Electrical Design Engineer

Amca; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A pioneering aerospace company in Los Angeles is looking for an Electrical Hardware Designer to take products from concept to flight qualification. The role involves ownership of electrical design, collaboration with build and test engineers, and mentoring early career engineers. Ideal candidates should have experience in electrical design, hands-on debugging skills, and a passion for innovation. This position requires U.S. citizenship due to ITAR regulations, ensuring a vibrant work environment focused on cutting-edge aerospace technology.

Qualifications

• Experience with electrical design and first-principles thinking.
• Ability to create electrical schematics and perform simulations.
• Comfortable with hands-on debugging in real-world environments.
• Demonstrated ability to challenge and simplify engineering requirements.

Responsibilities

• Own design and prototyping of new electrical hardware.
• Work with customers to understand requirements.
• Define and execute qualification plans for hardware.
• Mentor early career engineers and assist in recruitment.

Skills

Electrical design

Schematic design and analysis

Hands-on debugging skills

First-principles thinking

Comfortable building and testing hardware

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

Logic analyzers

Job description

Amca is building airplanes for the 21st century, starting by designing new hardware that flies on today’s planes. Aviation was once humanity’s boldest ambition, but the industry hasn’t successfully built a new plane in 40 years. We don’t think it has to be this way.

Overview

You will take electrical products from concept to flight qualification. Your primary function will be to expand Amca's product catalog by designing new aerospace hardware and working closely with build and test engineers to bring your products to life.

Responsibilities

• Own design and prototyping of new electrical hardware
  • Work with customers to understand end-use applications and challenge requirements as needed
  • Take full ownership of electrical design for flight hardware, including electrical schematic creation, electrical analysis, component selection, de-rating, and PCBA layout
  • Own the prototype and bring-up of early revision hardware and rapidly iterate to finalize designs, including bench testing and basic functional and development tests.
  • Work with test engineering to define and execute qualification plans including functional and environmental testing
  • Work with build engineers to ensure new designs are manufacturable at supply chain or production facilities and DFM feedback is implemented
  • Manage drawing revisions, BOM structure, and part configuration in accordance with aerospace standards and internal design controls
  • Continue to iterate on Amca designs to ensure they are fully optimized for reliability and cost
• Support Amca with subsidiary diligence and company development
  • Evaluate product catalogs and help determine where largest opportunities lie for catalog expansion
  • Assist in the evaluation of subsidiary design, manufacturing, and test capabilities
  • Mentor early career mechanical engineers
  • Assist with recruiting mechanical engineers and building the mechanical engineering team at Amca

Qualifications

• Experience with electrical design, applying first-principles thinking to power, filtering, logic, software/firmware, and production constraints.
• Experience in electrical schematic layout, component selection, and simulation to meet customer requirements.
• Comfortable with hands-on debugging using oscilloscopes, multimeters, and logic analyzers.
• Exceptionally curious and fast learner; able to contribute across diverse part categories and manufacturing processes.
• Demonstrated ability to use engineering first principles to challenge and simplify requirements.
• Hands-on and practical—comfortable building, testing, and troubleshooting in real-world environments.
• Independent and creative; thrives with ownership and minimal oversight.
• Plus: familiarity with DO-160, MIL-STD, or other qualification and certification frameworks

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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