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Amca · 3 days ago

Senior Prototype and Qual Test Engineer

Los Angeles, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

Amca is building airplanes for the 21st century, focusing on designing new hardware that enhances current planes. The Senior Prototype and Qualification Lab Engineer will lead the functional and environmental testing of new products, define test strategies, and collaborate with design and manufacturing teams to influence product decisions.

AerospaceIndustrialManufacturingSupply Chain Management

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Own functional, environmental, and qualification testing for new product programs from early prototype through qualification

Define and execute test strategies, plans, and procedures aligned with end-use requirements, certification needs, and program risk

Build, commission, and operate the Prototype and Qualification Lab, including selection and ownership of environmental test equipment

Design and develop in-house test fixtures and setups to support functional and environmental testing across avionics, electromechanical, and power electronics products

Work closely with design and manufacturing engineers to provide early feedback and influence product design for testability and qualification success

Provide technical guidance and mentorship as the test function scales

Qualification

Test engineeringFunctional testingEnvironmental testingAerospace standardsCAD proficiencyRoot cause analysisClear communicationCollaboration skills

Required

Strong foundation in test engineering with hands-on experience in functional and environmental testing for aerospace or defense hardware

Ability to apply first-principles engineering to understand, challenge, and simplify test and qualification requirements

Hands-on engineer comfortable building test setups, troubleshooting hardware, and working directly with physical systems in a lab environment

Experience collaborating with design and manufacturing engineers, with an understanding of how design and process decisions affect test and qualification outcomes

Experience supporting Functional Testing (ATP) and Qualification Testing efforts, including environmental, shock and vibration, and EMC testing, for avionics, electronics, electromechanical, or power electronics systems

Working familiarity with CAD, PDM, GD&T, and Materials & Processing fundamentals relevant to test and qualification

Comfortable operating with high ownership within a collaborative, cross-functional team

Working knowledge of relevant aerospace and defense test standards, including: DO-160, MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-202, MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-464, MIL-STD-704