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Lead Electrical Engineer

Amca - El Segundo, CA, United States - In-office - posted 2026-08-11

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Amca is building America's new industrial base by rapidly developing and manufacturing critical components and subsystems for aviation and military platforms. The company operates seven factories nationwide and delivers avionics, hydraulic, and electrical components for platforms including the F-35, F-16, F/A-18, 737MAX, 787, A320neo, A321, Mk-48, and M1 Abrams. As Electrical Engineering Manager, 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. This is a player-coach role where you will be hands-on with hard technical problems while building and scaling the team and processes. Key responsibilities include managing the electrical engineering team across design, build, and test; hiring, developing, and retaining electrical design and test engineers; setting technical standards and design review processes; mentoring engineers at all levels; partnering with mechanical, software, and build engineering teams; contributing to the electrical product roadmap; translating customer requirements into executable engineering plans; and supporting expansion of the electrical product catalog. You will maintain hands-on technical leadership, providing direct design oversight and review for flight-critical electrical hardware including schematics, component selection, de-rating analyses, and PCBA layout. You will lead or support qualification programs including functional, environmental, and acceptance testing per DO-160, MIL-STD, and applicable standards. You will drive rapid hardware iteration from prototype through production release, ensure all products meet aerospace configuration management and design control requirements, represent electrical engineering in customer-facing engagements, and support company growth initiatives. Required qualifications include 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.

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