Now Hiring: Systems Engineer
Join a High-Impact Team Driving the Future of Aerospace

PDS Tech Commercial is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to support a leading aerospace partner in Everett, WA. This is an exciting opportunity to influence next-generation aircraft systems through advanced engineering, systems integration, and rigorous safety and certification processes.

Be at the Center of Complex Systems Engineering

In this role, you’ll support cross-functional teams to bring sophisticated aircraft systems from concept through validation. Your expertise in requirements engineering, architecture, and safety analysis will directly impact the reliability, performance, and certification of cutting-edge aerospace technologies.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and support requirements definition, decomposition, and allocation across aircraft, system, and item levels.

• Develop and maintain functional and logical system architecture.

• Support safety processes including FHA, PSSA, CMA, SSA, and FMEA/FMES.

• Ensure full requirements traceability from high-level needs through design and implementation.

• Plan and execute verification and validation activities across the V-model lifecycle.

• Collaborate across hardware, software, safety, and test engineering teams during design, integration, and testing phases.

• Prepare documentation and support interactions with certification authorities, including FAA/EASA.

• Participate in technical design reviews, audits, and engineering interchange meetings.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.

• 5+ years of experience within the systems engineering lifecycle in aerospace, automotive, or other complex system environments.

• Hands-on experience with V-Diagram processes governing requirements, design, implementation, verification, and validation.

• Knowledge of safety assessments: FHA, PSSA, SSA, CMA, FMEA/FMES.

• Familiarity with certification frameworks such as ARP4754A, ARP4761, DO-178C, and DO-254.

• Strong analytical skills, technical communication abilities, and collaborative mindset.
  
  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

• Experience with requirements management tools such as DOORS.

• Systems modeling expertise using SysML/UML, Cameo, or similar tools.

• Background in test planning and execution at multiple integration levels.

• Knowledge of aircraft system design, development, and certification processes.

Why Join PDS Tech Commercial?

At PDS Tech Commercial, you’ll contribute to high-visibility aerospace programs while advancing your engineering career in a dynamic, collaborative environment. We offer:

• Competitive compensation starting at: $54.10 per hour

• Full-time, 12-month consulting assignment

• Consistent schedule: Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM–3:30 PM

• Opportunities to work alongside top engineering talent and support groundbreaking aerospace innovation

• A culture that values integrity, problem-solving, and continuous improvement

Ready to Elevate Your Engineering Career?

If you're a systems engineering professional seeking a meaningful, technically challenging role with real industry impact, we want to hear from you.

Apply today and help shape the future of aerospace excellence.

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