Test Engineer

The Advanced Manufacturing Company of America (“Amca”) is a legacy business, built for the future. We’re putting engineers back in charge of aerospace and defense and rapidly delivering what the industry needs next.

Overview:

You will own the design, build, and operation of an in-house testing facility that will rapidly and reliably qualify new aerospace components and subsystems for flight.

Responsibilities:

• Develop tests for the development, qualification, and production testing of new designs

  • Support Amca design engineering with custom test solutions for qualification of new hardware

  • Take raw inputs like part function and form factor and develop test stand from scratch that verifies part will function during all expected operating conditions with margin

  • Support Amca subsidiaries with their specific testing needs, including design and implementation of more automated functional checks that are integrated into the manufacturing process

• Design, activate, and support operations at Amca’s in-house test facility capable of qualifying flight hardware in record time

  • Use a deep understanding of FAA, EASA, and military certification requirements, as well as industry standards like DO-160, to select assets and capabilities that greatly reduce the lead time to complete certification testing

  • Work with design engineers to understand system requirements and component functions within the broader system, and tailor the test facility to meet these evolving needs, including developing and executing component and system level qualification tests

  • Serve as technical lead for equipment selection, purchasing, and activation

  • Lead the design and build of custom test setups, created in close coordination with design engineers

  • Ensure all test assets and operations are well documented, ensuring that the operation is capable of receiving and maintaining relevant industry certifications (e.g. AS9100)

  • Serve as a critical part of the prototyping iteration loop, helping to understand root causes of test failures and working with design engineers to iteratively improve designs

  • Collaborate with Amca leadership to continually add testing capabilities needed for upcoming product development plans

  • Retain an informed view of the state of the art technology available on the market for testing and data collection, and seek to constantly upgrade and expand our in-house test facility to ensure the lowest possible test lead time and highest possible product reliability

Qualifications:

• A track record of using first principles to question and understand requirements

• Experience designing and building mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and/or electrical test systems to qualify parts to aerospace standards, demonstrated through a track record successful product qualification

• Experience with data acquisition (DAQ) and control systems, wiring, and instrumentation

• Experience developing custom scripts for automated data review

• Experience driving technical strategy and engineering process improvements

• Experience writing automation software to interact with units under test, test equipment, and instrumentation

• Hands-on experience with state of the art test equipment

• Experience working with design engineers to understand design requirements and develop custom test setups capable of testing to these requirements
  

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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