Mechanical Engineer, Business Operations

Special Projects Engineer, Business Operations

El Segundo

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

The Mission Integration Engineer is the front line of our strategic growth projects. You will be the first set of eyes on every new opportunity, evaluating whether Amca and its subsidiaries have the design capability, manufacturing capacity, and supply chain access to deliver. You must be able to read engineering drawings, understand manufacturing processes, and translate technical feasibility into sound business decisions around pricing and bid strategy.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the first-line technical reviewer for all incoming opportunities, evaluating engineering specifications to determine manufacturability and fit with Amca subsidiary capabilities.
• Assess design complexity, material requirements, tolerances, and process constraints to develop accurate cost estimates and competitive bid pricing.
• Make go/no-go recommendations on opportunities based on technical feasibility, capacity, risk, and strategic alignment.
• Collaborate with subsidiary engineering and manufacturing teams to validate production approaches, lead times, and tooling requirements before bid submission.
• Develop and refine internal pricing models and should-cost frameworks to improve competitiveness and margin accuracy over time.
• Act as the technical bridge between the business operations team and Amca's subsidiary engineering and production organizations.
• Partner with Analysts and Product Managers to ensure our commitments reflect accurate technical content and realistic delivery timelines.
• Participate in post-award technical reviews, engineering change evaluations, and quality resolution activities as needed.
• Build a working knowledge map of all Amca subsidiary capabilities including equipment, certifications, materials expertise, and capacity constraints.
• Identify gaps in current capabilities and recommend capital investments, supplier partnerships, or acquisition targets to close them.
• Advise executive leadership on high-value growth opportunities.
• Stay current on relevant industry standards (AS9100, NADCAP, MIL-SPEC), manufacturing technology trends, and DLA procurement policy changes.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, industrial engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 3+ years in a full-time technical hardware engineering role in aerospace, defense, or a similar technical industry.
• Demonstrated ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, and military/aerospace specifications.
• Strong understanding of common manufacturing processes including CNC machining, casting, forging, sheet metal fabrication, welding, and surface treatments.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• U.S. citizenship required (government contract work).

Preferred

• 6+ years of experience with increasing responsibility in technical or supply chain roles.
• Experience developing cost estimates, should-cost models, or bid pricing for manufactured components or assemblies.
• Prior experience working with government or aviation supply chain programs.
• Familiarity with federal procurement processes, data packages, and their associated workflows.
• Experience working across multiple manufacturing sites or subsidiaries in a multi-entity organization.

Annual Salary Range

$115,000 - $170,000 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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