Amca · 5 months ago
Electrical Design Engineer
El Segundo
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$110K/yr - $130K/yrThe Advanced Manufacturing Company of America (Amca) is focused on revolutionizing aerospace and defense engineering. They are seeking an Electrical Design Engineer who will be responsible for taking electrical products from concept to flight qualification, expanding Amca's product catalog by designing new aerospace hardware, and collaborating with build and test engineers.
AerospaceIndustrialManufacturingSupply Chain Management
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
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 company diligence
Evaluate companies product catalogs and help determine where largest opportunities lie in terms of Amca catalog expansion
Assist in the evaluation of company design, manufacturing, and test capabilities
Qualification
Required
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
Preferred
Familiarity with DO-160, MIL-STD, or other qualification and certification frameworks
Company
Amca
Amca acquires and develops critical aerospace and defense products in order to scale them to deliver what the industry needs next.
Founded in 2024
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$76.5MKey Investors
Caffeinated Capital
2025-04-08Seed· $76.5M
Leadership Team
Jai Malik
CEO and Co-Founder
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