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Senior Manufacturing Engineer

amca · El Segundo · El Segundo, California, United States
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<div class="content-intro"><p>There was a time when all of America believed that the future of the physical world could be radically different. The engineers of the mid-1900s put a man on the moon in eight years, designed and built planes and submarines from scratch in under three, and conceived of building things we wouldn’t even be able to dream up today.</p> <p>Today, the last of the engineers who imagined and built these systems are retiring. As they go, we lose not only the engineering knowledge gained from their decades of imagination and trial-and-error, but also the spirit that made that imagination possible.</p> <p>Amca is working day-in and day-out to restore America’s ability to engineer anything that our critical systems depend on, and reinvigorate the cycle of creation that allows imagination to shape physical reality. We rapidly develop and manufacture new critical components and subsystems required to build and sustain the planes, military vehicles, and core infrastructure America needs. By restoring the capability of our antiquated supply chains, we increase the country’s capacity to imagine and realize new systems, and make a physical world that looks very different from today.</p></div><p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal"><strong>Overview</strong></p> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal">The Senior Manufacturing Engineer is the technical backbone of our growth and bid process. You will own bill of materials (BOM) costing, run comparative analysis across designs and suppliers, and serve as the technical point of contact for post-award execution. You will read engineering drawings, interpret requirements, build out BOMs, and produce CAD as needed to support feasibility and cost work. You do not need to be a design engineer. What matters is that you can take a set of drawings and requirements, understand what it takes to build the hardware, and translate that into accurate cost and a sound technical recommendation.</p> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal"><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p> <ul class="[li_&]:mb-0 [li_&]:mt-1 [li_&]:gap-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3"> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Own BOM development and costing for incoming opportunities. <ul class="[li_&]:mb-0 [li_&]:mt-1 [li_&]:gap-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3"> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Break down drawings and requirements into a complete, accurate BOM.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Build and refine should-cost models and pricing inputs to support competitive, margin-accurate bids.</li> </ul> </li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Run comparative analysis across design approaches, materials, processes, and suppliers to identify the lowest-risk, lowest-cost path to build.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Serve as the technical point of contact for post-award execution, supporting engineering change evaluations, production planning, and quality resolution.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Read and interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, and military and aerospace specifications to assess manufacturability and fit with Amca factory capabilities.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Produce CAD as needed to support costing, feasibility, and technical analysis.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Make go/no-go recommendations based on technical feasibility, capacity, risk, and strategic fit.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Collaborate with factory engineering and manufacturing teams to validate production approaches, lead times, and tooling requirements before bid submission.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Act as the technical bridge between business operations and Amca's factory engineering and production teams.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Build and maintain a working knowledge map of Amca factory capabilities, including equipment, certifications, materials expertise, and capacity constraints.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Identify capability gaps and recommend capital investments or supplier partnerships to close them.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Stay current on relevant industry standards (AS9100, NADCAP, MIL-SPEC), manufacturing technology, and DLA procurement policy.</li> </ul> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal"><strong>Basic Qualifications</strong></p> <ul class="[li_&]:mb-0 [li_&]:mt-1 [li_&]:gap-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3"> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, industrial engineering, supply chain engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related technical discipline.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">3+ years in a full-time technical engineering role

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