Sensor Development Engineering Manager

Amca is building airplanes for the 21st century, starting by designing new hardware that flies on today’s planes. Aviation was once humanity’s boldest ambition, but the industry hasn’t successfully built a new plane in 40 years. We don’t think it has to be this way.

Overview:

You will be responsible for building the sensor development engineering team at Amca. You and your team will take sensors from concept to flight qualification. Your primary function will be to expand Amca's product catalog by designing new aerospace hardware and working closely with build and test engineering departments to bring products to life. As an engineering manager at an early start up, you will also be responsible for setting up Amca's design processes for the future.

Responsibilities:

• Build a world class engineering team that owns designs and prototyping of new sensors. Your team’s responsibilities will include:

• Work with customers to understand end-use applications and challenge requirements as needed.

• Take full ownership of sensor development for flight hardware, including electrical analysis, component selection, environmental conditioning, and calibration process.

• Own the prototype and bring-up of early revision hardware and rapidly iterate to finalize designs, including bench testing and basic functional and development tests.

• Work with test engineering to define and execute qualification plans including functional and environmental testing.

• Work closely with build engineers to ensure new designs are manufacturable at production facilities and DFM feedback is implemented.

• Manage drawing revisions, BOM structure, and part configuration in accordance with aerospace standards and internal design controls.

• Continue to iterate on Amca designs to ensure they are fully optimized for reliability and cost.

• Be a leader in developing Amca's design processes

• Assist in standard sensor development and simulation processes

• Assist in PLM development and configuration management for design documentation

• Mentor early career engineers

• Assist with recruiting to build the Avionics department within Amca

• Support Amca with company diligence

• Evaluate companies' product catalogs and help determine where largest opportunities lie in terms of Amca catalog expansion

• Assist in the evaluation of company design, manufacturing, and test capabilities

Qualifications:

• 4+ years of experience directly managing a team

• 5+ years of experience in sensor development or electrical hardware development in a professional environment

• Proficient in sensor design, applying first-principles thinking to power, filtering, logic, software/firmware, and/or production constraints.

• Proficient with hands-on debugging using standard electrical lab equipment.

• Exceptionally curious and fast learner; able to contribute across diverse part categories and manufacturing processes

• Demonstrated ability to use engineering first principles to challenge and simplify requirements

• Hands-on and practical—comfortable building, testing, and troubleshooting in real-world environments

• Independent and creative; thrives with ownership and minimal oversight

• Proficient in sensor analysis/simulation

• Basic understanding of electrical requirements across domains (power, filtering, logic, software/firmware, RF, etc.)

• Plus: familiarity with DO-160, MIL-STD, or other qualification and certification frameworks

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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