Engineer the Mechanics Behind Flight — Senior Mechanical Engineer Opportunity with PDS Tech Commercial 

Location: Wichita, KS | Payrate: $53 - $59/hour | Schedule: Monday to Friday. 8am to 5pm 

About the Role 
PDS Tech Commercial is partnering with a leader in the aerospace industry to hire a Senior Mechanical Engineer who will play a key role in designing and developing advanced mechanical systems for motors and electromechanical products. This is a hands-on, high-impact position offering full lifecycle ownership—from concept through production—supporting mission-critical aerospace, defense, and industrial applications. Your work will directly influence performance, reliability, and innovation in a high-reliability engineering environment. 

What You’ll Do 

• Design and model mechanical components and assemblies, including motors, actuators, geartrains, shafts, housings, and interfaces 

• Create and maintain 3D CAD models, detailed drawings, specifications, BOMs, and tolerance schemes 

• Perform material and finish selection, structural and stress analysis, and tolerance stack-up analysis 

• Design for durability, manufacturability, assembly, and long-term reliability 

• Contribute to geartrain systems, bearing selection, sealing approaches, and lubrication strategies 

• Support FMEA, MTBF/reliability analysis, and continuous design improvement efforts 

• Participate in prototype builds, qualification and environmental testing, and root-cause investigations 

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including electrical, manufacturing, quality, and test engineering 

• Interface directly with customers to resolve technical challenges and refine product requirements 

• Support pilot builds, production transition, sustaining engineering, and product enhancements 

• Integrate mechanical systems with motors, sensors, drives, and control components 

Required Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field 

• 5–7 years of experience in electromechanical actuator or high-reliability product design 

• Strong background in geartrain design, tolerance analysis, and design for manufacturability 

• Experience supporting full product lifecycle (concept through release and sustaining engineering) 

• Hands-on experience with prototyping, troubleshooting, and cross-functional product development 

• Strong communication, documentation, and collaboration skills 

• Willingness to support both new development and sustaining work 

• Must meet U.S. Person requirements for export control compliance 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Knowledge of DO-160 and/or MIL-STD-810 standards 

• Experience with Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk Nastran, Mathcad, Microsoft Office, and document control systems 

• Familiarity with Ansys or similar structural, thermal, or multiphysics analysis tools 

• Experience with electric motors, actuators, rotating equipment, or aerospace hardware 

• Background in finish selection, environmental considerations, reliability analysis, and qualification testing 

• Experience working in high-reliability aerospace, defense, or industrial environments 

Why Join Us? 
At PDS Tech Commercial, you’ll be part of a team that’s driving innovation in aerospace and advanced engineering systems. We offer: 

• Opportunities to work on cutting-edge, mission-critical technologies 

• A collaborative culture that values precision, innovation, and continuous improvement 

• Exposure to full lifecycle engineering and complex technical challenges 

• Career growth through impactful projects and cross-functional leadership opportunities 

• Competitive compensation and a supportive, high-performance work environment 

Ready to Build What Moves the World? 

If you’re a passionate mechanical engineer ready to make an impact in a high-reliability environment, we want to hear from you. Apply today and help shape the future of aerospace engineering. 

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

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