Engineer Design Checker — Aviation Engineering Excellence in Chandler, AZ

Precision. Compliance. Impact. Shape the future of aerospace design integrity.

PDS Tech Commercial is seeking an experienced Engineer Design Checker to support a premier aviation industry leader. This is a 12-month contract-to-hire opportunity for a highly skilled engineering professional who thrives on ensuring design accuracy, manufacturability, and compliance at the highest level of aerospace standards.

Based onsite in Chandler, Arizona (85286), this role plays a critical part in validating complex mechanical design packages that directly influence mission-critical aerospace systems.

Role Summary & Impact

As an Engineer Design Checker, you will serve as a technical authority within the Mechanical & Energetics design group, ensuring all engineering drawings and models meet stringent industry and military standards. Your expertise in GD&T, design validation, and 3D modeling will help guarantee precision, manufacturability, and cost-effective fabrication across advanced aerospace systems.

Your work directly strengthens product reliability, manufacturing efficiency, and compliance across engineering disciplines.

Key Responsibilities

• Review mechanical drawings for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with applicable aerospace, military, and internal engineering standards

• Validate dimensions, materials, tolerances, and hardware selection for fit, function, manufacturability, and cost efficiency

• Perform tolerance analysis review and ensure proper interpretation of GD&T requirements

• Verify 3D models prior to release to manufacturing using Siemens NX managed with Teamcenter

• Create and revise fully defined parametric models and drawings in alignment with ASME Y14.5 and related standards

• Collaborate closely with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and supplier/vendor partners to resolve design issues

• Serve as a subject matter expert in GD&T interpretation and design validation

• Occasionally supervise or guide engineering staff as needed

• Support continuous improvement in design practices, documentation quality, and engineering workflows

Required Qualifications

• 10–25 years of engineering design and/or design checking experience

• Strong expertise in GD&T and mechanical drawing standards (ASME Y14.5)

• Advanced proficiency with CAD modeling and engineering drawing review

• Experience working in complex aerospace or high-reliability manufacturing environments

• Strong communication skills (written and verbal)

• Ability to manage time effectively and perform under schedule pressure with high accuracy

• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Windows, and engineering design tools

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience in aerospace, defense, or high-spec mechanical systems

• Experience performing tolerance stack-up analysis and design-for-manufacturability reviews

• Prior leadership or mentoring experience within engineering teams

• Familiarity with contract-to-hire environments and cross-functional engineering collaboration

Why Join Us

Through PDS Tech Commercial, you’ll contribute to high-impact aerospace programs supporting a global leader in advanced technology and defense innovation.

You’ll join a team where precision engineering is mission-critical and your expertise directly shapes the success of complex aerospace systems. This role offers:

• Competitive pay:$ 69.74  per hour

• Structured schedule: Monday–Friday, 9X80 schedule

• Onsite collaboration with top-tier engineering professionals

• Opportunity for contract-to-hire conversion

• Exposure to advanced aerospace design systems and standards

• Work that directly supports high-performance aviation and defense technologies

Apply Today

If you are a detail-driven engineering expert with deep experience in design validation and GD&T, this is your opportunity to make a measurable impact in aerospace innovation.

Apply today through PDS Tech Commercial and take the next step in your engineering career

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