AMCA
Operations Engineer
$100K–$160K
El Segundo +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 19, 2026
- Location
- El Segundo
El Segundo, California, United States - Experience
- 2+ years; operations, industrial, process, or manufacturing engineering.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in industrial, mechanical, manufacturing, chemical, or a related engineering field, or equivalent experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be U.S. persons under ITAR: U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, or protected persons under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).
About the job
Keeps AMCA factories running and scaling by resolving production issues, improving manufacturing and ERP systems, managing EH&S, and overseeing suppliers.
What you'll do
- Troubleshoot production problems using structured root-cause methods and implement lasting fixes.
- Improve workflows, ERP processes, and analysis tools to support higher production volume.
- Manage hazardous-material handling, EH&S compliance and training, and supplier qualification and performance.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in industrial, mechanical, manufacturing, chemical, or related engineering, or equivalent experience.
- 2+ years as an operations, industrial, process, or manufacturing engineer.
- Track record of solving production problems on the floor using structured root-cause analysis.
- Working knowledge of OSHA general industry standards and hazardous material handling.
Nice to have
- Aerospace or defense manufacturing experience, including AS9100 or ITAR environments.
- Developmental manufacturing experience; project management, cross-functional communication, or EH&S experience.
Pay
$100,000 — $160,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
ERP, Excel, SQL, Python, Power BI, 5 Whys, fishbone, FMEA
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