Design Engineer

PDS Tech Commercial is seeking an experienced Design Engineer to support the development, certification, and production of world-class aircraft. In this high-impact role, you’ll serve as a technical leader, driving complex engineering initiatives while collaborating across design, manufacturing, and product support teams to deliver innovative aerospace solutions.

What You’ll Do

• Maintain aircraft type design by developing and managing form, fit, and function documentation.
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and product support teams to complete design activities.
• Participate in design reviews and provide technical leadership on complex engineering challenges.
• Prepare engineering reports, technical analyses, and presentations.
• Mentor junior engineers and support technical development across the team.
• Resolve complex structural and mechanical system design issues while balancing performance, cost, and schedule requirements.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and recommend innovations that improve product quality and effectiveness.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in a specific engineering discipline, or 15+ years of broad engineering experience across multiple disciplines.
• Thorough understanding of aircraft structures and mechanical system design, including design loads, fatigue, and corrosion.
• Strong knowledge of metallic and composite part design, manufacturing processes, and Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA).
• Experience with 3D Model-Based Definition (3D MBD) and Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Proven ability to independently solve complex engineering problems and provide authoritative technical guidance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting aircraft design programs.
• Proficiency with CATIA V5, including Part Design, Sheet Metal, Composite Part Design (CPD), FT&A, Kinematics, and Knowledge-Based Engineering (KBE) tools.
• Experience with SmarTeam PLM.
• Master’s degree or higher in Engineering or a related field.
• Previous experience mentoring engineers and leading technical projects.

If you’re ready to leverage your expertise to influence the next generation of aircraft design and engineering, we want to hear from you. Join PDS Tech Commercial and help shape the future of aerospace innovation.

Pay Details: $80.52 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Massachusetts Candidates Only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

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