Power the Future of Aerospace Manufacturing — Industrial Engineering Technician

Location: Berkeley, MO
Schedule: Monday–Friday | First Shift (8:00 AM – 5:00 PM)
Pay Rate: Starting at $45.93 per hour
Job Type: Full-Time | 12-Month Contract

Join PDS Tech Commercial and partner with a leading innovator in the aviation industry, where engineering excellence meets mission-critical production. This is your opportunity to be hands-on in shaping the systems, processes, and efficiencies that support some of the most advanced aerospace platforms in the world.

Your Impact

As an Industrial Engineering Technician (Methods Process Analyst), you’ll help stabilize, improve, and transform production systems that support next-generation aircraft, space systems, and advanced defense technologies. Your work will directly influence manufacturing efficiency, resource planning, and operational excellence across highly complex aerospace programs.

What You’ll Do

• Apply and update engineering standards within new and existing work instructions
• Maintain and update process precedence networks to support tooling and production scheduling decisions
• Develop and track engineering performance metrics to improve factory operations
• Support integration of modular tooling systems into production workflows
• Analyze current and future business environments to create forecasting, utilization, and resource plans
• Develop and maintain factory definitions and manufacturing planning systems
• Create labor hour estimates for production and tooling work packages using standards and engineering inputs
• Build and maintain integrated production and tooling master schedules (crew cycling, learning curves, capacity planning)
• Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and reduce waste
• Analyze changes to production plans and assess impacts to cost, schedule, and resources
• Support negotiations and schedule commitments across production and tooling teams
• Develop and monitor shop performance metrics to support continuous improvement initiatives

What You Bring

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years of related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience (e.g., Master’s + 4 years, or 10+ years experience)
• Strong understanding of manufacturing systems, industrial engineering principles, or production planning
• Ability to analyze data and support complex production environments
• Experience working with engineering standards, schedules, or resource planning systems
• Must be able to work onsite full-time, first shift
• 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

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field
• Experience in aerospace, defense, or other high-complexity manufacturing environments
• Strong skills in process improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, etc.)
• Experience with production scheduling, labor standards, or factory simulation tools
• Ability to collaborate across engineering, production, and operations teams

Why Join Us

At PDS Tech Commercial, you’ll be part of a team that supports some of the most advanced aerospace manufacturing environments in the world.

• Work on mission-critical aviation and defense programs
• Gain hands-on experience with complex production systems and engineering processes
• Collaborate with highly skilled technical and manufacturing teams
• Competitive pay with opportunities to expand your industrial engineering expertise
• A culture driven by innovation, precision, and continuous improvement

Ready to Engineer Better Systems?

If you're passionate about improving how complex aerospace products are built and delivered, this is your opportunity to make a real impact.

Apply today and help drive the efficiency and innovation behind the future of flight.

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