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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.\nToday, 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.\nAmca 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.\nOverview: \nYou will be a senior technical contributor on Amca's design team, owning the overall design process and standards set by Amca. This role is vital to the business as it will help build out the standard design process that Amca applies to every new product it brings to market. You will report directly to the head of engineering, and we are looking for someone with either an electrical background or mechanical background to help develop the design processes in either mechanical or electrical systems. The role will include developing the process and systems for how we review requirements, holding design reviews, ensuring we are meeting requirements, creating design standards, minimizing design risk, and providing design feedback to a large percentage of hardware designs at the company. The senior/principal design reliability role requires experience developing hardware in a fast-paced environment, and the expectation is that this individual is able to work cross-functionally within Amca and its factories to push all of Amca to the forefront of hardware development. \nResponsibilities: \nCreate a standard process for digesting and tracking all customer requirements.\nLead conversations with customers in relation to requirements and challenge requirements where appropriate.\nWork closely and help lead design engineers with their product development by providing feedback that both mitigates risk and allows them to move as quickly as possible.\nAttend and review all design reviews. Provide feedback throughout the design review process. Track design review actions and ensure they are closed out.\nOwn CAD release process. Set approval structure, enforce approvers, and maintain system. This may require some level of high level software ownership of applications like Teamcenter/NX/Altium. You will have access to a software team if specific tasks pop up. \nCreate Amca design guideSet standards for what types of components Amca should use in its design \nSet analysis standards \nCreate specific hardware design guides from lessons learned from design engineers. \nElectromechanical \nHydraulics \nAvionics\n\nSet standards for hardware qualification. Leverage military standards and previous experiences to challenge requirements and ensure we are getting the most value out of our testing. Ensure we are testing in the most flight like manner possible.\nWhen failures occur in qualification, assist with root cause identification and corrective action (primarily in relation to design misses). \nAssist with defining our configuration management process. \nThis will be a more hands-on role than a standard design reliability role. You will be expected to help out your fellow design engineers and potentially even support some design projects when necessary. \nServe as an overall technical mentor for the entire Amca engineering team.\nAssist with identifying design gaps within Amca’s factories to help identify high risk areas.\nCollaborate closely with mechanical, electrical, software, and build engineering to ensure all parties are adhering to the same design standards. \nQualifications: \nSubstantial experience in mechanical or electrical engineering for aerospace or defense hardware, with a strong track record taking products from concept through flight qualification and into production \nDeep technical expertise in at least one mechanical or electrical discipline - [mechanical] such as fluid systems (pneumatic or hydraulic), mechanisms, structural design, cockpit avionics packaging, or power electronics enclosures - [electrical] such as flight controls, power electronics, sensors, PCB/PCBA design, or RF - with working fluency across adjacent areas \nHands-on and lab-comfortable \nStrong command of engineering first principles across mechanics or electronics; proven ability to simplify requirements and cut complexity \nFamiliarity and experience with common analysis tools such as hand calcs, FEA, and other simulations. \nFamiliarity with MIL-STD-810, DO-160, and other aerospace qualification frameworks \nIndependent, direct, and action-oriented; takes full ownership and thrives with minimal oversight \nNascent leadership instincts - comfortable informally guiding peers and ready to grow into broader responsibility over time \nAnnual Salary Range\n$150,000—$225,000 USD\nThis 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. 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