Drive the Future of Aerospace Sustainment – Join Us as a Systems Engineer

Job Type: Full-time; Consultant (12 Months)
Location: Hazelwood, MO (Onsite)
Schedule: Monday–Friday | First Shift (8AM–4:30PM)
Starting Pay: $56.78 per hour

Shape Tomorrow’s Aerospace Capabilities

PDS Tech Commercial is seeking an Early to Mid-Career Systems Engineer to support our partner, a global leader in aerospace. In this role, you’ll join the Modeling & Simulation team, developing systems engineering processes and tools that provide digital sustainment, decision support, and trade-study analysis across the product lifecycle. Your work will directly impact the effectiveness, efficiency, and quality of government services programs while helping customers make better-informed decisions through cutting-edge simulation technology.

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What You’ll Do

• Develop, document, and verify customer requirements to define stakeholder scenarios for analysis.

• Assess operational availability, mission effectiveness, and lifecycle costs to evaluate sustainment strategies.

• Select, configure, and implement analysis models aligned with customer requirements.

• Produce actionable insights through trade studies on supply chain, logistics, mission operations, and cost models.

• Present findings and decision-support dashboards to customers in the Virtual Sustainment Center (VSC).

• Support model development, optimization, and integration of new capabilities into the simulation suite.

• Contribute to roadmaps, lifecycle plans, and process documentation to advance systems engineering maturity.

• Collaborate closely with software engineers, data scientists, and subject matter experts.

What You’ll Bring

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Data Science, or Computer Science.

• 3+ years of experience in systems engineering (requirements, architecture, trade design).

• Experience in operations and logistics modeling.

• Hands-on simulation analysis (discrete event simulations, trade study models).

• Strong communication skills with proven ability to build stakeholder and customer relationships.
  
  This position requires use of information or access to facilities subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). These regulations may limit access of controlled technologies: 1) to U.S. Persons, including U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents, and other narrow categories including refugees and asylees, or 2) to certain foreign nationals that have received an export license.                                               
   

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree with 3+ years, or PhD with experience in engineering classification.

• Experience with Agile development methodologies.

• Familiarity with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).

• Knowledge of modeling tools such as AFSIM, LSAS, OPUS, or SIMLOX.

• Background in software development, integration, testing, data science, or simulation animation.

Why Join Us

At PDS Tech Commercial, we connect talented engineers to opportunities that shape the future of aerospace and defense. By joining our team, you will:

• Work on high-impact projects that directly support mission readiness and fleet performance.

• Collaborate with experts across engineering, software, and data science.

• Gain exposure to the entire product development lifecycle in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

• Enjoy competitive pay and the chance to grow your expertise in simulation and sustainment engineering.

Be Part of Aerospace Innovation

If you’re passionate about solving complex problems and driving digital transformation in aerospace sustainment, this role is your opportunity to make an impact.

Apply today and help shape smarter, more efficient aerospace systems.

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