Lead Mechanical Engineer

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical lead for a defined mechanical discipline, owning design decisions and outcomes end-to-end
• Build out your own team of mechanical engineers, having extreme ownership over team progression
• Execute and oversee detailed design work including drawings, GD&T, FEA, component specifications, and risk assessments
• Drive hardware from bench prototype through qualification and production handoff, leveraging Amca's in-house R&D lab and protoshop
• Lead or support qualification campaigns including functional, environmental, pneumatic, hydraulic, and structural testing per MIL-STD and applicable aerospace standards
• Spearhead root cause investigations in development, production, and service; own corrective actions through resolution
• Ensure designs are optimized from day one for reliability, manufacturability, and cost
• Provide technical mentorship and informal guidance to less experienced engineers on the team
• Collaborate closely with mechanical, electrical, software, and build engineering to deliver integrated hardware systems
• Participate in design reviews and contribute to raising the technical bar across the mechanical engineering function
• Support customer-facing engagements and program reviews as a subject matter expert in your discipline

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in mechanical engineering for aerospace or defense hardware, with a strong track record taking products from concept through flight qualification and into production
• Deep technical expertise in at least one mechanical discipline — such as fluid systems (pneumatic or hydraulic), mechanisms, structural design, cockpit avionics packaging, or power electronics enclosures — with working fluency across adjacent areas
• Hands-on and lab-comfortable; expected to be in the protoshop and on the bench, not just at a CAD station
• Strong command of engineering first principles across thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and solid mechanics; proven ability to simplify requirements and cut complexity
• Familiarity with Siemens NX or equivalent CAD package; familiarity with FEA tools and s instrumentation
• Familiarity with MIL-STD-810, DO-160, and other aerospace qualification frameworks
• Independent, direct, and action-oriented; takes full ownership and thrives with minimal oversight
• Nascent leadership instincts — comfortable informally guiding peers and ready to grow into broader responsibility over time