Job Description
Join a Proven Builder of Precision
Since 1967, our team in Camarillo, CA has manufactured precision parts for a major automotive brand. We operate three buildings, run about 35 CNC machines, and employ roughly 60 people who take pride in turning designs into production-ready reality.
Your Impact
- Translate R&D concepts into stable, scalable manufacturing processes—owning NPI and engineering changes end-to-end.
- Lead a compact engineering group and interns through mentorship, technical direction, and performance development—reporting directly to the Owner.
- Drive 5–15 concurrent projects with crisp plans, risk management, and on-time delivery.
- Design mechanical components/assemblies in SolidWorks and maintain impeccable documentation and revision control.
- Apply DFM to reduce cost and cycle time while boosting quality and throughput.
- Partner with Production, Quality, Inspection, and Manufacturing on launches and sustaining activities.
- Engineer tooling, fixtures, and CMM inspection fixtures for reliable builds and measurements.
- Audit drawings for GD&T accuracy to ensure manufacturability and inspection clarity.
- Host weekly engineering touchpoints with customers; convert feedback into clear engineering deliverables.
- Coordinate with suppliers to resolve issues, accelerate iterations, and ensure supply readiness.
- Support product validation in concert with Quality; uphold ISO-aligned documentation practices.
- Champion continuous improvement across engineering workflows and on the shop floor.
- Troubleshoot, implement ECOs, and guide inspection/manufacturing during launches.
Work Schedule
- 40–50 hours per week, typically starting around 7 AM
- Enjoy every other Friday off
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
- 5+ years of SolidWorks experience with advanced proficiency.
- Robust background in mechanical design and new product development.
- Experience steering projects from concept through production launch.
- Demonstrated people leadership: mentoring and/or supervising engineers.
- Strong DFM expertise applied to machined components and assemblies.
- GD&T proficiency; confident producing and maintaining controlled drawings.
- Hands-on with precision metrology tools (calipers, micrometers, gauges).
- Exceptional communication, organization, and project execution abilities.
- Comfort thriving amid shifting priorities in a high-velocity manufacturing setting.
Preferred Experience
- Automotive or aerospace manufacturing environments.
- ISO quality systems, documentation, and audit readiness.
- ERP exposure—Epicor experience is a plus.
- Authoring manufacturing methods, routers, and setup work instructions.
- Design of tooling and CMM fixtures.
- Product validation and production support practices.
Leadership Attributes
- Practical, collaborative, and on-the-floor when it matters.
- Analytical, curious, and decisive under pressure.
- Committed to developing early-career engineers.
- Clear communicator across functions and with customers.
- Customer-first mindset and continuous improvement orientation.
- Able to balance technical depth with project and people leadership.
Core Competencies
- Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
- Mechanical Design & Engineering
- Engineering Degree
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Camarillo, CA |
| Industry | Manufacturing - Other |
| Company Size | 1 to 9 employees |
About Company
At AMC we are a small operation that specializes in helping manufacturing organizations connect with top end manufacturing talent! We are not a temp agency. All the work we do is direct hire, which means our candidates are hired directly by the clients they interview with.
If you are looking to take a new step in your career, please reach out to us so that we can see which clients might benefit most from your unique talents and skills.
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