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AMCA

Aerospace/defense product development and prototyping

IT Support Engineer

Full-Time
$70k - $110k/yr+ Equity
Mid
El Segundo, CA, USA
In PersonOn-site five days a week in El Segundo; travel up to 20% to factories across the US.
IT OperationsIT Service Desk & End User Support
No H1B Sponsorship
US Citizenship Required

About the job

Requirements
  • At least 3 years of experience in IT support, helpdesk, or systems administration.
  • Hands-on administration of Windows endpoints and Microsoft 365 in a production environment.
  • Working experience with Entra ID (Azure AD) and Intune, including device enrollment and policy.
  • Experience working tickets in a formal ticketing system.
  • Comfort operating in an ambiguous environment where processes and procedures are still being developed.
  • Ability to communicate with non-technical colleagues, including people on the shop floor and in the lab.
  • Availability to work on-site five days a week in El Segundo, California.
  • Willingness to travel up to 20% of the time to support integration and special projects at factories across the United States.
  • Must be a U.S. person under ITAR; eligible categories include U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents, or protected persons.
Responsibilities
  • Own day-to-day IT support at headquarters, including intake, triage, resolution, and escalation across hardware, software, accounts, connectivity, and conference rooms.
  • Run the employee lifecycle, including onboarding and offboarding, account provisioning and deprovisioning, group and license assignment, and equipment issue and recovery.
  • Deploy and manage endpoints, including imaging, enrollment, configuration, patching, refresh, and maintenance of accurate hardware and software asset records.
  • Support administration of Microsoft 365 and endpoint tooling in a GCC High tenant, including Entra ID, Intune, Defender, conditional access policies, and licensing.
  • Support core infrastructure, including network connectivity, wireless, VPN, printing, backup verification, and physical IT in the office and lab space.
  • Provide surge support for IT integrations and special projects at factories across the United States.
  • Maintain security hygiene on the endpoint fleet.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in a Microsoft 365 GCC High tenant or other government cloud environments, including GCC, Azure Government, or AWS GovCloud.
  • Experience supporting an environment subject to CMMC, NIST SP 800-171, or CUI handling requirements.
  • Manufacturing, industrial, or lab IT experience, including shop-floor and test equipment.
  • Networking fundamentals, such as switching, VLANs, firewalls, and VPNs.
  • Certifications such as CompTIA A+, Network+, Security+, Microsoft MD-102, or AZ-104.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.

About the company

AMCA operates in the aerospace and defense sector by acquiring and developing key products to meet industry needs. It builds unified engineering and manufacturing processes to speed up capabilities and increase production volumes, while prioritizing quality and safety with a strong customer focus. The company’s model centers on scaling acquired products and creating new ones to respond to evolving market demands, enabling rapid prototyping and fast delivery to clients in the aerospace supply chain. Its goal is to expand and improve product offerings to meet the changing needs of the aerospace and defense markets, delivering reliable solutions with attention to safety and performance.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$376.5M

Headquarters

El Segundo, California

Founded

2024

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What believers are saying

  • May 20, 2026: Amca raised $300 million Series B at over $1 billion.
  • The round backed factory acquisitions nationwide and RAPID deployment across its network.
  • Amca's El Segundo prototyping hub and six U.S. factories support faster delivery now.

What critics are saying

  • Amca depends on integrating acquisitions like BC Systems, Cal-Draulics, Electrocube, and Payne Magnetics.
  • Aerospace quality failures or AS9100 gaps would instantly block Boeing and Lockheed orders.
  • Customer concentration and defense-program delays can crush demand and valuation within 2027.

What makes AMCA unique

  • Amca unifies engineering, qualification, and manufacturing through RAPID, cutting timelines 67%.
  • By May 2026, Amca operated seven factories and 123,000 square feet across three states.
  • Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Airbus, and Raytheon already buy from Amca.

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Benefits

  • Flexible Work Hours
  • Health Insurance
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Remote Work Options
  • Paid Vacation
  • Paid Sick Leave
  • Paid Holidays
  • Hybrid Work Options
  • Wellness Program
  • Mental Health Support
  • Phone/Internet Stipend
  • Home Office Stipend

Growth & Insights and Company News

6 month growth

-2%

1 year growth

10%

2 year growth

-10%
Silicon Legal Strategy
Jun 2nd, 2026
SLS client Caffeinated Capital leads Amca's $300MM Series B.

SLS client Caffeinated Capital leads Amca's $300MM Series B. June 2, 2026 Silicon Legal represented Caffeinated Capital as they led Amca's $300 million Series B. Amca is building America's new industrial base, increasing competition and capacity for critical aerospace and defense components. In addition to Caffeinated Capital, the round included investments from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Lux Capital, Construct Capital, and House Capital.

Defense Daily
May 20th, 2026
Amca raises $300 million to bolster aerospace and defense supply chain.

Amca raises $300 million to bolster aerospace and defense supply chain. Wednesday, May 20th, 2026 Amca, a startup founded 18 months ago to accelerate product development, qualification and delivery, and strengthen the aerospace and defense supply chain, has raised $300 million in a new funding round to expand use of its technology platform, acquire and build new factories, and deliver the products it is manufacturing faster, the company said on Wednesday. The Series B round was led by Caffeinated Capital, which also led Amca's $76 million Series A round a year ago. Since its founding,... Not a subscriber or registered user yet? Please contact us at [email protected] or call us at 888-707-5814 (Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. and Friday 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET.), to start a free trial, get pricing information, order a reprint, or post an article link on your website.

PR Newswire
May 20th, 2026
Amca raises $300M Series B at $1B+ valuation to strengthen US defence supply chain

Amca, an aerospace and defence manufacturer, has raised $300 million in a Series B round led by Caffeinated Capital, achieving a valuation exceeding $1 billion just 18 months after its founding. Lightspeed Venture Partners joined the round, alongside existing investors including Andreessen Horowitz and Lux Capital. The El Segundo-based company operates six factories across California, Iowa and New York, totalling over 123,000 square feet of production capacity for critical components including hydraulics, avionics and power electronics. Amca supplies Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Airbus and other major customers. The company has developed RAPID, an AI-powered platform that integrates design, testing and manufacturing, reducing production timelines by 67% compared to industry standards. The funding will expand RAPID deployment and support additional factory acquisitions nationwide.

PR Newswire
Feb 19th, 2026
Amca acquires Payne Magnetics, strengthening its power electronics capabilities

/PRNewswire/ -- Amca, a Los Angeles-based aerospace and defense company, has acquired Payne Magnetics of Covina, California from its second-generation owner,...

PR Newswire
Feb 12th, 2026
Amca acquires Electrocube, a premier Boeing supplier, to expand into power electronics

/PRNewswire/ -- Amca, an El Segundo-based aerospace and defense company, has acquired Electrocube of Pomona, California from two of its founding families. The...