Electrical Design Engineer
Electrical Design Engineer at Amca — El Segundo, CA, US
- Company: Amca
- Location: El Segundo, CA, US
- Salary: $105,000–$135,000 a year
- Posted: 2026-04-21
About this role
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.
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.
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.
Overview:
You will take electrical products from concept to flight qualification. Your primary function will be to expand Amca's product catalog by designing new aerospace hardware and working closely with build and test engineers to bring your products to life.
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 factory diligence and company development
Evaluate product catalogs and help determine where largest opportunities lie for catalog expansion
Assist in the evaluation of factory design, manufacturing, and test capabilities
Mentor early career electrical engineers
Assist with recruiting electrical engineers and building the electrical engineering team at Amca
Qualifications:
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.
Plus: familiarity with DO-160, MIL-STD, or other qualification and certification frameworks
Annual Salary Range
$105,000—$135,000 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 US 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).
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