of technical concepts across multi-disciplinary teams
• Experience with the building and testing of fluid and/or electrical systems
• Experience with the build and test of pneumatic, hydraulic, and structural assemblies
• Experience with scientific computer science languages (Python, MATLAB, or similar)
• Experience with Siemens NX or other similar CAD package
• Experience with DFM improvement projects

Additional Requirements:

• Travel to vendors and other Amca sites as needed
• Able to work flexible hours and occasional weekend support as needed

Annual Salary Range: $80,000 — $135,000 USD

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a US person as: any individual who is granted U.S. citizenship; or. any individual who is granted U.S. permanent residence ("Green Card" holder); or. any individual who is granted status as a "protected person" under 8 U.S.C 1324b(a)(3).

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