Lead Electrical Engineer

amca

El Segundo, CA · El Segundo · United States

Posted Aug 11, 2026

Other
Engineering

Job description

Amca is building America’s new industrial base. Since the 1990s, our ability to build new aviation and military systems and maintain the ones we already have has eroded. Today, the gap between what the nation needs to produce and what it is capable of producing is the largest it has been in generations.

To help close that gap, Amca rapidly develops and manufactures new critical components and subsystems required to build and sustain the planes, military vehicles, and core infrastructure America needs. Today, we operate seven factories nationwide, including our advanced prototyping and testing headquarters in El Segundo, and deliver avionics, hydraulic, and electrical components for platforms such as the F-35, F-16, F/A-18, 737MAX, 787, A320neo, A321, Mk-48, and M1 Abrams.

Overview:

You will lead Amca's electrical engineering function across design, build, and test. Your team delivers flight-critical electrical hardware from concept through qualification and into production — spanning avionics, power electronics, fluid control systems, and adjacent electrical categories. You will set the technical standard for how Amca designs, builds, and proves its electrical products, while growing and developing the engineers responsible for executing that work day to day. This is a player-coach role: you will be in the details of hard problems while building the team and processes to scale.

Responsibilities:

Manage the electrical engineering team across design, build, and test
Hire, develop, and retain electrical design and test engineers
Set technical standards, design review processes, and engineering best practices across the discipline
Mentor engineers at all levels and build a culture of ownership, rigor, and speed
Partner with mechanical, software, and build engineering to deliver integrated hardware systems
Contribute to the electrical product roadmap in partnership with program management and senior leadership
Work with business development and program management to understand customer requirements and translate them into executable engineering plans
Support expansion of Amca's electrical product catalog across avionics, power electronics, fluid control, and adjacent categories
Challenge requirements from first principles and ensure designs are optimized for reliability, lead time, and cost from day one
Maintain hands-on technical leadership
Provide direct design oversight and review for flight-critical electrical hardware, including schematics, component selection, de-rating analyses, and PCBA layout
Lead or support qualification programs including functional, environmental, and acceptance testing per DO-160, MIL-STD, and applicable standards
Drive rapid hardware iteration from prototype through production release
Ensure all products meet aerospace configuration management, documentation, and design control requirements
Support company growth initiatives
Represent electrical engineering in customer-facing engagements and program reviews

Qualifications:

Substantial experience in electrical engineering for aerospace or defense hardware, with a strong track record of taking products from concept through flight qualification and into production
Demonstrated success leading engineering teams; able to develop and retain strong technical talent
Deep technical fluency across power electronics, analog/digital circuit design, PCBA layout, component selection, and qualification testing
Comfortable with hands-on debugging and bench work — this is a hands-on leadership role
First-principles thinker who can challenge requirements, cut unnecessary complexity, and make pragmatic tradeoffs under schedule pressure
Familiarity with DO-160, MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461, and other aerospace qualification and certification frameworks
Independent, direct, and action-oriented; thrives in a fast-paced environment with minimal bureaucracy

Annual Salary Range

$160,000—$260,000 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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