Drive Mission-Critical Aerospace Innovation as a Product Data Management Engineer

Starting at $64.18/Hour | Oklahoma City, OK | 12-Month Consultant Opportunity | 9/80 Schedule

PDS Tech Commercial is partnering with a leading aviation and aerospace organization to hire an experienced Product Data Management Engineer to support a high-profile aircraft modernization program. If you're passionate about configuration management, engineering data integrity, and ensuring complex aerospace systems are accurately documented throughout their lifecycle, this is your opportunity to make a significant impact on the future of aviation.

About the Role

As a Product Data Management Engineer, you'll help manage and control the engineering data, product structures, configuration baselines, and change processes that support one of the industry's most complex aircraft programs. Your expertise will ensure that product designs, engineering changes, and configuration requirements are properly documented, tracked, and implemented throughout the product lifecycle.

This role is ideal for professionals who excel at organization, process management, technical coordination, and cross-functional collaboration.

Position: Product Data Management Engineer

Location: Oklahoma City, OK

Employment Type: Full-Time Consultant (12 Months)

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM–4:30 PM (9/80 Schedule)

Pay Rate: Starting at $64.18 per hour

What You'll Do

• Collaborate with engineering teams to develop, analyze, manage, and verify product and process baselines.
  
• Support configuration management efforts across complex aerospace systems and engineering programs.
  
• Define, plan, coordinate, and facilitate technical design reviews and audits.
  
• Analyze engineering changes and develop technically complete change proposals.
  
• Develop and maintain configuration and data management standards, processes, and tools.
  
• Allocate and manage configuration requirements for hardware, software, and engineering design data throughout the product lifecycle.
  
• Coordinate product structure integration and resolve engineering configuration issues.
  
• Create and maintain Configuration Status Accounting (CSA) records and reports.
  
• Support change and variance management processes.
  
• Track and manage Action Change Notices (ACNs) and related configuration activities.
  
• Develop engineering program plans that address impacts, risks, lessons learned, and implementation strategies.
  
• Provide guidance on military configuration management requirements and best practices.
  
• Support engineering teams in establishing organized drawing structures and modification documentation.
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, or a related technical discipline
  
• Typically 5+ years of related engineering, configuration management, or product data management experience
  
• Experience with Configuration Management principles and processes
  
• Knowledge of military configuration management requirements
  
• Experience with EIA-649-1 standards
  
• Experience processing engineering changes and variances
  
• Experience creating and maintaining Configuration Status Accounting (CSA)
  
• Experience managing and tracking ACNs
  
• Strong planning, organization, and problem-solving skills
  
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
  
• Ability to provide structure and direction to complex technical activities
  
• 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

• Aerospace, aviation, or defense industry experience
  
• Experience supporting aircraft modification or modernization programs
  
• Familiarity with engineering product structures and design data systems
  
• Experience supporting technical reviews, audits, and compliance activities
  
• Knowledge of configuration management tools and engineering databases
  
• Experience working in highly regulated engineering environments
  
• Master's degree or advanced technical education in a related discipline
  
• ABET-accredited engineering degree preferred, though not required
  

Why Join Us?

At PDS Tech Commercial, we connect talented engineering professionals with opportunities that help shape the future of aviation and aerospace innovation. This role offers the chance to contribute to a high-visibility program where configuration accuracy, engineering excellence, and technical leadership are critical to mission success.

What You'll Gain

• Competitive pay starting at $64.18 per hour
  
• Opportunity to support a major aircraft modernization initiative
  
• Exposure to complex engineering configuration and product lifecycle management processes
  
• Collaboration with experienced aerospace and engineering professionals
  
• Challenging work that directly impacts aircraft performance and mission readiness
  
• Valuable experience on a long-term, high-profile program
  

Work-Life Balance

Enjoy the benefits of a 9/80 work schedule, giving you every other Friday off while maintaining full-time hours. This flexible schedule helps support both professional success and personal well-being.

Ready to Help Manage the Future of Aerospace Innovation?

If you're a detail-oriented engineering professional with expertise in configuration management, product data management, and technical coordination, we want to hear from you.

Apply today and bring your engineering expertise to a program that is helping redefine the future of aviation.

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