Senior Build Engineer

Advanced Manufacturing Company; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Manufacturing Company in El Segundo is looking for an engineer who will own prototyping and first builds of new hardware designs. You will work closely with Design and Test Engineering teams to provide engineering knowledge and ensure manufacturability at production facilities.

The position requires strong CAD skills and hands-on experience with mechanical design. The salary range is $140,000 - $180,000 USD annually, and applicants must be U.S. persons as per ITAR regulations.

Qualifications

• Exceptionally curious and fast learner.
• Hands-on and practical – comfortable building, testing, and troubleshooting in real-world environments.
• Independent and creative; thrives with ownership and minimal oversight.

Responsibilities

• Own prototyping and first builds of new hardware designs.
• Work closely with Design Engineers to ensure that new designs are manufacturable at production facilities.
• Provide continuous feedback to Amca engineering teams to ensure that products and processes are fully optimized.

Skills

Engineering first principles

Mechanical design

Hands-on building and testing

Proficient in CAD

Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing

Tools

CAD software

PLM/PDM systems

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

You will take new product designs and bring them to life. You will concurrently design Amca products and manufacturing processes with the Design and Test Engineering teams. You’ll provide engineering knowledge to quickly execute new product designs and manufacture them at our production facilities to expand Amca’s product catalog.

Responsibilities

• Own prototyping and first builds of new hardware designs
• Work with Design Engineering teams to understand end‑use applications and challenge requirements as needed
• Take full ownership of manufacturing and build of new product designs
• Prototype new components with manufacturability, integration, and performance as core constraints
• Work with Test Engineering teams to assist in creating any test tooling needed
• Work closely with Design Engineers to ensure that new designs are manufacturable at production facilities, and that DFM feedback is implemented
• Manage tooling configurations (drawing revisions, BOM structure, and part configuration) in accordance with aerospace standards and internal design and documentation controls
• Provide continuous feedback to Amca engineering teams to ensure that products and processes are fully optimized for reliability and cost
• Support build and manufacturing processes in our internal shops
• Assist with equipment selection and equipment onboarding
• Own manufacturing processes as the subject matter expert
• Support Amca with subsidiary diligence and company development
• Evaluate product catalogs to help determine where the largest opportunities lie for catalog expansion
• Assist in the evaluation of subsidiary design and manufacturing engineering
• Work with cross functional engineering teams to expand manufacturing capabilities

Qualifications

• 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.
• Experience with mechanical design as well as manufacturing processes, applying first‑principles thinking to structural, thermal, material and production constraints.
• Proficient in CAD, PLM/PDM systems, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) and Materials & Processing (M&P).

Annual Salary Range

$140,000 - $180,000 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 U.S. 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).

The Advanced Manufacturing Company of America prohibits discrimination or harassment based on the following categories: race, color, religion, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, age (40 years and over), sexual orientation, veteran and/or military status, protected medical leaves (requesting or approved for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act or the California Family Rights Act), domestic violence victim status, political affiliation, and any other status protected by state or federal law.